Then she started noticing pain in her left arm. “I decided to go to the emergency room one day because the pain was pretty consistent and I was so tired,” she says. At the hospital, House’s heart rate was erratic, her blood pressure was up, and she had an abnormal electrocardiogram. Doctors told her she had congestive heart failure and needed to be admitted to the cardiac care unit. “I was totally surprised,” House says....

It’s one of the most ancient, cross-cultural, and now trend-setting forms of exercise. It’s yoga. Love it or hate it, many of us have tried it at least once. Sometimes, though, regardless of how much of a die-hard yoga aficionado you may be, it can be difficult to find time to make it to daily classes. The solution? Yoga apps. Portable, reliable, and much cheaper than an actual class, they’re like an ashram right in your own home....

“Psoriasis is linked with metabolic syndrome, and this is probably due to inflammation,” says Jessica Kaffenberger, MD, a dermatologist and director of medical student education at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of symptoms that raise your risk for heart disease. High blood pressure is one of the five symptoms of metabolic syndrome, along with abdominal obesity, impaired glucose regulation, high triglycerides, and reduced HDL (“good”) cholesterol....

For the study, researchers tested for toxic chemicals in blood samples from 30 children and young adults ranging in age from 3 to 21 years old who had recently been diagnosed with celiac disease. They also ran blood tests for 60 young people who didn’t have celiac disease but were similar in age, gender, and race to the participants with this diagnosis. In addition to DDE, researchers also looked for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) — fire-retardant chemicals used in products like curtains, baby clothes, and couches — and perfluoroalkyls (PFAs) — nonstick chemicals used in Teflon and other cookware....

“Sleep complaints are common in TBI patients, so the association itself is not surprising,” says the lead study author, Yue Leng, MD, PhD, a psychiatry researcher and an assistant professor at the University of California in San Francisco. “It is fascinating that there is an increased risk of sleep disorders even years after TBI, not only short-term,” Dr. Leng says. For the study, researchers examined data on almost 200,000 Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans, roughly half of whom had been diagnosed with a brain injury....

“I think this is an important paper,” says Tom Donner, MD, director of the John Hopkins Diabetes Center in Baltimore, who was not involved in this research. “It really helps solidify beliefs we’ve had for some time, which is that the complication rates for people with diabetes are linked to how long they’ve had the disease and how high their blood sugar levels are.” Not only are more people in the United States being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, it’s happening at a younger age....

Dry shampoo aerosol products produced prior to October 2021 from brands including Dove, Nexxus, Suave, TIGI (Rockaholic and Bed Head), and TRESemmé are included in the recall. To date, there have been no reports of adverse events related to the products. Benzene Is Classified as a Human Carcinogen Benzene is classified as a known carcinogen, according the American Cancer Society. Substances that may cause cancer are classified as known, probable, and possible carcinogens....

Viral meningitis is a virus-borne inflammation of the meninges, which are the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It’s far less severe than bacterial meningitis, and generally only produces mild symptoms, such as headache, nausea, bright-light sensitivity, and lethargy. But rare cases can cause more severe symptoms. The majority of cases of viral meningitis are due to non-polio enteroviruses. (1) The herpes simplex virus is the second most common cause of viral meningitis in adolescents and adults in developed countries....

Her first instinct was to try a holistic approach, so she turned to meditation. The result? Wiesenberg found that it helped ease the migraines that were triggered by stress. Like Wiesenberg, many migraineurs say stress can bring on an attack. Luckily, researchers have found that one of the best (and most inexpensive) ways to overcome stress is with meditation. According to a study published in March 2014 in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, mindful meditation can help ease stressors such as pain, depression, and anxiety....

Here’s a detailed look at what we know — and don’t — about this type of fasting, along with exactly what steps you’d be smart to take if you’re considering this type of diet yourself. What Is Water Fasting? There may be no easier diet to define than water fasting, for this approach involves exactly what it says. “Water fasting is complete absence of all substances, except pure water, in an environment of complete rest,” says Alan Goldhamer, doctor of chiropractic and founder of the TrueNorth Health Center in Santa Rosa, California, who runs medically supervised water fasts that last anywhere from 5 to 40 days (the latter of which is a length of time most healthcare professionals do not endorse)....

According to the National Eczema Association, wet wrap therapy involves applying moisturizer and medication to a flare-up, then wrapping the area with warm, damp fabric or gauze and a second layer of dry cloth, such as cotton pajamas. You can use cotton gloves, gauze, or tube socks on hands and feet. Patients typically keep wet wraps on for anywhere from two hours to overnight. The wraps act as a barrier, holding in medication and moisture and protecting skin from excessive scratching....

If you have very low levels of the HER2 protein, your tumor may be classified as HER2-low breast cancer. If your tumor has none of the protein, your tumor will be classified as HER2-negative. It’s important to know your HER2 status, because this information will determine your treatment options. About 15 to 20 percent of breast cancers are HER2-positive. If the possibly cancerous area or tumor can’t be reached by a core needle biopsy, a surgeon will perform a surgical biopsy to remove tumor tissue for evaluation....

Long-term exposure to those inhaled irritants can affect the respiratory system in different ways. When those irritants affect the airways it causes chronic bronchitis, and when they damage the air sacs in the lungs it leads to emphysema, but both of those conditions would be under the general umbrella of COPD, according to Philip Diaz, MD, a pulmonologist and critical care doctor at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus....

It’s a great way to de-stress, too. My MS is a progressive form of the disease — secondary-progressive to be specific. I don’t have much in the way of the “big” exacerbations or attacks that once plagued my life. Rather, my abilities are nibbled away (though sometimes in great bites) by the disease. I try not to focus on my slide in abilities, but I do like to keep track of them as well as hold on to those I have left with the grip of a sand burr in a fleece....

Sometimes a hiatal hernia doesn’t cause any problems at all and doesn’t require any treatment. But in other cases, the narrow opening in your diaphragm can squeeze the part of the stomach that it surrounds, causing retention of stomach acid and other contents. These contents can back up into your esophagus, causing heartburn and other symptoms. Types of Hiatal Hernias There are two main types of hiatal hernias: Sliding Hiatal Hernia This is when part of your stomach intermittently slides up into your chest through the opening in your diaphragm for your esophagus....

Aphasia can affect a person’s ability to speak, write, and understand language, both written and verbal. Its severity varies from mild to making communication nearly impossible. Approximately 2 million people in the United States have aphasia, and there are nearly 180,000 new cases each year, according to the National Aphasia Association. Aphasia mostly affects adults in mid- to late life, but anyone can get it, including young children. (1) Once aphasia is diagnosed and a cause is identified, a medical professional will prescribe a treatment plan to help the person affected relearn and practice language skills and find other ways to communicate....

Sometimes the terms “atopic dermatitis” and “eczema” are used interchangeably, but they are not identical: There are several different types of eczema, with atopic dermatitis the most prevalent form. Atopic dermatitis can begin in infancy and is most common in children and adolescents, but it affects adults as well, says Amy McMichael, MD, a dermatologist at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston Salem, North Carolina. People with atopic dermatitis often have other chronic conditions....

Your liver converts dietary nutrients into useful substances and breaks down toxins and chemicals. Hepatitis A is a type of hepatitis caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It’s generally acquired through consuming contaminated food or water but can also be spread from person to person and is highly contagious. (1) Numerous other types of viral and nonviral hepatitis also exist, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, alcohol-related hepatitis, and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, which is caused by a buildup of fat in the liver....

MCC typically appears as a painless pink or purple bump on sun-exposed areas of skin. It usually spreads first to nearby lymph nodes, and may then spread, or metastasize, to lymph nodes or skin in distant parts of the body, lungs, brain, bones, or other organs. (1) Merkel cell cancer tends to grow quickly and spread beyond the skin even in the early stages of the disease, making it a difficult cancer to catch and treat soon enough....

The infection most commonly affects children between ages 1 and 10 years, but it can also affect adults. The virus lives solely in the epidermis, or top layer of skin. Anywhere from two to six weeks after being exposed to the virus, the dome-shaped mollusca begin to form on the skin. These lesions may become itchy, sore, red, or swollen, and they may ooze a creamy, gray-white substance when scratched, squeezed, or otherwise irritated....