While we remain vigilant to protect our families and communities from COVID-19, some people might be tempted to buy or use questionable products that claim to help diagnose, treat, cure, and even prevent coronavirus disease. Vaccination is one of the best ways to protect everyone 12 and older from COVID-19. The U.S. Food and Drug… Continue reading Beware of Bogus COVID-19 Tests, Vaccines and Treatments
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Treatments for COVID-19
Patients today have more treatment options in the battle against coronavirus disease. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved one drug treatment for COVID-19 and has authorized others for emergency use during this public health emergency. In addition, many more therapies are being tested in clinical trials to evaluate whether they are safe… Continue reading Treatments for COVID-19
The Truth about Gut Trouble
Everyone has pain or discomfort in their gut occasionally. Maybe you ate something that didn’t agree with you. Or you had an infection that made you sick to your stomach for a few days. But if pain and other gut symptoms go on for weeks or longer, something more serious might be wrong. Digestive system… Continue reading The Truth about Gut Trouble
Chronic Illness and Mental Health
Depression is a real illness. Treatment can help you live to the fullest extent possible, even when you have another sickness. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, it’s common to feel sad or discouraged after a heart attack, a cancer diagnosis, or if you are trying to manage a chronic condition like pain.… Continue reading Chronic Illness and Mental Health
Asthma: Triggers and Treatments
The bad news about asthma is that there’s no cure for it, and in most cases we don’t even know what causes it. The good news: There are ways you can reduce the number and severity of your attacks. You have to tailor your anti-asthma action plan to your own case, though, because not everyone… Continue reading Asthma: Triggers and Treatments
The Risky Business of Medical Procedures
How cautious are you in deciding on a medical treatment? In exploring that question, a team of European researchers found that people underestimate the risks of treatments ranging from minor drugs to major and overestimate the benefits. Published in the journal Risk Analysis, the study of 376 adults was led by Professor Yaniv Hanoch from… Continue reading The Risky Business of Medical Procedures
Mental Health Treatments Could Make Many Teen Drivers Safer
Want to make teenage drivers safer? Make sure they’re getting the mental healthcare they need… Targeted treatments aimed at combating attention hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other mental health disorders could help make many teenage drivers safer on the road, a new study indicates. It’s already known that drivers aged 16 to 19 are three times… Continue reading Mental Health Treatments Could Make Many Teen Drivers Safer
Understanding Metastatic Cancer
The main reason that cancer is so serious is its ability to spread in the body. Cancer cells can spread locally by moving into nearby normal tissue. Cancer can also spread regionally, to nearby lymph nodes, tissues, or organs. And it can spread to distant parts of the body. When this happens, it is called… Continue reading Understanding Metastatic Cancer
Breast Cancer in Men: Treatments and Genetic Counseling
Can men get breast cancer? Yes. Although breast cancer is a disease usually associated with women, men get it too. Because male breast cancer is rare, there is very limited information on how to treat men diagnosed with the disease. “In the absence of better information to guide us, we tend to treat men with… Continue reading Breast Cancer in Men: Treatments and Genetic Counseling
5 Steps to Healthy, Fabulous Hair
From taking essential vitamins to a simple head massage, hair restoration expert Dr. Baiju Gohil breaks down some easy ways to get enviable hair this season. Dr. Gohil is a board-certified surgeon and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, dedicated to hair restoration and hair loss treatment. He opened Robotic Hair Restoration Long of… Continue reading 5 Steps to Healthy, Fabulous Hair
How Fear Can Influence Treatment for Chronic Pain
A leading psychology professor at The University of Texas at Arlington has focused international attention on how a chronic pain patient’s irrational doubts about never getting better can influence both his reactions to pain and even treatment outcomes. Chronic pain costs the U.S. up to $635 billion each year in medical treatment and lost productivity,… Continue reading How Fear Can Influence Treatment for Chronic Pain
New Guidelines for Treating Osteoporosis
A physicians’ group has recommended new guidelines that doctors treat women who have osteoporosis with bisphosphonates (alendronate, risedronate, or zoledronic acid) or denosumab, a biologic agent. The new guidelines, from the American College of Physicians (ACP), were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, according to a news release from the ACP. ACP’s previous recommendations… Continue reading New Guidelines for Treating Osteoporosis
Scar Treatments Can Improve Patients’ Quality of Life
Editor’s note: Although scarring may seem like a minor problem, it’s more than skin deep. Here, the American Academy of Dermatologists (aad.org) explains why it occurs and what you can do about it: Whether it’s from sudden trauma, scheduled surgery or serious acne, scarring can have a profound impact on patients. “While some may consider… Continue reading Scar Treatments Can Improve Patients’ Quality of Life
Is It Hair Loss or Something Else?
If you’ve noticed that there are more hairs on your pillow or hairbrush, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) says that you may just be shedding more hair than normal. And that is not the same as hair loss, the AAD says. There is a difference. Hair shedding often stops on its own, the AAD… Continue reading Is It Hair Loss or Something Else?
Managing Urinary Incontinence
Editor’s note: Bladder leakage, which can be caused by something as simple as a sneeze, is a common, annoying and even embarrassing condition for millions of women. But there are ways to manage and treat it. Here, the experts from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, one of the National Institutes… Continue reading Managing Urinary Incontinence
Needed: An Accurate Determination of Life Expectancy
Because older adults often don’t accurately predict their own prognosis, health-care providers should have detailed discussions with them to determine their real life expectancy and what they want to do about health interventions, according to new research. The findings, from investigators at UC San Francisco and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, were published inJAMA… Continue reading Needed: An Accurate Determination of Life Expectancy
Breast Cancer Treatments: An Overview
Researchers are constantly working to find new and better ways to diagnose and treat breast cancer. Here, from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), is an overview of what the existing treatments are. Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment), and some are being tested in clinical trials. A treatment clinical trial is a research… Continue reading Breast Cancer Treatments: An Overview
Antibiotics and Hearing Loss
Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University have found that patients stricken with dangerous bacterial infections and treated with lifesaving antibiotics are at greater risk of hearing loss than previously recognized. The inflammation from the bacterial infections substantially increased susceptibility to hearing impairment by increasing the uptake of aminoglycoside antibiotics into the inner ear,… Continue reading Antibiotics and Hearing Loss