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Following your treatment plan is the best way to manage atopic dermatitis symptoms, but if you’re still struggling to find itch relief, a solution may literally be close to home. “Eczema can be difficult to treat, as the skin barrier is altered and needs to be repaired and protected from further damage,” explains Beth Goldstein, MD, who practices at Central Dermatology Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A complementary home remedy can often assist with this process and result in less itchy, dry, flaky skin, according to Dr....

Hormone Shifts, Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms Create a Perfect Storm “I had a lot more flare-ups and was generally feeling really unwell. I had fatigue, sleepless nights, dizziness, and difficulty with stress and focusing. “My joints got progressively worse to the point that I had to take medical leave from work. The Enbrel stopped being effective, and I just couldn’t control my symptoms.” Midlife Biochemical Changes Can Worsen RA Symptoms Byrnes discovered on her own something that research has also found: Women with RA have a greater decline in function when they experience menopause, a study published in May 2018 in Rheumatology suggests....

Carbone founded Brilliantly, a company that helps women with the transition from confronting breast cancer to embracing life, which features a warming bra insert that helps combat the cold sensation that comes with implants. “I was totally unprepared for what it would feel like to live in my body after having a preventive mastectomy,” says Carbone, 39, a mom of two whose mother died of breast cancer in her forties....

The analysis showed that the United States is home to the highest number of overweight and obese people in the world. In the U.S., 70.9 percent of men and 61.9 percent of women are overweight or obese, compared to 38 percent of men and 36.9 percent of women worldwide. Our waistlines start growing early — 28.8 percent of boys and 29.7 percent of girls are overweight or obese in the U....

Any form of arthritis can cause the kind of pain that keeps you awake at night, but fatigue that accompanies inflammatory forms of arthritis — such as ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis — is also caused by the inflammation process itself. “Fatigue from inflammation in ankylosing spondylitis can feel like you have the flu. You can ache all over,” says Rochelle Rosian, MD, the director of regional rheumatology at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio....

But even among these few approaches, there are an overwhelming number of different programs available, and finding the right one can prove challenging. After all, there’s no one-size-fits-all plan that’s perfect for everyone. What Can You Live With in the Long Term? “There are many diet plans on the market today that promote good health,” says Emily Kyle, RDN, who is in private practice in Rochester, New York. “The key is finding one that does not cause you stress or agony....

Stubborn skin breakouts and dry spots can take a toll on your daily beauty routine, making it a challenge to find makeup products that provide good coverage without causing irritation. If you would like to achieve the “no-makeup look” and keep pesky blemishes at bay, you might want to consider using makeup that’s safe for oily and acne-prone skin. Makeup products formulated especially for oily and acne-prone skin can help prevent skin irritation and conceal breakouts....

“This is the most potent neurotoxin known to man,” says Dr. Byrne. “The toxin travels into the synapses of the muscles and blocks the transmission of the impulse to the muscle.” When the toxin is present in the muscle, that muscle can’t contract around the synapse (the tiny gap between two nerve cells). That means the muscle is partially or fully paralyzed, and the result is that those expression lines are smoothed out....

Tune in as Dr. Maddux talks about why habits are so important for many people. Maddux and Connolly will also be joined by Everyday Health’s executive editor, Dakila Divina, who speaks about how the loss of daily routine has personally impacted him since the coronavirus pandemic began. RELATED: Tippi Coronavirus: Tips for Living With COVID-19 The following are some highlights from an edited transcript of the interview. Maureen Connolly: Your work is focused on areas of anxiety and depression and how they affect general well-being....

One in four deaths worldwide are the result of blood clots (thrombosis), according to the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), which founded World Thrombosis Day (October 13). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that blood clots affect as many as 900,000 Americans each year. Now the CDC and the National Blood Clot Alliance (NBCA) are raising awareness about the life-threatening but preventable condition through the “Stop the Clot, Spread the Word” public education campaign....

In the United States, about 3 million people are living with IBD, according to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation. And while Crohn’s is most often diagnosed in adults in their 20s or 30s, about 25 percent of people with IBD are diagnosed before age 20, according to an article published in November 2015 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. Treatment options for children with Crohn’s disease vary and are based on the unique needs of your child....

The idea: If it won’t hurt, and it might help, why not? But sometimes it’s good to know what evidence might be behind a therapy, even if just to decide whether to invest in that approach or another one. What’s the evidence for using essential oils to treat HIV and AIDS? In short: not much. Though that could be in large part because there hasn’t been a huge investment in research like this....

What most people don’t realize is that thrombosis, the medical term for the formation of blood clots, is often the underlying cause for both heart attack and stroke. A blood clot is a partially solid collection of blood that can form in your arteries or veins, blocking blood flow to that area. Depending on where the clot forms, this can lead to a heart attack, stroke, deep vein thrombosis, or pulmonary embolism....

The earlier you start your search and schedule your first appointment, the better, says Ethan T. Craig MD, MHS, assistant professor of clinical medicine at the University of Pennsylvania division of rheumatology and a rheumatologist at Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia. “In general, if a patient with psoriasis is experiencing chronic joint, tendon, or back pain that is not well-explained by injuries, overuse, or osteoarthritis, this would be a good reason for a rheumatology evaluation,” says Dr....

We sat down with Carter to discuss her current work and to learn more about her perspective on wellness. What are you working on now? I am working on a series of projects about how we adapt to all the new technology — smartphones in particular — in our lives. I’m doing that for both adults (mostly people in the workforce) and for teenagers. That latter part is related to a bigger project about stress among teenagers....

That’s what a preliminary study published in June 2018 in the journal Nature Materials suggested, and although the pill has been tested only in rats, the authors are hopeful the medication could be on the market for human use within five years. The compound — which the researchers have dubbed “LuCI,” short for “luminal coating of the intestine”— is designed to be taken orally before a meal. It works by temporarily providing a film over the intestine so only a limited amount of food can be absorbed through the body, potentially aiding weight loss, and helping prevent blood sugar spikes in people with type 2 diabetes....

Cyanobacteria are a group of bacteria found throughout the world. They grow in any type of water (fresh, brackish, or marine) and are photosynthetic: They use sunlight to create food and survive. Normally microscopic, cyanobacteria can become clearly visible in warm, nutrient-rich environments, which allow them to grow quickly and “bloom” in lakes and other bodies of water. These bacteria are commonly known as “blue-green algae” because of their color, texture, and aquatic location, but they’re not plants like true algae....

GERD is quite common, with the American College of Gastroenterology estimating that nearly 20 percent of the U.S. population is affected by the disease. Research shows that many people living with GERD also have anxiety. A study published in 2018 in the Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, for example, analyzed health data on more than 19,000 people and found that anxiety levels were significantly higher in those with GERD. Another study, published in November 2019 in the journal Cureus, concluded that levels of anxiety are significantly higher in people with GERD, particularly those who report chest pain....

More Evidence of Risk Than Benefits Study author Mary Ann Fitzcharles, MD, and her colleagues wrote that while there is good evidence that cannabinoids can help with other chronic pain conditions — such as cancer and neuropathic pain — those pain types have “a different underlying mechanism” than rheumatic conditions. They also state that medicinal marijuana should never be smoked, and that there is also the potential for addiction. The Case for Marijuana Use In Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment And medical marijuana scientific advocates say there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that....

What may surprise some people is that although tattoo businesses are subject to stringent sanitation and health protocols, a key component — the ink used to create the body art — is unregulated in the United States. In many cases, that may not be an issue, but a new study shows that the lack of oversight has resulted in mislabeled and potentially concerning ingredients. “I think right now our most important finding is just how unreliable the labeling is on tattoo inks,” says principle investigator John Swierk, PhD, assistant professor of chemistry at Binghamton University, State University of New York....