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Mosquito and WNV activity in the city are rising this summer; a total of 1,068 WNV-positive mosquito pools have been located throughout the city, compared with 779 positive pools detected at this time last year, according to city health officials. This year, an average of 77 mosquitoes were caught in each trap per day, compared with 75 mosquitos per trap per day for the same period in 2021. Once trapped, a large number of mosquitoes are then tested in a single pooled sample or “pool....

Obesity is one of the top lifestyle predictors for gallbladder issues according to research published in April 2012 in the journal Gut and Liver. “Obesity is a dominant factor in a person’s health and increases the risk of stone formation,” says Field Willingham, MD, associate professor of medicine in the division of digestive diseases at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. If you’re overweight or obese, the best thing you can do for your health is to lose and maintain a healthy weight, he says....

I wish there were a one-size-fits-all answer to this question, but since we all have different MS symptoms and limitations related to our MS, and we’re all in different places in life’s journey, I will do my best to give you some general guidelines and suggestions to help you maintain a regular exercise program. The information I am providing is the same advice I give to all my personal training clients — and anyone with MS wanting to get the most out of their exercise routine....

Exercise is key to controlling your blood sugar, says Kevin Furlong, DO, a clinical associate professor of endocrinology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Exercise is just as important for managing type 2 diabetes as eating right, taking your medications, and managing stress, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). The Diabetes Prevention Program, a 2002 landmark multicenter research study, found that people with prediabetes who exercised 150 minutes a week and lost about 7 percent of their body weight significantly reduced their chances of developing full-blown diabetes....

1. Try a New Supermarket Adding interest to your meals starts with the groceries you’ve got in the refrigerator. If you go to the same store with the same shopping list week after week, things are bound to get dull after a while. “When I worked as a private chef, there was a Korean market nearby with a huge produce section,” recalls McWhorter. At that store he first encountered kohlrabi. The bulbous plant is related to cauliflower and cabbage, and it brings all the health benefits of cruciferous vegetables....

1. Atrial Fibrillation The most common type of arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, affects about 2.7 million people in the United States, according to the American Heart Association. Atrial fibrillation occurs when the heart’s upper chambers (the atria) begin to beat rapidly and irregularly. The condition itself isn’t life-threatening, but it increases the risk for stroke by allowing blood to pool and clot in the atria — increasing risk fivefold, says Hugh Calkins, MD, an electrophysiologist and director of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Service at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore....

“It’s wonderful that we’re finding creative ways to use plants to make our foods more delicious and interesting,” says Sara Haas, RDN, a culinary dietitian in Chicago. While some newer sugars tout antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals, it’s important to remember they still count as added sugar in your diet — and should be limited to no more than 10 percent of your daily calorie intake, per the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans....

“Apps can be helpful because of the features they provide that help streamline and simplify the meal prepping process,” says Mia Syn, RD, owner of Nutrition by Mia in Charleston, South Carolina. “For example, many apps allow users to choose specific recipes, create shopping lists, and track nutritional information.” She adds that some even help save money and offer educational components, like cooking tips. Although research on the impacts of meal prep apps is limited, a study published in December 2018 in JMIR Mhealth Uhealth found that they can be used to aid healthy food making decisions not just for individuals, but for entire families....

Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN, a dietitian based in Brooklyn, New York, and the author of The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook, says it’s also popular because it can reduce humans’ environmental impact, and many celebrities, including Beyoncé and Tom Brady, have embraced this way of eating. “Whether you are an animal lover, an environmental advocate, or want to live your healthiest life, being plant based is the one underlying thread that seems to be compelling to so many of us,” Feller says....

While gluten is found in a lot of common foods, plenty of people have figured out ways to make recipes that taste just as good without those ingredients. Rebecca Pytell, a food blogger who has celiac disease, an autoimmune condition that interferes with the digestion of gluten, is one of them. She uses her site, Strength and Sunshine, to share gluten- and allergy-free recipes, and says that it’s entirely possible to whip up a gluten-free meal for your next occasion, no special culinary skills required....

FDA Clears Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation System for Anxious Depression What’s New On August 18, the FDA cleared the BrainsWay deep transcranial magnetic stimulation system (TMS) for the management of co-occurring symptoms of anxiety in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD). Research Details The FDA’s decision is based on results of 11 studies in which 573 people received the nondrug, noninvasive treatment, which uses magnetic fields to stimulate brain cells. The studies found that this treatment was “clinically meaningful” in reducing anxiety symptoms when compared with medication or placebo....

But your face isn’t the only place where acne can appear. It can affect any body part that has oil-secreting glands or hair follicles, including your back, chest, and shoulders, according to the Mayo Clinic. (1) Back acne — sometimes referred to as “bacne” — can be particularly troublesome. While facial acne affects most people at some point in life, some will also struggle with back acne and even chest acne....

When these moments hit and I feel like I’m turning into a temporary head case, my immediate reaction is to walk around, repeatedly ask the person if they’re upset at me, or eat gross amounts of food — none of which is a truly satisfying solution. REALATED: The United States of Stress That’s why I rounded up some of the most highly rated subscription boxes claiming to help relieve stress and put them to the test....

As with other lifelong illnesses, bipolar disorder requires finding the right treatment and sticking with it. You’ll also need to be on the lookout for any changes in your condition. This way, you can work with your healthcare providers to make any necessary adjustments to your treatment plan to maintain control over your condition. To help you evaluate how well your bipolar management plan is working — and whether you may need to make a few changes — we created three assessments that examine how much your condition is impacting your quality of life; whether your symptoms are under control; and whether your current treatment plan is still effective....

The best part? You don’t actually have to duke it out in the ring for 12 rounds. There’s no shortage of studios where you can try boxing workouts. As of October 2021, there were more than 3,000 boxing studios in the United States, with the number of studios increasing 1 percent per year on average since 2017, according to industry statistics from the market research firm IBISWorld. This way, you get the health benefits of a traditional boxing workout without suffering head trauma, notes Harvard Health....

Typically, you and your doctor will arrange a plan based on: Tumor typeTumor grade (this indicates how quickly it is likely to grow and spread)Tumor sizeNumber of lymph nodes involved, and degree of involvementRisk of cancer spreading elsewhere in the body These factors will be taken into consideration with each kind of treatment you need. Other factors, such as your age, whether you’re premenopausal or post-menopausal, and whether the cancer is hormone-sensitive, will also help shape the course of your treatment....

The study is a follow-up to one published in 2016, also in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, for which psilocybin was administered to 29 people with cancer to help with psychological distress related to having cancer, such as depression, anxiety, and a sense of hopelessness. The new study is the first to assess the duration of benefits associated with the drug. The 2016 study garnered headlines when it showed that a single dose of psilocybin, combined with nine psychotherapy sessions, led to reductions in anxiety and depression, improved spiritual well-being and quality of life, and improved attitudes toward death in people being treated for cancer....

And being physically active is an important part of disease management. A research review published in June 2017 in the journal Clinical Experimental Gastroenterology found that exercise can improve disease activity, help with fatigue, and boost quality of life for people with this inflammatory bowel disease. Finding the most effective approach can be difficult, as each person experiences different challenges and symptoms. How can yoga, an ancient practice that originated in India, be integrated into the 21st-century lifestyles of those with Crohn’s so that they can not only function, but also thrive?...

The thinking: Spare medical facilities for the unfolding emergency and avoid exposing people seeking nonemergency medical care to the virus. Preventive care could wait. But as the pandemic raged on, concern grew among cancer experts around one issue in particular: screening. Cancer screening provides one of the best ways to find cancer early, at a time when it’s most treatable. With few exceptions, multiple cancer screening tests are recommended for early cancer detection across any adult’s lifetime....

Their findings, published on August 8 in Nature Climate Change, reviewed more than 77,000 scientific papers in relation to 10 different climatic events to learn more about how greenhouse gas levels impact currently known infections and diseases. “Given the extensive and pervasive consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was truly scary to discover the massive health vulnerability resulting as a consequence of greenhouse gas emissions,” said lead author Camilo Mora, PhD, professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, in a release....