It depends on how you define a workout, according to Anthony Wall, an American Council on Exercise (ACE)–certified personal trainer and the director of international business development at ACE. If you’re talking about exercise as a form of physical activity that is planned, structured, repetitive, and has the goal of improving health or fitness (as ACE has defined the term), shoveling when a big storm blows in doesn’t fit, he says....
I’m not saying that I don’t have it; I do. Nor am I pulling the “why me?” card or questioning previously established scientific principles. I’m just saying that I never fit the typical MS profile: I’m a man (nearly three-quarters of people diagnosed with MS are women). I never smoked cigarettes. I was always fit (until about a year before my MS diagnosis, when fatigue really started to be a factor)....
One complementary therapy that has become increasingly popular is essential oils. Most of the research on oils points to their role as a supportive therapy in cancer care for symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, pain, and insomnia, per a 2018 paper. Sometimes, particularly in hospitals specifically focused on cancer care, experts in integrative medicine, such as aromatherapists, will be available to help you select the oils that you might want to try....
“This is probably one of the most common discussions that I have to have with patients as an ear, nose, and throat specialist,” says Michael S. Ellis, MD, a clinical professor of otolaryngology at Tulane Medical Center in New Orleans. “I call it the New Orleans nose. People in New Orleans think they have allergies causing their mucus problems, but that’s wrong.” These “mucus problems” aren’t just plaguing New Orleans residents....
The global outbreak of a novel strain of the virus SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 disease that it causes has claimed more than 3,400 lives, with more than 100,000 people infected so far. While the number of cases in the United States is nowhere near as significant as in other parts of the world, the situation is serious and worsening. What do you need to know to protect and prepare yourself and your loved ones?...
The burns are caused by the lithium-ion battery in the Ionic smartwatch, which can overheat, according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. Fitbit has received at least 115 reports in the United States and 59 reports internationally that the battery in the watch overheated, with 78 reports of burn injuries in the United States and 40 reports of burn injuries internationally. “The incidents are very rare, and this voluntary recall does not impact other Fitbit smartwatches or trackers,” said Fitbit in a statement to Reuters....
Since the beginning of October, about 78,000 people have been hospitalized with the flu. The number of flu hospitalizations for the week ending November 27 (19,593) was almost double that of the week before. There have already been 8.7 million illnesses and 4,500 deaths from flu, including at least 14 children, per the CDC. During the press briefing, Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, director of the CDC, also warned that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have been climbing across the nation since the Thanksgiving holiday....
But good personal hygiene, starting with washing your hands several times a day, is absolutely essential to reduce your risk of getting sick or spreading germs to others. The viruses that cause the common cold and the flu can spread easily via respiratory droplets produced when a sick person coughs, sneezes, or talks, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Personal contact like handshakes or touching contaminated surfaces such as doorknobs can also cause germs to accumulate on your hands; then by touching your eyes, nose, or mouth, you can infect yourself....
When she was in her late twenties, she began seeing a dermatologist every few months — first a white doctor, then a Black one. Both prescribed a number of different treatments for her dermatitis (the medical term for skin irritation), but nothing helped. Her scalp problems persisted even after she gave her hair what she calls a “big chop” and went natural. “I’ve never been given a real cause or solution for my issues,” she says....
The genetic risk-assessment tool could help implement more targeted intervention efforts, said lead author Pankaj Arora, MD, associate professor of cardiology at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, in a release. “In the current era of precision medicine, we want to find the individualized approach of understanding the risk of heart disease in a person newly diagnosed with diabetes,” he says. This personalized approach based on genetic risk could allow doctors to focus clinical efforts more effectively, adds Dr....
“I came home and just dealt with it and went back to work,” he recalls. “As a leader of Marines, I didn’t want to show any weakness. And as a police officer, I didn’t want to lose my job,” he explains. Miller returned to Iraq in 2007, where he suffered another head injury when the vehicle he was riding in drove into a crater. He was tossed from his seat and slammed his head against the ceiling of the vehicle....
Read on to learn about the health benefits, limitations, and possibly negative side effects of taking glutathione supplements. Glutathione Is an Antioxidant That May Help Fight Oxidative Damage Without a doubt, the biggest health benefits of glutathione are the result of its antioxidant properties. Oxidative stress, which occurs when the balance of free radicals and antioxidants skews in favor of free radicals, can result in cell damage, according to the National Cancer Institute....
Here’s everything you need to know about making smart carbohydrate choices. RELATED: Why Are Healthy Eating Habits Important? A Carbohydrate Can Be a Simple Carb or a Complex Carb Carbohydrates, often referred to as just “carbs,” are your body’s primary energy source, according to MedlinePlus. The three main types of carbohydrates are sugars, starches, and fiber. They’re called “simple” or “complex” on the basis of their chemical makeup and what your body does with them....
But research has shown that some PFAS can be harmful to our health, with exposure linked to numerous conditions including high cholesterol, thyroid disease, and even cancer. What’s more, scientists aren’t sure if they ever fully degrade in the environment — hence the nickname “forever chemicals.” The more we understand about PFAS, the easier it is to avoid exposure. Here are some of the facts to know about PFAS chemicals....
Too often, though, the unique needs of women with PD, from its effects on fertility, pregnancy, the menstrual cycle, and menopause to how it influences work and family life balance, go overlooked in their treatment, she says. That’s why Dr. Subramanian, a neurologist who treats patients with Parkinson’s at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration, along with several colleagues from the United States, Canada, and Europe have issued a “call to action” for the medical community....
Immediate causes of nosebleeds include trauma to the nose from an injury, deformities inside the nose, inflammation in the nose, or, in rare cases, intranasal tumors. Any of these conditions can cause the surface blood vessels in the nose to bleed. Types of Nosebleeds There are two types of nosebleeds: those that originate in the front of your nose, called anterior nosebleeds, and those that start in the back of it, or posterior nosebleeds....
The findings suggest that high-intensity aerobic exercise, which derives its energy from sugar, can reduce the risk of metastatic cancer, said research leaders Carmit Levy, PhD, and Yftach Gepner, PhD, in a press release. “If so far the general message to the public has been ‘be active, be healthy’, now we can explain how aerobic activity can maximize the prevention of the most aggressive and metastatic types of cancer,” the authors said....
As detailed December 2 in the journal Science, the treatment produced a broad neutralizing antibody response in 35 of 36 (97 percent) of recipients who received two vaccine doses eight weeks apart. “With our many collaborators on the study team, we showed that vaccines can be designed to stimulate rare immune cells with specific properties, and this targeted stimulation can be very efficient in humans,” said William Schief, PhD, a study author and immunologist at Scripps Research, in La Jolla, California, in a press release....
In early April 2016, I developed a persistent cough that wouldn’t go away and that ultimately drove me to urgent care. Ordinarily, I would have been alarmed when the X-ray showed a spot on my lung. But the doctors assured me that I had pneumonia, and that a round of strong antibiotics would cure it. When weeks passed and the cough was no better, I went to my primary care provider, a physician assistant....
One extraordinary success that stands out for me was that accomplished by Stephen Glaus. Glaus, 29, is married to Nikki Glaus and is the father of Caedyn, 9, and Lincoln, 2; the family lives in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Glaus has been the director of fitness for my MS Fitness Challenge charity since 2019, and despite some really terrible MS flare-ups and debilitating symptoms, he never stopped dreaming that one day he could be an Ironman!...
