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But depression during perimenopause is even more frequent than depression during pregnancy, yet very little is known about it. The good news: The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) and the Women and Mood Disorders Task Force of the National Network of Depression Centers have released the first-ever guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of perimenopausal depression, published online on September 4, 2018, simultaneously in the journal Menopause and the Journal of Women’s Health....

Krista Linares, RDN, MPH, a registered dietitian and the founder of Nutrition Con Sabor, based in Los Angeles, says there are two main reasons for the surge in popularity of plant-based diets. “First, concerns over global warming have led to people looking for more environmentally sustainable options, and animal proteins are generally thought of as less environmentally sustainable than plant-based proteins,” she says. A report from the EAT-Lancet Commission backs this up....

Red light therapy is considered a complementary therapy, meaning it’s meant to be used alongside conventional healthcare and MD-approved treatments. For example, if you have fine lines and wrinkles, you may use red light therapy with dermatologist-directed topicals, such as retinoids, or in-office treatments, such as injectables or lasers. If you have a sports injury, a physical therapist may treat you with red light therapy as well. One of the issues with red light therapy is that the research is not clear on exactly how and how much of this approach is needed, and how those protocols change depending on what health concern you aim to address....

Now, an article published in August 2019 in the AHA journal Circulation further validates the benefits of these acids, finding that prescription fish oil medication lowers triglyceride levels by 20 to 30 percent in patients who already require triglyceride-reducing drugs. Triglycerides are the most common type of fat found in the blood, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). When levels are too high (above 200 milligrams per deciliter, or mg/dL), fatty deposits are more likely to build up in the arteries, which raises the risk of heart problems....

According to the Mayo Clinic, bursitis commonly affects the shoulders and hips but can also lead to pain in the elbows, knees, heels, and the base of the big toes. Harris H. McIlwain, MD, a rheumatologist and gerontologist in Tampa, Florida, says bursitis is most commonly caused by the friction of muscles and tendons repeatedly sliding against bursae. “Bursitis in the shoulder can happen after overdoing activities around the house on the weekend,” says Dr....

Researchers found that people who are most likely to experience a delay fall into three main groups: those who are less than 40 years old when their early psoriatic arthritis symptoms appear; those with a higher body mass index (BMI); and those with enthesitis — inflammation where ligaments and tendons attach to bones. Doctors should be aware of this issue, according to Paras Karmacharya, MD, a rheumatologist at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota, and lead author of the study, who discussed the findings via email....

“I always say to patients who have atopic dermatitis, the most important thing is what we call ‘dry skin care,’” says Marisa Garshick, MD, an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Weill Cornell Medical Center and dermatologist at MDCS Dermatology in New York City. “And so that means really making sure that you’re doing things to prevent skin from becoming dry.” Problem is, that can be tricky for some people with the condition, since there are many possible triggers of dry, painful skin....

The study, published February 21 in Frontiers in Nutrition, examined data on vegetable consumption among 399,586 adults in the United Kingdom who were 56 years old on average and had never been diagnosed with heart disease. After 12 years of follow-up, participants experienced a total of 18,052 major cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks and strokes, and a total of 4,406 people died of cardiovascular disease. Overall, participants consumed an average of 2....

For people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the potential of aromatherapy to help with pain, per the Cleveland Clinic, as well with as sleep, depression, and more, means you might want to take a new look at this ancient complementary approach. “Aromatherapy can support people with conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, both in terms of specific pain symptoms and overall lifestyle issues,” says Heidi Chesla, a medical aromatherapy specialist and an instructor to physicians at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore....

Typical scenarios that might cause fluid depletion include overexertion, especially in hot weather, which can lead to excessive sweating; illnesses that cause vomiting and diarrhea, such as the flu; and chronic illnesses, such as uncontrolled diabetes, which can cause excessive urination. (1) If you lose more than 3 to 4 percent of your body weight to fluid loss, you’ll start having recognizable symptoms of dehydration. Arkun describes these stages:...

Cancer can compromise the immune system — sometimes the cancer itself does this, and sometimes it’s the therapies used to treat it. And what we know so far from data reported during the COVID-19 pandemic is that, not surprisingly, people with cancer are at higher-than-average risk of infection with the virus and severe consequences if infected. For instance, an article published February 2020 in the journal the Lancet Oncology reported that in China, patients with a cancer diagnosis, patients being treated with chemotherapy, and patients with lung cancer were more likely to end up on a ventilator or die with a COVID-19 infection compared with healthy people....

Motivated by their grief, and recognizing the lack of resources, research, and treatment for leukemia patients, the de Villiers created LLS in hopes that no other family would have to go through what they did. Today, LLS is the second largest cancer-focused nonprofit in North America, according to Dr. DeGennaro. To date, it has put $1.5 billion into funding research and new treatments for people diagnosed with blood cancers. Their Goal From the time that it was founded, LLS has aimed to “raise funds, support research to find treatments, and help needy patients,” according to DeGennaro....

“Our study found that women are advised to lose weight, exercise, and improve their diet to avoid cardiovascular disease but men are prescribed lipid lowering medication,” said study author Prima Wulandari, MD, of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. “This is despite the fact that guideline recommendations to prevent heart disease are the same for men and women,” Dr. Wulandari said in a statement. For the study, researchers examined data on 2,984 men and women who participated in the U....

Now a new study, published on July 14 in the Journal of the American Heart Association, illustrates how exposure to violent crime can affect heart health. For the study, researchers looked at death rates for cardiovascular disease, stroke, and coronary artery disease in the 77 community areas of Chicago from 2000 to 2014, and compared them with violent crime rates in each area over the same period. During that 14-year period, researchers noticed a 16 percent decrease in violent crime in the city overall, which coincided with a 13 percent decrease in deaths from cardiovascular disease....

Among the many possible mutations is one on the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene. If you test positive for that, it means you have EGFR-positive NSCLC. EGFR is a protein found on the surface of both healthy and cancer cells. When the protein is damaged because of a genetic mutation, it doesn’t perform the way it should, causing rapid cell growth and helping the cancer spread. Although there are more than 70 different EGFR mutations in NSCLC, most are caused by alterations in exon 19 and exon 21, with exon 18 and exon 20 mutations being less common and more difficult to treat....

Hearing aids have traditionally cost thousands of dollars, which is too expensive for some people who would benefit from them. Thankfully both hearing aid costs and technology have come a long way in the past few years, with more changes on the horizon. The price of hearing aids is indeed dropping, but you still need to be a savvy shopper to find the best inexpensive hearing aids. How do you find quality affordable hearing aids?...

The good news: Just because you have Crohn’s doesn’t mean you’re stuck with a mundane diet that never changes. You do have the option of trying some new foods, albeit carefully, says Lauren Cornell, RD, founder and CEO of Lauren Cornell Nutrition. With that in mind, here’s how you can fit foods that were trending in 2021 into your diet. 1. Cauliflower rice Cauliflower rice is a low-carb vegetable substitute for rice made by grating or shredding fresh cauliflower, according to the University of Illinois Extension....

An article published in February 2022 in ESMO Open: Cancer Horizons says EPI is common in both resectable (i.e., treatable with surgery) and unresectable pancreatic cancer. The likelihood of EPI occurring can depend on factors such as how much and what areas of the pancreas are removed. In people who have pancreatic cancer, the symptoms of EPI — such as weight loss, diarrhea, and bloating — often don’t show up until the cancer is in its advanced stages....

It’s always annoyed me that the ever-encroaching, ever-worsening symptoms of my MS are referred to as “progression.” It also strikes me as odd that the overfunction, underfunction, and nonfunction of the bowels and bladder in MS are all called “dysfunction.” It sounds like the type of diagnosis that results in hours on a therapist’s couch talking about family difficulties, rather than one that describes the myriad of difficult symptoms at the end of the excretory and digestive tracts....

Alzheimer’s disease — a progressive and devastating neurodegenerative disease causing memory loss and confusion — affects 6.5 million Americans and is the most common form of dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. (1) As of 2021, it’s the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. (It lost its spot as the sixth due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.) (1) Although there is no research linking the MIND diet with reversing Alzheimer’s, there’s plenty of evidence supporting the connection between this dietary approach and preventing the disease....