CREATINE IS A useful tool if you’re looking to gain muscle. As with many supplements, it has its side effects. But for this one, hair loss is not one of them. Creatine is a compound that’s both in meat products and derived naturally in the body, and it assists in muscle building function. Supplementing with …
March 5, 2024 — Thunderstorm asthma can strike with little warning, leaving people with the symptoms of an asthma attack during or after the dark clouds pass. If you’re unfamiliar, the risk for a thunderstorm asthma attack grows when heavy storms arrive on a day with very high pollen or spores. The storm uplifts these particles, …
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Masonia Traylor was 23 when she was diagnosed with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 2010. “The first couple of weeks, I just cried every day,” Traylor says. “I was reflecting on my whole life at 23, and I felt really disappointed in myself; questioned a lot of the decisions that I [had] made.” While …
March 4, 2024 – Kathy N. has had food allergies since childhood. It started with eggs, an allergy that she shared with her mother, and gradually evolved to include walnuts, pecans, and garlic. With few options other than avoidance, Kathy, a 61-year-old consultant from Northern Virginia, has relied on over-the-counter allergy medications. “I’ve basically self-medicated …
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You have an important dinner to attend tonight after work and the clothes you need are at the cleaners. The dry cleaner will be closed by the time you leave the office, so your partner has graciously agreed to pick the clothes up for you. But when you get home, your partner looks up, claps …
One of the most important things to do when you’re caring for someone with schizophrenia is to check in frequently with their care team, says Frank Chen, MD, chief medical officer at Houston Behavioral Healthcare Hospital. That can be difficult, especially if your loved one is resistant to treatment and/or doesn’t want you involved. “There …
We all have thoughts that invade our brains from time to time and mess with our moods. We all get down. Whether it’s your job, your social life, your family, or something completely different, sometimes the negativity can be too much. “We all have it. We all have it,” says Mark Reinecke, a professor emeritus …
If you have depression, antidepressants and talk therapy could be part of your treatment plan. Antidepressants modify levels of serotonin and other chemicals in your brain. They can be an effective way to relieve sadness and other depression symptoms, but only if you take them. Talk therapy can help you work through what’s troubling you …
You might be tempted to ignore symptoms like congestion, runny nose, and itchy eyes, thinking they’re due to seasonal allergies or a cold. And most often, they are. But if they last for a long time, these symptoms could mean you have nasal polyps. Nasal polyps are noncancerous growths in your nose and sinuses, often …
Bruce Black is no stranger to sinus trouble. He’s had it for much of his adult life, thanks to hay fever, asthma, and nasal polyps. Nasal polyps are teardrop-shaped growths that can form anywhere in your nose or sinuses. They aren’t cancer, but can wreak havoc on your nasal passages. Black’s first surgery to remove …