Dec. 8, 2023 – Michelle Pridgen sometimes finds tiny black bugs called aphids in her Christmas tree, and usually a bird’s nest as well. “I just incorporate the nest into my decorating,” she said cheerfully. Pridgen manages the farmers market in Independence, VA, and coordinates the preorders for pesticide-free Christmas trees, one of which she …
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Written by Maureen Salamon 5 min read Long walks around his hilly Pittsburgh neighborhood turned scary for Jagdish Bhatnagar when his left calf started hurting so badly, he had to rest on the side of the road. Diagnosed in early 2021 with peripheral artery disease (PAD), the 83-year-old retired medical physicist knew blocked blood vessels …
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Can you walk more? That may be the last question that you want to hear when you have a blood vessel condition called peripheral arterial disease, or PAD. Even walking short distances, as you likely know, may cause your legs to cramp up. But doctors say that if you push yourself to move more often …
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Pain, swelling, and stiffness – things you’re familiar with if you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) . You may wonder what causes these symptoms, how to treat them, and if alternative therapies can help. In the WebMD webinar, “ Ins and Outs of Rheumatoid Arthritis, ” Stanley B. Cohen, MD, broke down all things RA, including …
Your health insurance plan includes a list called a formulary — a directory of the drugs it covers. If you’ve ever been stunned at how much it cost you to fill a prescription, it’s possible that medication wasn’t on your formulary. The formulary is also called a preferred drug list (PDL). At first glance, you …
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Monheim, September 21, 2023 – 71% of farmers say that climate change already has a large impact on their farm, and even more are worried about the impact this will have in the future. 73% have experienced increasing pest and disease pressure. On average farmers estimate that their incomes had reduced by 15.7% due to …
When your vision is blurry, go to your eye doctor. Wash your hands before putting your contacts in. That’s pretty much all there is to know about eye health, right? Think again. As with any other part of your body, your eyes can get sick or infected—and while that’s not pleasant to think about, it’s …
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Dec. 7, 2023 – How worried should you be about outbreaks of “white lung syndrome” pneumonia in children reported in Ohio, Massachusetts, and several countries in Europe? WebMD asked experts this question, as well as if the cases are related to a similar outbreak in China, what symptoms are most common, and what advice they …
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Dec. 7, 2023 — No one planning holiday gatherings or travel wants to hear this, but the rise of a new COVID-19 variant, JN.1, is concerning experts, who say it may threaten those good times. The good news is recent research suggests the 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine appears to work against this newest variant. But so …
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Looks can be deceiving. Just ask Melissa Drake. The 50-year-old author and consultant from Southern California says she had a good job, owned a home, and was raising a wonderful son. On the outside, her life looked pretty good. But nothing could’ve been further from the truth. On the inside, Drake was in a life-and-death …
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