A step-by-step approach starts with a simple nasal wash.

If you've ever had a cold that just wouldn't go away, chances are it was sinusitis — an inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, the cavities within the bones that surround the nose. The sinuses are lined with a thin membrane that produces mucus, which is normally swept along by hair cells and drains through small openings into the nasal cavity. Sinusitis (also called rhinosinusitis) starts when this drainage system becomes blocked, usually from swelling due to inflammation caused by infection or allergy. Soon, your head hurts, you feel facial pressure or pain, ...

Conditions Cold fingers, cold toes? Could be Raynaud's March may come in like a lion, but it brings the promise of spring and warmer temperatures, indoors and out. That's a welcome prospect for women with Raynaud's (ray-NODES) phenomenon, a disorder that causes small blood vessels in the extremities to constrict during shifts from warmer to cooler temperatures. It affects mostly the hands, often the feet, and more rarely, the nose, lips, and ears, causing them to suddenly lose color and become cold and numb. More common in women than in men, Raynaud's is an exaggerated vascular response to the cold ...

In the journals Experts revise guidelines for irritable bowel syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic disorder characterized by recurrent bouts of constipation, diarrhea, or both, as well as abdominal pain, bloating, and gas. Twice as common in women as in men, it's the most common diagnosis made by gastroenterologists and second only to the common cold as a cause for absence from work. IBS is a functional disorder, which means that it's not attributable, as far as we know, to any underlying disease process or structural abnormality. It's thought to involve various, often interacting, factors — infection, faulty ...

In the journals Exercise, especially treadmill, eases peripheral artery trouble Regular exercise is good medicine for people whose coronary arteries are narrowed and stiffened by atherosclerosis, the chief cause of heart disease. Atherosclerosis (a buildup of fat- and cholesterol-laden plaque) can also harm arteries elsewhere in the body, including those in the legs and arms, a condition known as peripheral artery disease (PAD). By reducing blood flow to the legs, PAD can cause leg pain with walking and sometimes cramping in the calf muscles that's triggered by walking and stops with rest (claudication).

In light of painful leg symptoms, exercise ...

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