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Read More about Pick up the pace for better walking with peripheral artery disease
Pick up the pace for better walking with peripheral artery disease

Pick up the pace for better walking with peripheral artery disease
A small, randomized trial published online April 6, 2021, by JAMA found that people who took part in a high-intensity walking program for one year covered more ground in six minutes than people who’d taken part in a low-intensity walking program.
Read More about Man's best friend — and medicine's too?
Man's best friend — and medicine's too?

Man's best friend — and medicine's too?
Scientists are studying whether medical detection dogs can sniff out and identify disease in humans, such as cancer, infection, and Parkinson’s disease. Dogs might be useful because their noses have 60 times the number of scent receptors as human noses; that might make dogs able to detect scents given off by bacteria or diseased human cells. But it’s hard to get solid evidence about the accuracy of medical detection dogs. Scientists are also studying whether technology can replicate the same kind of detection.
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Chronic inflammation and your joints

Chronic inflammation and your joints
The immune system sometimes launches a chronic inflammatory response in certain joints. That leads to pain, stiffness, and joint damage known as inflammatory arthritis. It’s usually unknown what triggers the conditions. Types of inflammatory arthritis include rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and psoriatic arthritis. Treatments include medications, such as biologic or nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), and lifestyle habits, such as exercising, avoiding processed foods, reducing stress, not smoking, and getting enough sleep. Wearing a splint or brace on affected joints and seeking physical therapy may also help ease pain.
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Easing summer swelling

Easing summer swelling
Lower leg and foot swelling is most often the result of an abnormal buildup of fluid, which doctors refer to as edema. Fluid tends to flow downhill, making it more likely to pool in the lower parts of the body. Excess fluid retention can be triggered by many things, including eating too much salt, heat, drinking alcohol, or standing for a long period of time. To reduce it, reduce dietary sodium, elevate the feet at the end of the day and wear support stockings.
Read More about Not yet ready for cataract surgery? Try these tips
Not yet ready for cataract surgery? Try these tips

Not yet ready for cataract surgery? Try these tips
Cataracts often affect vision as people get older. The surgery is quick and effective, but most cataracts progress slowly, so in the early stages you may want to make some adjustments to your home and daily behavior to make living with cataracts easier.
Read More about Tendon trouble in the hands: de Quervain's tenosynovitis and trigger finger
Tendon trouble in the hands: de Quervain's tenosynovitis and trigger finger

Tendon trouble in the hands: de Quervain's tenosynovitis and trigger finger

Painful conditions like de Quervain's tenosynovitis, inflammation of the tendons that move the thumb, and stenosing tenosynovitis, or trigger finger, when a digit becomes locked, can develop due to overuse or repetitive movement.

Read More about By the way, doctor: Is it okay to take a stool softener long-term?
By the way, doctor: Is it okay to take a stool softener long-term?

By the way, doctor: Is it okay to take a stool softener long-term?

I have been taking a stool softener daily for two months. It's helped with my constipation. Are there any risks to taking a stool softener on a long-term basis?

Read More about By the way, doctor: Should I be worried about a kidney cyst?
By the way, doctor: Should I be worried about a kidney cyst?

By the way, doctor: Should I be worried about a kidney cyst?

Recently, I had a pelvic ultrasound to evaluate uterine fibroids. During the procedure, the radiologist found a cyst in one of my kidneys. Should I be concerned about kidney cancer?

Read More about Genital herpes: Common but misunderstood
Genital herpes: Common but misunderstood

Genital herpes: Common but misunderstood
Studies report that at least a quarter of all adults are infected with the sexually transmitted herpes virus. A guide to managing its sympoms and protecting yourself from this highly infectious disease.
Read More about Careful! Scary health news can be harmful to your health
Careful! Scary health news can be harmful to your health

Careful! Scary health news can be harmful to your health
A news story about a worrisome or life-threatening ailment might get you thinking about your own health, especially if you happen to have some of the same symptoms. But dramatic or unusual medical stories can bias your thinking and even negatively affect your health decision-making.
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