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What Is Alpha-Gal Syndrome, the Red Meat Allergy Caused by Tick Bites?
Alpha-gal syndrome is the name for a red meat allergy that develops after a tick bite. Alpha-gal syndrome is rare. But as climate change leads to warmer winters and longer, hotter summers, tick populations are growing and spreading to new areas, increasing the threat of all tick-borne illnesses, including alpha-gal.e60dc2a1-f33c-4a05-9b50-8e3e8e597629a40c109a-5369-4aec-98c2-a84ca69fca6e Overview ...
5 Common Antipsychotic Side Effects and How to Cope With Them
Antipsychotics can be life-changing for anyone experiencing psychosis, including people with schizophrenia . But they can also come with challenging side effects.e60dc2a1-f33c-4a05-9b50-8e3e8e5976294da2de8a-627d-4195-a820-dfce5c5b1ce9 Older, first-generation antipsychotics, like chlorpromazine (Thorazine) and haloperidol (Haldol), usually cause movement-related side effects, such as tremors, says Randall Turner, DO , a psychiatrist based in Southern California. Newer, second-generation antipsychotics like aripiprazole (Abilify) and olanzapine (Zyprexa)...
The Best Supplements to Help Manage Ulcerative Colitis
1. IronIron supplements may be necessary for some people with UC. That’s because iron deficiency anemia is very common in this population, and it can make symptoms worse if it goes untreated. Iron deficiency anemia, which commonly causes fatigue and lethargy, can happen at any stage of UC — it can even be the first sign of UC for...
Coffee and Diabetes
A cup of coffee is a must-have start to the day for many, but people with diabetes may have concerns about how the brew could impact their blood sugar. Caffeine can raise it slightly, even if you don’t add milk or sugar to your mug. But not everyone with diabetes has noticeable changes in their blood glucose, and coffee...
Sugar Substitutes May Not Help You Lose Weight
Diet drinks and foods that contain sucralose, a widely used sugar substitute popularly known as Splenda, may actually increase your appetite and cravings, a new study found.Researchers discovered that compared with sugar, this artificial sweetener increases activity in the hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates appetite and body weight.“Our findings suggest that sucralose may create a mismatch in the...
10 Myths — and the Facts — About Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that causes pain throughout the body, as well as fatigue. Research suggests that fibromyalgia happens when the body's central and peripheral nervous systems don't process pain properly.While it's often grouped with rheumatic diseases, it's not considered to be a disease of inflammation, or a joint or muscle disorder. And it's also not an autoimmune...
Low A1C and Diabetes
Your A1C is largely a reflection of your lifestyle habits and the accuracy of your insulin doses if you take them, says Jones.Chris Szoke, NP, CDCES, a nurse practitioner and diabetes specialist based in Tucson, Arizona, says that if you have diabetes and experience regular low blood sugar, you need to check in with your healthcare providers. “This is...
Egg Beaters Recalled for Possible Contamination With Bleach Ingredient
Monroe Hammond joined Everyday Health in 2021 and now runs the news desk as an editor. They received a master’s degree from the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, as well as a bachelor’s degree in film and media studies from Emory University in Atlanta.Hammond has written and edited explainers on a number of health and wellness topics,...
Prostate Cancer With Bone Metastases: Answers to Your Questions
Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight by eating a balanced diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and staying physically active can help your overall health. These lifestyle changes can also have a positive effect on bone metastases, Tagawa says. “Both diet and exercise,” he says, “are things that are under direct control.”A healthy lifestyle can...
Atrial Fibrillation Raises Dementia Risk, Especially Early-Onset Dementia
“While afib is a modest predictor of dementia in the general population, its impact is particularly significant in younger individuals and in early-onset dementia,” says lead study author Julián Rodriguez García, MD, PhD, a cardiologist with the electrophysiology and arrhythmia department of the Bellvitge University Hospital in Barcelona, Spain.“These findings highlight the importance of early detection and management of afib,”...
