Sometimes an anxiety disorder feels like worry and ruminating about lots of little and big things. Other times it’s focused on a specific phobia, such as a fear of flying or being in social situations. It can also be expressed as intense feelings about separation from loved ones. What’s clear is that someone experiencing anxiety… read on > read on >
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Anxiety Attacks: Symptoms and Calming Techniques
Anxiety attacks can seem overwhelming when you’re in the middle of one, but with the right coping tools you can come out the other side. What is an anxiety attack? According to the Detroit Medical Center, an anxiety attack is a stretch of time during which you experience “intense” anxiety symptoms, especially fear. It can… read on > read on >
In Rare Cases, Drug-Resistant ‘Superbugs’ Can Pass Between People & Their Pets
In more bad news about antibiotic resistance, new research suggests that people and their pets may be able to transmit multidrug-resistant germs to each other. Still, cases of cross-transmission are rare and it’s not clear if pets are giving germs to people or people are giving germs to their pets, the study authors noted. “In… read on > read on >
AHA News: What’s in a Date? History, Health and Sweetness
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Dates have long been a snack full of sweetness and significance. Cultivated for at least 6,000 years, the palm date tree plays a role in several religious faiths. Among Muslims, a taste of date is given to infants as a ceremonial first meal, and the fruit… read on > read on >
Have Type 2 Diabetes? Switch to Plant-Based, Lower-Carb Diet to Boost Life Span
Cutting some carbohydrates may help people with type 2 diabetes live longer — as long as they are swapping sugar for vegetables instead of steak, new research suggests. The study, of more than 10,000 U.S. adults with type 2 diabetes, found that those who ate relatively fewer carbohydrates were less likely to die over the… read on > read on >
New Drug Could Be Treatment Option for People With Eczema
Patients could soon have access to a new injectable drug to treat atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema. The drug, lebrikizumab, proved effective in teenagers and adults in two clinical trials just published in the New England Journal of Medicine. “Across both of these pivotal studies for atopic dermatitis, lebrikizumab was highly effective,… read on > read on >
Hepatitis Outbreak Spurs Recall of Frozen Strawberries Sold at Costco, Trader Joe’s, Aldi
(HealthDay News) – Frozen organic strawberries packaged under a variety of names and sold at stores including Costco, Trader Joe’s and Aldi have been recalled as part of a hepatitis A outbreak investigation. In a notice filed Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cautioned against eating, selling or serving certain frozen organic strawberries packaged… read on > read on >
IUDs, Contraceptive Implants Tough to Access for Women on Medicaid
People covered by Medicaid insurance may not have easy access to some of the most effective, longer-acting birth control methods, new research claims. Investigators found that while about 48% of physicians who treat Medicaid patients provided prescription contraception like the birth control pill, only 10% offered longer-acting methods like IUDs and implants. Birth control is… read on > read on >
Your Body Clock Knows When It’s Time for Dinner: Study
Do you ever wonder why you typically feel hungry when it’s time for dinner? Researchers say that’s not just a habit, but a physiological drive, with the human body able to predict the timing of regular meals. “We often get hungry around the same time every day, but the extent to which our biology can… read on > read on >
Certain Carbon Monoxide Alarms Sold on Amazon May Not Work, Feds Warn
If you bought a carbon monoxide detector on Amazon and it was sold under the names GLBSUNION and CUZMAK, stop using it. The U.S. Consumer Protection Safety Commission issued a warning because these detectors may fail to alert consumers to the presence of deadly CO, which is odorless and colorless. The detectors have a digital… read on > read on >