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5 Psoriasis Treatments—and How to Choose the Right One for You
Treatment of psoriasis has come a long way in recent years. Why? The medical community started to take the condition more seriously. “Forty to 50 years ago, psoriasis was considered a cosmet...
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7 Psoriasis Triggers to Avoid—and What to Do Instead
When the red, itchy patches of psoriasis flare up, it interrupts daily life until you can get your symptoms under control. We know genetics plays a role in psoriasis, but you can’t change you...
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8 Ways to Build the Support System You Need When You Have Psoriasis
Psoriasis is an autoimmune condition involving inflammation in the skin, causing red, itchy patches of scaly skin. In those with psoriatic arthritis, it causes joint pain as well. But really, it af...
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How Diabetes Can Seriously Harm Your Body
Diabetes is a chronic disease that has far-reaching implications on your overall health. When you have diabetes, your body doesn’t make enough insulin, or doesn’t respond to the insulin...
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Understanding Hypoglycemia and How to Avoid It
If you have diabetes, you may have experienced hypoglycemia, which can occur if your blood glucose level suddenly drops too low, usually below 70 mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter). Although what is ...
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4 Key Factors of Diabetes Management
Diabetes is a chronic, lifelong disease that patients must deal with on a daily, weekly and yearly basis. A good diabetes management plan can improve your overall health and help prevent some of th...
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Is Your Rheumatoid Arthritis Not Responding to Treatment?
If you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you may know firsthand that finding the right treatment can sometimes be challenging, particularly if you have moderate-to-severe disease activity. For...
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What is the key to longevity?
Sleep is always going to be very important—but diet and nutrition is the most important thing you can be thinking about with regard to the issue of longevity. How you fuel your body; what tha...
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What are the risks of getting infected with Zika if I'm pregnant?
It is not known whether the risks of getting infected with Zika while you're pregnant are higher in one trimester of pregnancy than others. Scientists who are looking at children with microceph...
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What is microcephaly?
Strictly defined, microcephaly means “small head." "Micro" just means small and “cephaly” refers to the head. In microcephaly, babies’ heads and their brains ...
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What is Zika virus?
Zika is a virus that has been around since the late 1940s. It was identified in the primates in the Zika Forrest of Uganda. That’s where it got its name. In the 1950s it was found in human b...
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How strong is the link between Zika and microcephaly?
The absolute cause and effect of Zika virus and microcephaly has not been established. It is not 100 percent certain that the Zika virus causes microcephaly, but the suspicion is really, really str...
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How does Zika virus spread?
Zika virus is spread by the female Aedes aegypti mosquito. These are mosquitoes that bite during the day time as opposed to the malaria mosquito, for example, which bites at night. There are other ...
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If I'm pregnant in the Southeast U.S., how do I prevent getting Zika virus?
If you are pregnant in the Southeast U.S., you can prevent getting Zika virus by avoiding mosquito bites. The idea of Zika virus starting to spread would be the biggest concern for women who are pr...
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Why should I do resistance training?
Resistance training is really important for overall longevity because of your functionality with your joints and the ability to stand upright. It becomes important for longevity because it decrease...
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