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Consider Your Liver
… lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer.” Having type 2 diabetes or obesity increases the risk for getting steatotic liver disease. Drinking too much alcohol can lead to a similar condition called … … Since many liver diseases have no symptoms until they are very advanced, it’s important to get your liver checked at annual physical exams. Many problems can be detected by blood tests. …
Support for Serious Illness
… that we can make better predictions for clinicians, patients, and families to enable them to get care that’s most consistent with their wishes.” DeCamp is studying ethical issues around … is hoping to help address these types of ethical issues as AI tools become more available. … Getting the Help You Need … If you’ve been diagnosed with a serious illness, ask your doctor …
Fighting Fatty Liver
… at the University of Louisville. “It’s important to be aware of the disease so people can get screened by their doctors.” … Fat Build Up … Certain health conditions, your genes, your … This stage of fatty liver disease is known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH. If NASH gets worse, it can cause permanent scarring and liver hardening. Liver disease at this stage is …
Building Social Bonds
… for children, whether the children are their own or those they choose to mentor. … Helping and Getting Help … At any age, your relationships matter. Having healthy relationships with others … can work on your relationship. Or, sometimes in an abusive relationship, you may be advised to get out. Either way, others can help. If you or a friend needs help with an unhealthy …
Understanding Epilepsy
… to both sides. Some people have both types of seizures, with no clear pattern. “People often get the wrong idea about generalized seizures from TV,” says Dr. Adam Hartman, an epilepsy … from. Understanding where seizures happen can help doctors choose the right treatment. … Getting Treatment … Doctors usually prescribe antiseizure drugs first to control seizures. But …
Patchy Skin
… makeup can help hide the discoloring. Some treatments aim to slow or stop the disease from getting worse. Others may restore the skin’s color. But these can take time to work. And some …
What Your Nose Knows
… damage the nerves related to smell. And your ability to smell may naturally fade as you get older. “A good sized majority of people don’t know they have a problem with their sense of … the smell of smoke, and about 15% couldn’t identify the smell of natural gas. “As people get older, those rates go up,” Hoffman says. For those ages 70 and older, 20% couldn’t identify …
Dejunking Your Diet
… partly explain the recent rise in obesity. “But we rely on ultra-processed foods too much to get rid of them,” Hall says. “They’re tasty, they’re convenient, and it doesn’t take much time or … If consuming ultra-processed foods and drinks might make you want more, does that mean you can get addicted to them? Right now, it’s not clear whether ultra-processed foods are addictive. But …
Community Immunity
… whose immune systems are weakened may not be eligible for certain vaccines. Yet even they will get some protection because the spread of contagious disease is contained. “Epidemiologists think …
Relieving Rosacea
… We all get red in the face sometimes. It might be from blushing, an allergic reaction, or a sunburn. But …
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