But when you’re in a hurry or on the road, fast food may be the only option available to you. For instance, you may work late hours or be pressed for time, and fast food might be the most convenient, or even the only, option available to you. There’s no denying that these quick-bite chains seem to be everywhere — the United States has about 7.52 fast-food restaurants per 100,000 residents, according to a study published in the journal Critical Public Health....

Can Type 2 Diabetes Lead to Birth Defects? Fetal abnormalities can develop in these areas: Heart and connecting blood vesselsKidneys and urinary tractDigestive tractBrain and spine For more on developments in diabetes management through the years, check out Diabetes Daily’s article “The History of Diabetes: An Interactive Timeline.”

Preventive, also called “prophylactic,” drugs are taken on a regular basis to reduce the frequency of HAE events. On-demand, or “acute,” medicines are used to address symptoms once an attack starts. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved seven therapies for HAE. These medicines boost, regulate, or inhibit certain processes in the body that trigger an HAE attack. C1 Inhibitor Boosting Medication C1 inhibitor medicines raise levels of a protein in your body called C1 inhibitor....

The Link Between MS and UTIs The urinary tract is responsible for filtering and removing waste and excess water from the body. When bacteria get into the urinary tract, it can lead to a UTI. “The bladder is a muscle, and as with any muscle, it’s controlled by nerves,” explains Ly Hoang Roberts, MD, a urologist at Cleveland Clinic. “If you have any kind of nerve damage — from a stroke, Parkinson’s, a spinal injury, or MS — it can impact the bladder....

A preliminary investigation of 7,000 individuals with COVID-19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that 78 percent of those admitted to intensive care and 94 percent of those who were hospitalized and died had at least one other significant health issue. For those who vape — or smoke — this report should set off alarm bells. “It would make sense that people who smoke have more serious complications [from coronavirus] because smoking is associated with virtually all the high-risk groups that have been identified for this infection in terms of hypertension, chronic lung disease, and cardiovascular disease,” says Enid Neptune, MD, an associate professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore....

In a review published in April 2014 in the journal Nutrients, researchers found that people who took vitamin D supplements saw an improvement in their symptoms of depression, and that the effect of taking a supplement was comparable to that of taking an antidepressant. Another review published in April 2014, in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, was less conclusive, but it did indicate that among people with more severe depression, taking extra vitamin D seemed to help ease their symptoms, backing up other research indicating that supplements might be less useful for people whose depression isn’t so severe....

Genetics There is some evidence that genetics may influence the likelihood that a person will develop nasal polyps, says Kim. Asthma and allergies “In the United States, the greatest risk factor is having a condition such as asthma, allergies, or eczema; those people will tend to be at greater risk for developing nasal polyps,” says Kim. Aspirin sensitivityAllergic fungal sinusitisCystic fibrosisChurg Strauss syndromeVitamin D deficiency Nasal endoscopy In this procedure, a long, flexible tube with a light on the end is inserted into your nose....

“Children, adults, and families are resilient and can heal from the experience of trauma. There are treatments and approaches that work to support both children’s and families’ recovery,” says Kay Connors, licensed clinical social worker, program director of the family informed trauma treatment center, and instructor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. First, know that PTSD is a mental health condition that develops in response to a severely traumatic event or experience, and that it can have widely varying responses to treatment....

“Dyslexia results in difficulty in accurate or fluent word recognition and delayed decoding abilities,” says Kimberly R. Freeman, PhD, the executive associate chair of social work and social ecology at Loma Linda University in San Bernardino, California. “Someone with dyslexia will often present complications with reading, difficulty with spelling words when writing, frequent letter or number reversals, problems with pronunciation or reading out loud, and poor reading comprehension,” she adds....

What’s an HAE Attack? HAE attacks can cause painful and disfiguring swelling in different parts of your body. There are three types: Subcutaneous Attacks These attacks affect areas of the skin, usually on the face, hands, feet, or genitals.Abdominal Attacks An abdominal attack causes swelling in the intestinal wall. You might experience stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.Laryngeal Attacks Swelling in the throat, or laryngeal attacks, are the most dangerous HAE events....

Abdominal pain or crampsBloatingLack of appetiteFatigue Your specific Crohn’s flare symptoms depend on the section of your gastrointestinal tract affected, says Richard P. Rood, MD, a professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Symptoms also vary depending on how much inflammation is present in the body. “For example, if the colon is involved, there is an influx of inflammatory cells that release chemicals that destroy the colon’s lining, which leads to diarrhea,” Dr....

Posts about #buccalfatremoval — a cosmetic procedure that removes fat in the cheek hollows to give the face a more sharply contoured appearance — have recently topped almost 140 million views on TikTok alone. The topic is also hot on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, fueled in part by a slew of unconfirmed rumors about celebrities who’ve done it, including Sophie Turner, Bella Hadid, Zoe Kravitz, Dove Cameron, and Lea Michele....

It’s not just the residents of these areas who are affected during an outbreak. Visitors can be at risk for catching the disease as well, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns. Although most cases aren’t severe and can be treated, the condition can lead to death for those who don’t get the proper care. In addition, cholera-related dehydration can cause an electrolyte imbalance, or a rapid loss of vital minerals in your blood....

This leukemia is usually very slow-growing, but there’s also a form of CLL that progresses more quickly. There are several effective treatment options for CLL, but sometimes a “watch-and-wait” approach is recommended. (1) RELATED: Leukemia Treatment: The Options Have Vastly Improved Over the Years CLL accounts for about one-quarter of all new cases of leukemia. This type of cancer mainly affects older adults and is rarely diagnosed in children. The average age at diagnosis is about 70 years old....

Time for a fun fact: Collagen makes up 75 percent of skin’s support structure. (1) “Think of collagen as the frame of your mattress; it gives [your skin] structure and support,” says Joshua Zeichner, MD, the director of cosmetic and clinical research in dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. To continue with the mattress analogy, the springs are elastic fibers, and the stuffing is hyaluronic acid, he says....

Formerly known as severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI), Dravet syndrome initially causes convulsive seizures. After a child’s first birthday, different types of seizures may occur. Children with this neurological disorder typically develop normally within at least the first few years of life. But as their seizures increase, they may begin missing developmental milestones and have difficulties with eating, appetite, balance, and crouched gait (walking). Other symptoms may include loss of motor skills, intellectual disability, impaired speech, and issues with movement, according to the Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center....

The term “metastatic” means that cancer cells have broken away from their original tumor and traveled to other organs. Cancer cells spread by moving through your bloodstream or lymphatic system (a network of lymph nodes and vessels). In the case of metastatic breast cancer, cancer cells commonly spread from the breast to the: BonesBrainLiverLungs Even when the cancer spreads to a new organ, it’s still named after its original location....

While some research backs up the benefits of more balanced high-protein diets, many experts are skeptical about the carnivore diet, in spite of endorsements from a small group of extreme athletes and celebrities including the podcaster Joe Rogan. In January 2022, Rogan announced on Instagram that in honor of World Carnivore Month, he would eat only meat and fruit (the latter is not officially part of the diet, but more on that below)....

The common cold and the flu are both contagious, but cold symptoms tend to be milder and improve within a week to 10 days, according to the Mayo Clinic. While most people who get the flu recover in less than two weeks, the symptoms are more severe, and serious complications, such as pneumonia, bronchitis, and sinus or ear infections, can develop, notes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....

The trigeminal nerve provides sensory information to the brain about sensations like temperature and touch, says Devon Conway, MD, a neurologist at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in Ohio. About 150,000 people a year are diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia, according to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. There are two kinds of trigeminal neuralgia, the most common being the typical or classic form, called TN1. “The nerve starts to dysfunction for one reason or another, and it can cause very severe pain — typically described as a kind of electric-shock sensation — that can last from a few seconds to a few minutes,” says Dr....