Fibromyalgia is a chronic (long-term) condition that causes muscle and joint pain throughout your body. An attack is a worsening of typical fibromyaligia symptoms such as widespread pain, hypersensitivity, stiffness, fatigue, trouble sleeping, muscle weakness, and memory or concentration issues lasti...
Phototherapy can cause short- and long-term side effects. It may make you feel like you have sunburn and raise your risk of gettingskin cancer. It’s not recommended if: You’ve had skin cancer. You have a medical condition that raises your chances of getting skin cancer. ...
The nutritional status of patients affects physiological processes including immunity and wound healing, and as a result can influence the occurrence of long-term complications arising from Crohn’s disease (Verma et al., 2000). Although no one dietary factor has been identified as a cause for ...
Over my life I have faced many difficult situations, but none of them have lasted as long or had the same impact as the disease that my mom has faced. Since I was 8 years old, she started developing problems of her feet stinging, and as time progressed the stinging spread to the rest...
The SCD Lifestyle book has helped fine tune and tailor the SCD to her so very much." Maria B "I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in 2002 and have since been on Prednisone, Pentasa, 6mp, Asacol, and have just recently started Remicade. I have gone through a series of ups and ...
Based on the severity of your symptoms and how long you have been diagnosed with RA, your clinician can help create the right RA medication therapy. Rheumatoid arthritis management steps include: Medication Therapy Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) Biologic response modifiers Nonsteroidal ...
I feel refreshed, a little more put together, and more inspired. I don't sleep that well, so I tend to feel tired throughout the day, but putting on makeup
Key to Long-Term Success in Gaining Weight For some people, it can be quite difficult to effectively gain weight since the body has a comfortable default weight or body weight set point. When people try to gain or lose weight, their bodies resist certain changes by regulating the levels of...
PDE4 inhibitorslike crisaborole (Eucrisa) has been shown to be effective for facial psoriasis. and may be used off-label, as it’s not FDA-approved for plaque psoriasis. Over-the-counter creams and moisturizersdesigned for psoriasis that include ingredients like salicylic acid to prevent flaking...
For a long time, the FDA had no way to evaluate whether biosimilars could be an alternative to a pricey biologic after its patent ran out. The process used to approve chemically based drugs wouldn't have sufficed, because biologic drugs are made from living cells. ...