Hodgkin lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that affects the lymph system. In people with Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancerous tumor develops in a lymph node. Lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped organs that make immune cells to help the body fight infections. The treatment plan your doctor recommends for Hodgkin lymphoma will depend on the stage of your cancer, or how far from the lymph node the cancer has spread....

Despite suffering from painful gallstones and gallbladder attacks in recent years, she avoided her doctor for fear that something even more serious was wrong with her health. “My whole body hurt — even my skin,” recalls Besson, who weighed 241 pounds (lb) at her heaviest. “That’s when I became afraid.” She had made small attempts to lose weight by cutting out soda and juice, which helped her lose 25 lb; after that, her weight loss stalled....

It’s not just a problem for our pocketbooks. Research also indicates that this type of financial worry and stress can also damage our health. “To say that financial stress impacts health is an understatement,” says Ashley Agnew, director of relationship development at the financial planning group Centerpoint Advisors in Needham, Massachusetts, where she leads financial coaching and therapy services. (Agnew has a financial therapy graduate certificate from Kansas State University....

RELATED: What Are Hives? Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention In most cases, the rash will go away on its own, with each individual welt healing within 24 hours. But sometimes, hives could last for months or even years (in which case they are chronic hives) and could be a sign that something else is going on, such as an underlying autoimmune disorder. (4) Here’s what you need to know about identifying and diagnosing hives....

RELATED: Why You Might Need More Magnesium if You Have Diabetes How Much Magnesium Is Enough? According to the National Institutes of Health, the adult body contains 25 grams of magnesium, mostly in the bones. This amount depends on several factors, like diet and a person’s kidney function. “Many people do not get enough magnesium in their diets,” says Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, chair of the American College of Cardiology’s Electrophysiology Council....

Some of the symptoms of MS can also have an electric quality, causing us to feel as though we were buzzing, tingling, or being shocked. While out on an early-morning walk recently, I came upon another MS-electricity analogy, but this one relates to living with MS — the disease and its symptoms. A Misty Morning Brings an MS Analogy to Mind I try, on most days, to get myself and our Wheaten terrier, Maggie, out for a morning walk....

“The lining of the nose and sinuses is the same as the lining in the lung. There are cilia, or tiny hair-like structures, that clean the nose, sinuses, and lungs of airborne particulate matter, bacteria, and mucus,” explains Kathleen L. Yaremchuk, MD, an ENT (ear, nose, and throat) doctor and chairman of the department of otolaryngology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. “Smoking causes the cilia to stop working, which predisposes the smoker to increased infections of the lungs and sinuses....

In some instances, these nasty looks and criticisms are driving rifts in friendships, as the germ-averse start judging their less cautious friends. Welcome to the era of pandemic bullying and shaming. In an April 2020 survey of 1,500 people in the United States, 51 percent admitted that they had already judged an acquaintance for not adhering to social distancing guidelines (the survey was conducted by the polling company Lucid and commissioned by PhoneSoap, a company that makes cleaning supplies for cellphones)....

Analogies (or metaphors or allegories) seem to pop up at every turn in my days, although I don’t always notice or appreciate them at the time. Sometimes it’s weeks later as I sit down to write that an experience bubbles up and ends up in a post. One of those experiences occurred recently. Long Lists of Words Can Feel Meaningless I’ve been helping to launch a network of food producers in my area of the world....

More than 2,000 mushroom varieties are edible, according to the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, and each has a unique flavor profile. Large, meaty portobellos are a popular choice as vegetarian burgers and sliced to serve over pasta. Baby portobellos, also known as cremini mushrooms, are good for salads, omelets, and stuffings. The following steps show you how to cut both varieties of mushrooms so you can add more to your menu....

The reason expectant women should be mindful of the link between pregnancy and DVT is that an untreated clot has the potential to break free and travel through the bloodstream. “The fear is it will move to the heart or lungs and cause a pulmonary embolism, which can lead to death,” says Daniel Roshan, MD, a maternal fetal medicine specialist and an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City....

According to America’s Health Rankings from the United Health Foundation, nearly 15 percent of people ages 65 and older have been diagnosed with depression by a health professional. And in August 2020, during the pandemic, 1 in 4 older adults reported having depression or anxiety — a marked increase from 1 in 10 adults with Medicare in 2018 — according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Unfortunately, many seniors aren’t getting help for their symptoms....

Your body will likely experience a period of adjustment when you convert from an omnivore diet, eating both animal and plant foods, to a vegetarian diet, eating only plant foods. Don’t give up on your new diet. By understanding the cause of increased gas and making a few slight modifications to your eating habits, you can make vegetarianism easier on your intestines. A vegetarian diet is often much higher in fiber since plant-protein foods, such as dried beans, soy, and whole grains, are high in fiber — unlike animal-protein foods, such as meat, fish, and poultry....

Outdoor exercise is good for your body and mind, no matter the time of year. During winter, exercise can help ward off the blues, boost energy, and prevent unwanted weight if you find yourself more sedentary this time of year. And getting out of the house to work out can be extra mood-lifting. “Getting outside, even in the cold, allows us to reconnect with nature, break away from the digital and concrete world, and boost focus and creativity,” says Eric Ridings, a personal trainer and exercise massage therapist in private practice in Chicago....

Many people can go through or hear about such traumatic events and be fine after some time without additional interventions, says Anthony Ng, MD, chief medical officer at Acadia Hospital and chief of the psychiatry service at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. But some people who experience such traumatic events — whether personally or just by hearing about them — can become depressed, according to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance....

USPTF Recommends Colon Cancer Screening for 45-year-olds What’s New The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPTF) recommends that adults with average risk start colon cancer screening at age 45 instead of waiting until 50. Additionally, new data suggests that certain adults between the ages of 76 and 85 years might also benefit, although to a lesser extent. The new guidelines were published in the May 18 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association....

A lumpectomy is considered a breast-conserving surgery because, rather than removing an entire breast (as in a mastectomy), the surgeon removes just the area of the breast where there is cancer. This technique allows surgeons to maintain the appearance of your breast as much as possible. A lumpectomy can be very effective even though it’s the least-invasive form of breast cancer surgery. In some cases, the procedure can prevent the need for further surgery....

Trust us: If you want to improve your health, the effort to eat like a Greek is worth it. According to a review published February 2019 in Circulation Research, the Mediterranean diet — inspired by the eating habits of those who live along the Mediterranean Sea — can help reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. (No wonder it’s a consistent winner among U.S. News & World Report’s top annual diets....

Methotrexate Is First Line Treatment for RA, Other Autoimmune and Inflammatory Conditions Methotrexate (MTX) was originally developed in the 1940s as an anticancer drug, but it’s become the first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, as well as other autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. The drug has been hailed as a major success story, and remains the backbone of treatment for RA. Methotrexate falls in the category of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, or DMARDs. These drugs do more than deal with symptoms; they actually slow down progression of the disease....

Migraine and fibromyalgia do have several common factors: They both are much more likely to occur in women, and they have some common symptoms, including headaches, sensitivity to loud noises or bright lights, and gastrointestinal issues, according to the U.S. Office on Women’s Health. Symptoms of depression are more likely to occur in people who have both migraine and fibromyalgia, according to a study published in July 2018 in the Journal of Headache Pain....