Healthcare professionals recommend taking Jardiance in the morning. However, scientists have investigated what happens if you take Jardiance at night and whether or not it may still be effective. Jardiance (empagliflozin) is a prescription medication. It helps control your blood sugar levels if you have type 2 diabetes. It also...

What happens if you take Jardiance at night?

You’ve probably already heard of the ‘gut-brain axis’. It’s the biochemical signaling pathway between the gastrointestinal tract and your central nervous system, which has already been associated with bowel disease and dementia, as well as GERD and chronic headaches. It’s also why a good night’s sleep...

7 GI conditions linked with brain aneurysm

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Hypoglycemia symptoms include having anxiety, emotional instability, dizziness, and lightheadedness. Here's a list with more signs to watch for.

10 Warning Signs of Low Blood Sugar

This rarely diagnosed condition involves a blood clot in one of the veins running through the sole of your foot. It may be misdiagnosed at times as plantar fasciitis. Plantar vein thrombosis (PVT) is an uncommon but potentially very painful condition affecting the bottom of the foot. It means that you have a blood clot in one of the veins that carry blood from the sole of the foot back toward the heart.

What to Know About Plantar Vein Thrombosis

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Medically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MDMedically reviewed by Rafle Fernandez, MDAn enlarged heart (also known as cardiomegaly) isn't a condition on its own but is often an underlying sign of heart problems. Several conditions like coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, and kidney disease can cause an enlarged heart.Some people with an enlarged heart don't experience symptoms at all, but others may experience symptoms like trouble breathing, a racing heartbeat, and fluid build-up—all of which tend to worsen with physical exertion.  
      What Size Should Your Heart Be?Typically, your heart is about the size...

Signs and Symptoms of an Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly)

Muscle wasting (atrophy) is the loss of muscle mass and strength, often caused by advancing age or physical inactivity. Wasting of muscle tissue can also occur with malnutrition and various nerve or muscle-related health conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), muscular dystrophy, or spinal muscular atrophy. Chronic diseases associated...

What Medical Conditions Can Cause Muscle Wasting?

Laser blended vision uses LASIK surgery to help improve a person’s eyesight. The technique involves correcting the longer-distance vision in one eye while leaving the other more nearsighted for close-up work. Blended vision, also known as monovision, may help reduce the time a person uses eyeglasses. While contact lenses...

What to know about laser blended vision

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a connective tissue disorder. It can affect blood vessel function and blood flow regulation. Sometimes, this leads to symptoms of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). EDS and POTS are two distinct yet often related chronic conditions. EDS is a collection of inherited disorders that affect the...

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and POTS: What is the link?

We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. Late last year, Samara Maloney, one of the Caribbean’s most beloved social media influencers, passed away unexpectedly from a ruptured brain aneurysm, plummeting the...

Neurologists Speak Out: 5 Ways To Protect Yourself From A Brain Aneurysm

There is no single test to diagnose Sjögren disease. Doctors will carry out a range of tests, such as blood, eye, and salivary gland tests, to look for signs of the disorder and rule out other conditions. Sjögren disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes dry eyes and mouth....

How do doctors diagnose Sjögren disease?

A person with a tracheostomy has a higher risk than usual of aspiration, which means they may take unwanted substances into their airways. A tracheostomy is a procedure in which a surgeon makes an opening in the front of a person’s throat and fits a tracheostomy tube into it. The tube connects the outside of the body with the lower airways.

What are the signs of aspiration with a tracheostomy?

Pulmonic regurgitation is when blood leaks back into the heart from the pulmonary artery due to weakness in the pulmonary valve. It happens when a pulmonary valve does not close properly. The pulmonary valve is the mechanism that ensures blood leaving the heart does not come back into it. Pulmonic...

What to know about pulmonic regurgitation

The FDA approved an expanded indication of self-administered subcutaneous furosemide for patients with HF. The expanded indication now includes patients with NYHA class IV chronic HF. scPharmaceuticals Inc. announced the FDA approved the supplemental new drug application to expand the indication of its self-administered subcutaneous furosemide injection for patients with...

FDA approves expanded indication of furosemide injection for NYHA class IV heart failure

Oxidized cholesterol is the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, which can build up as plaque in the walls of the arteries. Oxidization is a chemical process that occurs in the body. Oxidized cholesterol occurs when this chemical reaction affects LDL cholesterol. Excess oxidized cholesterol can build up in the...

What to know about oxidized cholesterol

Medically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MDMedically reviewed by Brigid Dwyer, MDThe sciatic nerve is the body’s largest and longest nerve, running from the lower back down through the back of each leg. This nerve stimulates leg muscle movement and carries sensory signals from the legs to the spine, helping you complete daily functions like walking and standing. Irritation of or damage to the sciatic nerve can lead to multiple health conditions, causing pain, numbness, tingling, and more.Anatomy of the Sciatic NerveThe sciatic nerve is a part of your peripheral nervous system, which is made up of the nerves that exist...

A Complete Guide to Your Sciatic Nerve

Gene therapy is an emerging treatment for both wet and dry macular degeneration. It requires fewer eye injections than standard treatments. Macular degeneration, also called age-related macular degeneration (AMD), affects your ability to see things straight ahead of you. This makes it difficult to perform daily activities like reading and driving.

Can Gene Therapy Cure Macular Degeneration?

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Researchers are engineering a parasite that spreads through cat feces to deliver therapeutic drugs to the brain. This is because the parasite is able to cross the blood-brain barrier, an important asset when it comes to rendering drug delivery more efficient.

Researchers engineer cat poop parasite to deliver therapeutic drugs to the brain

Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia is an irregular heartbeat where the bottom chambers of your heart beat quicker than usual. It can cause symptoms such as shortness of breath, dizziness, or fatigue. Tachycardia is the medical term for an abnormally fast heartbeat. Ventricular tachycardia is when the bottom chambers of your heart...

All About Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

Beta-blockers lower your heart rate and reduce your heart’s workload. If you have heart failure, they may help improve your cardiac function. Possible side effects include unusually slow heart rate and low blood pressure. Beta-blocker medications block the production of two stress hormones called epinephrine and norepinephrine. Doctors may...

Do Beta-Blockers Work for Heart Failure?

Imodium (loperamide) is a brand-name, over-the-counter (OTC) medication that’s used to treat the symptoms of diarrhea in adults and some children. Imodium comes in several forms that are taken as needed. Imodium is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat the symptoms of diarrhea, including traveler’s...

Imodium dosage

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What is branch retinal vein occlusion?

Branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) is when a blockage forms in the veins branching off the retina, which can disrupt blood flow. Treatment depends on the...

What is branch retinal vein occlusion?

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