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You’ve read all the checklists, gathered information from multiple sources, and are convinced your child has auditory processing disorder (APD). There are lists of recommendations, classroom modifications, and therapies available⁠—so why get an evaluation? Accurate diagnosis of APD is critical because: Not all listening problems are APD, although APD causes problems listening. APD can be associated with reading, spelling, and language disorders⁠—but so can other disorders. Other disorders⁠—such as ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and mild mental retardation⁠—can mimic APD but require different treatment....

Teenagers and adults who are hooked on Juul’s compact e-cigarettes might have to search for alternatives. Key Takeaways Juul, one of the most popular e-cigarette brands, was ordered by the FDA to remove all of its products from the U.S. market.The FDA said the company failed to provide sufficient data on the potentially harmful chemicals leaching from the refill pods.More than 2 million middle- and high-school students in the U.S. currently use e-cigarettes....

High cholesterol symptoms can include problems with your eyes, such as blurry vision, seeing dark spots, eye pain and more. The eyes can also be affected in ways that don’t change the way you see. One such example is the most common cholesterol-related eye problem xanthelasma, a yellowing of the skin around the eyes. Here is what you should know about the signs and symptoms of high cholesterol that might show up in and around your eyes, and when you should see a doctor for them....

Health Insurance co-ops (cooperatives) are health payment structures that offer health insurance at reduced costs while continuing to compete with private insurance companies. During conversations about healthcare reform, and while looking for better ways to establish affordable healthcare for all Americans, discussions took place about the development of health insurance co-ops, which are also called health insurance cooperatives. How Co-Ops Work Co-ops are owned by the people who have insurance with them....

A truly low-carb pasta is something of a Holy Grail for people with diabetes. Most tend to avoid this popular food because it can cause serious increases in levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood, so it’s not surprising that in 2007 a pasta manufacturer called Dreamfields reported an impressive $14.6 million in sales after claiming its “Healthy Carb Living” pasta products might actually help to improve glucose levels. Fast forward seven years, however, and Dreamfields found itself entangled in an $8 million class-action lawsuit for label fraud, forcing it to make substantial changes in how it markets and labels its products....

A routine physical changed my life. It was 2017, and as I sat chatting with my doctor at my annual physical, she noticed that my stomach seemed a little bloated. I laughed it off, saying that I needed to cut the carbs. But she looked closer. Her insistence on investigating was the beginning of my journey with uterine fibroids. This article is part of Uterine Fibroids and Black Women, a destination in our Health Divide series....

Menkes disease is a rare, often fatal neurodegenerative disease that affects the body’s ability to absorb copper. Learn about the origins of the disease, plus symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options. Origins In 1962, a healthcare provider named John Menkes and his colleagues at Columbia University in New York published a scientific article about five male infants with a distinctive genetic syndrome. This syndrome, now known as Menkes disease, Menkes kinky hair disease or Menkes syndrome, has been identified as a disorder of copper metabolism in the body....

The navicular bone is one of the 26 bones in the human foot. It’s important for connecting the ankle to the lower bones in our feet and helps form the arch that enables us to walk. It is prone to stress fractures, especially by athletes while kicking, sprinting, twisting, or falling. Anatomy The human foot contains 26 bones and 33 individual joints. The navicular bone is a wedge-shaped bone located on the top inner side of the middle of the foot....

Have you ever had trouble keeping your daily medication straight? As people get older, they often start taking more than one prescription and monitoring what pills need to be taken at what time of day can be challenging. Enter the multi-compartment pillbox: a low-tech device designed to help you keep everything organized and safe. But how well do these pillboxes actually work in practice? According to a small 2009 study by Odette Gould, a psychology professor at Mount Allison University in Sackville, N....

Researchers in Massachusetts recently set out to determine if schools could safely reduce social distancing length. The study’s findings indicated that having three feet of social distance in the classroom is just as effective as having six feet as long as everyone wears a face mask. Key Takeaways A new study has shown that social distancing lengths of three feet in schools are just as effective as six feet when everyone in a classroom is wearing a mask....

A new study shows that people with diabetes who followed a low-carbohydrate diet for six months experienced remission of the condition with no negative health effects. The research was published in The British Medical Journal on January 13. Key Takeaways A new study suggests that eating fewer carbohydrates than what is recommended by the American Diabetes Association can improve outcomes for people with diabetes.The research also found that following a very low-carbohydrate diet did not offer as much benefit as sticking to a low-carbohydrate diet....

Treating injury with cold temperatures is a widely accepted therapy modality in both medicine and rehabilitation. In cryosurgery, for example, tissue is destroyed by controlled freezing. Cryotherapy has been used in oncology, and the analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties of ice have been explored in rheumatology since 1978. The idea of treating certain ailments with cold is not new—according to a report published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, the health benefits of cold temperatures have been professed already by the ancient Egyptians as well as Hippocrates....

We’ve all been there: In spite of all the medications, supplements, stress-reducing techniques and lifestyle changes, some of your symptoms still impose themselves on your life. During those times, little things can make a big difference. Keeping certain little things close at hand can help you manage your fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS or ME/CFS) symptoms and improve your quality of life. Many of us “nest” when we have flares, basically holing up in one spot such as the bed or couch....

N-acetylcysteine, simply known as NAC, is a powerful antioxidant that can offer help to women who have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Known in Europe for decades as an immune boosting supplement and as a popular treatment for bronchitis, NAC is emerging as a promising integrative treatment for women who are having complications from PCOS. Here are five great benefits of NAC for women with the condition: Boosts Fertility For the approximately 70 percent of women with PCOS who experience infertility, NAC may offer some hope....

The abducens nerve, sometimes called the abducent nerve, is responsible for the movement of the lateral rectus muscle, which allows your eye to rotate away from the center of your body and look to the left or right. The abducens is the sixth cranial nerve (CN VI). This nerve has only a motor function and lacks a sensory function. The abducens is considered an extraocular nerve, which literally means “outside of the eye....

As the healthcare industry began to adopt more stringent infection-control processes and procedures in the 1980s, the number of Americans who developed an allergy to latex began to rise. This was due to increased exposure to natural rubber latex, a milky fluid derived from the Hevea brasiliensis tree, that was used to make gloves commonly used in healthcare settings. Natural rubber latex is also used in numerous other products, including balloons, rubber bands, condoms, diaphragms, rubber balls, and bandages—but it’s not used in paint....

Brain scans from before and after a COVID-19 infection show that the virus appears to cause modest changes in the structure of the brain. Key Takeaways Brain scans done months before and a few months after COVID-19 infection revealed structural changes in the brain.People who had been infected showed a greater decline in ability to perform complex tasks than those who had not been infected, with the difference being more pronounced in older individuals....

Child’s Pose is a beginner yoga pose that stretches the muscles of the low back, as well as the inner thighs. For those with tight back and hip muscles, this will, of course, feel like work. But get beyond the tension and Child’s Pose is deeply relaxing. It promotes flexibility, stress relief and helps circulation to the muscles, joints, and disks of the back. Stabilize the Spine Child’s Pose, done after Cobra or other back extension movement, offers an opportunity to stabilize the spine by providing opposing actions....

When receiving a diagnosis of cancer, it is normal to feel sad, worried, and downright scared of what lies ahead. Sharing your cancer diagnosis with others can be equally, if not more, anxiety-ridden and frightening. By considering the personal benefits of sharing your diagnosis, as well as the potential downsides of keeping your diagnosis a secret, you can hopefully smoothly and more confidently move forward with this initial step. Consider the Benefits of Sharing Sharing your diagnosis may be one of the most difficult parts of your cancer journey....

When you are learning about CPR and first aid, it is important to know the differences between heart attack and stroke. These are two very different medical emergencies. Both develop from blockages in the blood vessels but affect different critical functions of the body. Heart Attack A heart attack refers to damage to the muscle of the heart, usually from a lack of blood flow. Most of the time, a blood clot forms in one of the arteries that supply the heart muscle, blocking the flow of blood that it needs to nourish it....