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Parents often suspect food poisoning every time their kids get diarrhea and vomiting. Fortunately, food poisoning doesn’t occur that frequently, as most cases of diarrhea and vomiting in kids are caused by simple viral infections that kids get in daycare or school. Still, food poisoning is common, as the CDC estimates that there are about 48 million cases of food poisoning in the United States each year. Although most of these cases are mild, about 128,000 people with food poisoning are hospitalized and 3,000 die each year....

Hepatitis A is a contagious viral infection that affects the liver. The hepatitis A virus causes an infection that can be easily spread from person to person through fecal contamination. It can be prevented by a vaccine. This article will explain its transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Hepatitis A Transmission Hepatitis A primarily spreads when you come in contact with the stool of a person who has the virus, and it enters your body through your digestive system—often through contaminated food or water....

People with high-frequency hearing loss can’t hear sounds in higher frequencies, such as sounds like the letters s, h, and f. This can make it more difficult for you to understand speech. On an audiogram, the frequencies go from low to high frequencies. The definition of high frequency varies. Some experts consider 2000 Hertz (2kHz) to be high frequency. The high-frequency ranges go from 2000 Hertz to 8000 Hertz. (1000 Hz is considered to be mid-frequency....

Any other year, kids would be counting down the days to summer and looking forward to family vacations. But this year, many parents are still struggling to decide whether to travel or not. Key Takeaways Families with children not yet eligible for COVID-19 vaccination are still carefully considering the risk factors associated with travel.Roadtrips are an increasingly popular choice as people avoid flying.Outdoor activities help create a semblance of normalcy for families....

Some of the early symptoms of Hodgkin lymphoma include high fevers, night sweats, unexplained weight loss, fatigue, persistent cough, abdominal pain, swelling, or the enlargement of lymph nodes. If you experience one or more of these symptoms, your healthcare provider will likely run a series of tests to diagnose whether or not your condition is Hodgkin lymphoma. This will include a physical exam, blood tests, imaging tests like an X-ray or computerized tomography (CT) scan, and a biopsy....

If you drink alcohol at night and have trouble falling or staying asleep, you might wonder how long you should wait between your last drink and going to bed so your sleep isn’t impacted. This article explores how alcohol affects your quality of sleep. It also covers what symptoms you might have if you don’t wait long enough between having your last drink and going to bed. How Alcohol Affects Sleep Alcohol may be consumed in beer, wine, and hard liquors like vodka, rum, gin, and whiskey....

Noncancerous growths inside the nasal cavity and/or sinuses, called nasal polyps, often don’t have symptoms—and when they do, the symptoms are very similar to those associated with colds, allergies, and sinus infections. While it’s not possible to self-diagnose nasal polyps, healthcare providers are able to perform a few different tests to help determine if a person has nasal polyps. What Are Nasal Polyps? Nasal polyps are soft, swollen, abnormal, sac-like growths that line the inside of a person’s nose or sinuses....

Some men may experience chronic prostatitis, also known as chronic pelvic pain syndrome, (CP/CPPS), alongside irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). They are two different conditions but they do have some common features. The overlap is a good reason to discuss all of your symptoms with your healthcare provider. Here is a brief overview of CP/CPPS, with some information as to how it might relate to IBS. What Is Prostatitis? Prostatitis refers to health conditions related to the prostate, a gland that is part of the male reproductive system....

A Maisonneuve fracture is a specific type of ankle fracture that occurs when the ankle is forcefully twisted outwards (external rotation). The fracture is important because treatment almost always requires surgery, and without a careful examination of the ankle (and the knee), it’s possible to misdiagnose this injury. The Name The Maisonneuve fracture was named after a French surgeon named Jules Germain Maisonneuve. Dr. Maisonneuve (pronounced MAY-son-OU-ve) described this injury pattern and its association with injuries that cause a forceful external rotation of the ankle joint....

If you have recently been hospitalized or are otherwise homebound, you may benefit from home health care. Medicare offers coverage, but the program is changing. Learn how these changes affect your ability to get the care you need. Covered Home Health Services Medicare home healthcare coverage is on a part-time, not full-time, basis. If you need care 24 hours a day, expect to pay out of pocket. Skilled care may be covered if it occurs less than seven days per week (up to 28 hours per week for skilled nursing and/or home health aide care) or if it occurs less than eight hours a day up to 21 weeks....

From your first period (menarche) until your periods stop with menopause, the sole purpose of your monthly cycle is to reproduce. If a fertilized egg does not implant in the wall of your uterus after ovulation, the lining sheds. This is your menstrual period. Menstruation happens every month because you did not get pregnant. A regular menses occurs, on average, every 28 days or about 14 days after regular ovulation. When the body does not function properly to cause ovulation, menstruation does not come regularly....

A pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) is a company that administers, or handles, the drug benefit program for your employer or health plan. PBMs process and pay prescription drug claims and are responsible for creating and updating your health plan’s drug formulary. Because these companies can buy medications in large quantities directly from the drug companies, they are able to offer you discounts in mail order medications. PBM Is a Middleman Probably the best way to think about a PBM is as a middleman....

Many babies have problems with spitting up that don’t require treatment. In these babies, referred to as “happy spitters,” symptoms usually disappear after six to eight months. For some infants, however, symptoms are a sign of something more serious, such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and they need medical attention. This article explores what you can do to ease your baby’s symptoms, whether your infant has harmless spitting or needs medical treatment for reflux....

A colonoscopy is primarily used to help identify colon polyps and remove them so that they do not turn into colon cancer. The test can also identify other gut-related abnormalities and diagnose colon cancer. Diagnoses Related to Colonoscopy While a colonoscopy is used most frequently to look for precancerous lesions, it is also often used to diagnose other gut-related issues or causes of abdominal pain, chronic constipation, chronic diarrhea, rectal bleeding (such as hemorrhoids), colitis (inflammation of the colon), and diverticular disease (outpouching of colon’s wall)....

As with any surgery, the steps you take after a septoplasty can be as important as the surgery itself. Find out how to care for yourself after septoplasty surgery. Septoplasty—a surgery to correct a crooked or deviated septum—may be a fairly simple procedure, but it carries risks. Find how to promote a good recovery and make the best of your surgery. Benefits of Surgery A septoplasty is a surgery used to correct a deviated or crooked septum....

The pain from cluster headaches is so severe that patients have called them “suicide headaches” and likened them to the worst suffering imaginable. Characterized by groups of recurring attacks of 15 minutes to several hours each, these headaches always localize on one side of the face, usually centering on the temple around one eye. Alongside this pain, the condition can cause watery tears in the affected eye, facial swelling, runny nose, and restlessness....

With multiple sclerosis (MS), you may experience heat intolerance or Uhthoff phenomenon, which is worsening of your symptoms when exposed to heat. In fact, even an increase of half of a degree is enough to make you feel unwell. Avoiding excessive heat and being sure to cool down when your body gets warm can make you more comfortable and may even relieve some of your symptoms. There are a number of strategies and cooling products you can use to prevent your body temperature from rising, and it is important to have some items handy just in case temperatures rise....

Nails serve several important purposes. They help humans function. Nails are basically flat versions of claws that help humans dig, climb, scratch, grab, and more. They guard against injuries. They serve as protective plates that help prevent the fingers and toes from getting cut or scraped during daily activities.They enhance the sensation. The fingers and toes contain nerve endings that allow the body to process the volumes of information that it receives every time something is touched—and the nail acts as a counterforce, providing even more sensory input after a person touches something....

A new study suggests that body mass index (BMI) measurements widely used to assess health risks such as obesity and diabetes are not an accurate method for non-White people. Key Takeaways A new study finds that BMI measurement cutoffs to assess certain health risks weren’t accurate for people who aren’t White.BMI cutoffs should be lower for many non-White people.The measurement is an imperfect indicator of health. Researchers examined data from over 1....

After you get a vaccine of any kind, including a COVID-19 shot, your lymph nodes—especially those under your arm—can get bigger as your immune system responds. While these enlarged lymph nodes are normal after a vaccine, they can sometimes be mistaken for malignancies on imaging tests like a mammogram. Key Takeaways Enlarged lymph nodes in the armpit are normal after any vaccination and are a sign that the body’s immune system has responded to the vaccine....