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Your Good Health: How to lower the amount of forever chemicals in your water

Your Good Health: How to lower the amount of forever chemicals in your water

First, if/how much of these chemicals are in your water. A filter in a water pitcher or an inline filter for your drinking water can protect you
Your Good Health: Arthritis symptoms can flare up after COVID

Your Good Health: Arthritis symptoms can flare up after COVID

Just being in bed for a prolonged time can cause osteoarthritis to worsen, but COVID infections have been shown to worsen osteoarthritis.
Your Good Health: Woman with coronary artery disease shouldn’t take Adderall

Your Good Health: Woman with coronary artery disease shouldn’t take Adderall

There probably is a small increased risk of heart attack and death from stimulants like amphetamine/dexamphetamine (Adderall). A person with known blockages is at a much higher risk for a heart attack than a person without known blockages.
Your Good Health: MRI reveals disease of the blood vessels in the brain

Your Good Health: MRI reveals disease of the blood vessels in the brain

High blood pressure, smoking and high blood cholesterol put people at risk for small vessel ischemic disease, which affects blood vessels in the brain.
Your Good Health: Why the government shouldn’t put limitations on sodium intake

Your Good Health: Why the government shouldn’t put limitations on sodium intake

Excess sodium has health risks, so public health officials recommend that people consume less of it, but government regulation might be a step too far
Your Good Health: Nuclear stress test after a heart attack causes worry in patient

Your Good Health: Nuclear stress test after a heart attack causes worry in patient

This type of stress test uses radioactive isotopes to look at blood flow to the heart and is monitored carefully so there is no damage to the heart.
Your Good Health: Zepbound offers health benefits, but must be taken long-term

Your Good Health: Zepbound offers health benefits, but must be taken long-term

This is a prescription medication originally used for diabetes but now approved for weight loss. Most people regained weight as soon as they stopped the medicine.
Your Good Health: Understanding incompatible kidney transplant

Your Good Health: Understanding incompatible kidney transplant

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is a common genetic disease
Your Good Health: Confirming the diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica

Your Good Health: Confirming the diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica

The main symptom of polymyalgia rheumatica is muscle pain that begins suddenly, especially in the shoulders and neck but also in both hips in some people.
Your Good Health: Esophagitis diagnosis calls for the cessation of NSAIDs

Your Good Health: Esophagitis diagnosis calls for the cessation of NSAIDs

A person with inflammation of the tissues that line the esophagus should avoid drugs that can cause more damage