Recurring white patches or odd tastes in the mouth can signal yeast infection known as thrush. Yeast overgrowth may be tied to dentures, antibiotics, or immune problems.
Legs that repeatedly give out after activity, then recover with rest, may point to more than low minerals and warrant prompt medical evaluation.
The brains of people with migraines look a bit different than other brains, a review of research concludes. The review looked at 19 studies. All of them examined people’s brains using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The images showed that people who have migraines are more likely than others to have changes in the brain’s white matter. These areas help to carry signals within the brain. People with migraines also had more areas in the brain that looked like previous strokes. Researchers said they don’t know why changes in white matter are more common in people with migraines. They don’t know if migraines caused the changes, or if the changes caused the migraines. Or something else could have caused both. They said they have no evidence that the changes affect people’s health.
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Pain where a rib meets your breastbone can be unsettling. Learn how doctors pinpoint this chest wall problem and which home treatments may ease it.
Some vitamins and supplements show limited benefit for certain types of headache. Good sleep habits, stress reduction, and other lifestyle changes can also help.
A new kind of device shocks the heart back into normal rhythm without the need for implanted wires that actually touch the heart, a study finds. The device is called a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). A standard ICD is implanted under the skin and is attached to wires that touch the heart. The wire on the new device is implanted under the skin. The study included 314 people using the new device. In a 6-month period, 21 people had episodes of a fast heart rhythm that can lead to cardiac arrest. This occurred 38 times in all. Each time, the device shocked the heart back to a normal rhythm. The device detected and fixed 100% of the life-threatening rhythms. However, 41 patients received shocks at times when there was no dangerous rhythm. Cameron Health Inc. makes the device. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved it last year.