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Postnasal drip may occur due to a variety of conditions. Several medications can treat the underlying cause, and the recommended drugs work differently to stop the drip. This article covers the best medications for postnasal drip, including types, dosages, precautions, and possible side effects. It also looks at home remedies, preventions, and when to contact a doctor. Usually, a person either swallows the mucus their body produces or blows it out of their nose. However, if someone produces excess mucus, they may feel it dripping down the back of the throat. Doctors call this postnasal drip. According to the American Academy of Otolaryngology, postnasal drip can develop due to: Medications for postnatal drip Different classifications of medications perform different functions that may help with postnatal drip, such as: helping dry up mucus decreasing mucus production treating the underlying cause of postnasal drip These medications also come in different forms, including: pills nasal s...

A shorter-than-average menstrual cycle — 25 days or fewer between periods — might predict early onset of menopause and more menopausal symptoms, including more severe issues, according to research published in the journal Menopause. Researchers found that, as women approached menopause in midlife, those with short cycles were more likely to have sleep problems, heart discomfort, depression, and physical or mental exhaustion than those whose menstrual cycles were closer to either a normal or longer length (26 to 34 days from the first day of one period to the first day of the next). The findings were based on data from 634 women who were tracked for nearly two decades. The menstrual cycle prepares the body for possible pregnancy. Most often, menstruation starts between ages 11 and 14. Periods generally last from three to five days, but the cycle might be regular (the same length each month) or irregular, painful or pain-free, and with light or heavy bleeding. Tell The Post: What does ag...

Cellulitis is a bacterial infection of the dermis, a thick inner layer of skin. Cellulitis symptoms include redness, inflammation, and fever. If you don't take antibiotics for cellulitis treatment, you may experience complications, including a cellulitis abscess or perianal cellulitis, an infection around the anus. In rare cases, complications can be very severe, leading to necrotizing fasciitis, septicemia, and other life-threatening infections.  Learn more about cellulitis complications, including how to recognize symptoms and treatment options to avoid serious illness. Vadym Plysiuk / Getty Images Cellulitis Symptoms Cellulitis occurs when bacteria enter the middle layer of skin, known as the dermis. Soon after an infection takes hold, you'll notice cellulitis symptoms, including: A red and inflamed area on the skin Skin that is warmer than normal to the touch Skin that's painful to touch Red lines coming to and...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Doctors are monitoring an unusual spike in cases of a potentially serious childhood virus. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infects almost all young children by the time they reach their second birthday. Symptoms include runny nose, cough and sometimes a fever, much like a common cold. Most recover in about two weeks. But in about 1% of cases, the child develops severe symptoms and may require hospitalization. "Labored breathing, where you see children breathing with their abdomen, the belly, maybe pulling the ribs, skin pulling between the ribs... those are signs of respiratory distress," Dr. Scott Bickel, Norton Pediatric Pulmonologist said. "But in many cases, it starts with runny nose, maybe a mild cough and may progress from there." Why doctors are seeing so many RSV cases right now is something of a medical mystery. It may be linked to COVID precautions. "With COVID, people have been wearing masks previously," Bickel said. ...

It's been a warm month in Cheyenne but it won't be long before the first freeze of the season arrives. According to 1991-2021 statistics from the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, the average date of the first freeze in the capital city is Sept. 29. The earliest first freeze over the last 30 years was Sept. 7, 2020, and the latest was Oct. 25, 2010. Last year's first freeze didn't occur until Oct. 12, and, despite the recent cooldown, it looks like this year's first freeze may hold off until later in October as well. The NWS says "increased cloud cover and moisture should keep the nighttime temperatures fairly warm through early next week, but uncertainty increases significantly after that." weather.gov/cys weather.gov/cys loading... 8PM 9/28 - We are starting to get into the time of year where temperatures below freezing are increasingly likely. While a few locations (including Laramie) briefly dropped below freezing during the cold snap on September ...

Dr. Christopher Sulowski, chief of the pediatric emergency department at McMaster Children's Hospital, shares how to manage a fever at home and when it's appropriate to visit your family doctor or the emergency department. Fevers can be scary for parents. It is usually a sign that your child's body is fighting an infection. A temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) or higher indicates a fever, but it's important to focus on your child's comfort, not the number on the thermometer. You might wonder how high is too high? Is it better to take your child to the emergency room or to treat the fever at home? Dr. Christopher Sulowski, chief of the pediatric emergency department at McMaster Children's Hospital, shares some tips.  How high is too high? When your child isn't feeling well and has a fever, it's easy to fix...

Editor's Note: The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writers. CNN is showcasing the work of The Conversation, a collaboration between journalists and academics to provide news analysis and commentary. The content is produced solely by The Conversation. President Joe Biden's declaration that "the pandemic is over" raised eyebrows and the hackles of some experts who think such messaging could be premature and counterproductive. But to many Americans who have long since returned to pre-COVID 19 activities and are now being forced back into the office, the remark may ring true. The problem is that what "back to normal" feels like may differ from person to person, depending on the individual's circumstances and by what criteria they are judging the pandemic to be over. The Conversation asked three scholars of different parts of U.S. society affected by the pandemic – public health, ...

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Common colds are caused by viruses. There are no effective cures, and antibiotics do not work on viruses, so treatment is targeted at managing the symptoms until your immune system has cleared the cold. So why might someone go to a doctor at all for a cold? Well, occasionally a cold might turn into something more serious, requiring assessment and specific treatment, and a GP visit could be warranted. Or you may just want reassurance and advice. Don't rush to the GP for something totally normal Problems arise when there too many unwarranted visits to GPs for cold symptoms. Studies have shown antibiotics are still prescribed widely for viral colds, even though they don't help, and this contributes to antibiotic resistance. It hastens the arrival of an era when many antibiotics simply don't work at all. On average, children have four to six colds per year, while in adults the average is two to three. Some people ar...

Desiree Chan developed back pain, coughing, fatigue, night sweats, and weight loss in late 2020.  Doctors tested the 33-year-old for many infectious diseases, like pneumonia or tuberculosis.  After about a month, she was diagnosed with Valley fever, a potentially deadly fungal infection.  Loading Something is loading. ...

Cristian Apetrei  |  Your Turn Show Caption Hide Caption Erie's neighborhood centers providing crucial aid to community Shantel Hilliard, executive director of the Booker T. Washington Center, discusses how Erie's community centers adjusted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kevin Flowers, Erie Times-News Since health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 cases, misinformation has spread just as quickly as the virus. Social media may have made the amount, variety and speed of misinformation seem unprecedented, but COVID-19 isn't the first pandemic where false and harmful information has set back public health.  Misinformation altered how people trusted their governments and doctors during the 1918 influenza pandemic. It fueled the 19th century smallpox anti-vaccine movements th...

MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Anhedonia has connections with negative and positive symptoms and functional domains in schizophrenia, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in JAMA Psychiatry . Samuel J. Abplanalp, Ph.D., from the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, and colleagues examined the interplay and structure of positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and functional domains in individuals with schizophrenia using network analysis and community detection methods. The final analysis included 979 patients from five geographically distributed research centers in the United States. The researchers found that in the comprehensive network analysis, anhedonia had the highest expected influence, showing connections with negative and positive symptoms and functional domains. The lowest expected influence was seen for positive symptoms. The presence of three clusters was indicated in a community detection analysis, corresponding to positive symptoms...

A previously healthy 4-month-old boy presented to a tertiary pediatric emergency department with a 2-day history of cough, nasal congestion, and fever. AFFILIATIONS: 1 Pediatric Residency Program, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC 2 Division of Hospitalist Medicine, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC 3 Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC CITATION: Crawford L, Korattiyil M, Dixon G, Siems A. Acholic stools as a primary presenting symptom of incomplete Kawasaki disease. Consultant. Published online July 14, 2022. doi:10.25270/con.2022.06.00008 Received December 18, 2021; accepted January 4, 2022. DISCLOSURES: The authors report no relevant financial relationships. CORRESPONDENCE: Lexi M. Crawford, MD, Children's National Health System, Pediatric Residency Program, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20010 (LCrawford3@childrensnational.org) ABSTRACT:   Kawa...