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2 weeks ago | healthywomen.org | Kim Ledgerwood

Migraine attacks aren’t just head pain. They’re part of migraine disease, a neurologic disorder, and they involve a wide variety of symptoms that can include intense headache attacks, particularly occurring on one side of the head; sensitivity to light, sounds and smells; tingling or numbness in your arms and/or legs, mood changes and intense fatigue, among other symptoms. This chronic condition can be difficult to treat, but there are a lot of different migraine treatments out there.

2 weeks ago | healthywomen.org | Shannon Shelton Miller

Los pólipos nasales son neoplasias no cancerosas que se desarrollan dentro de la nariz o en tus senos paranasales. Si bien los pólipos nasales usualmente son indoloros, pueden generar síntomas incómodos tales como presión y congestión en la nariz y el rostro, nariz tapada con secreción espesa e incolora, problemas respiratorios y pérdida de los sentidos del olfato y el tacto. Cualquier persona puede desarrollar pólipos nasales aunque son más frecuentes para personas de mediana edad.

2 weeks ago | healthywomen.org | Alex Fulton

Aproximadamente 1.5 millones de personas en Estados Unidos tienen lupus, un trastorno que ocurre cuando el sistema inmunitario ataca órganos y tejidos saludables. De ellas, 9 de cada 10 son mujeres. El lupus es un trastorno complicado que puede ser difícil de diagnosticar e incluso más difícil de tratar. Los científicos estudian el lupus desde muchos ángulos diferentes para poder entender de mejor manera qué lo desencadena y cómo ayudar de mejor forma a las personas que viven con ese trastorno.

2 weeks ago | healthywomen.org | Alex Fulton

About 1.5 million people in the United States have lupus, a disease that happens when the immune system attacks healthy organs and tissues. Of these, 9 out of 10 are women. Lupus is a complicated disease that can be hard to diagnose and even harder to treat. Scientists are looking at lupus from many different angles so they can better understand what triggers it — and how best to support those who are living with the disease.

2 weeks ago | healthywomen.org | Shannon Shelton Miller

Nasal polyps are noncancerous growths that develop inside the nose or in your sinuses. Although nasal polyps are usually painless, they can produce uncomfortable symptoms like pressure and fullness in the nose and face, a stuffy nose with thick and discolored drainage, breathing issues and a loss of smell and taste. Anyone can get nasal polyps, although they’re more common in middle age. They can’t be cured, but there are treatments available to help manage symptoms.