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Health Tip: Minimize Jet Lag

By ariannawmd on September 17, 2014

It’s difficult to eliminate jet lag altogether, but there are things you can do to minimize symptoms of poor sleep, fatigue and difficulty concentrating.

The American Academy of Family Physicians suggests how to help ease jet lag:

Before you leave, get plenty of sleep. Once you arrive in the new time zone, adhere to local bedtimes and wake times.
Eat well-balanced, healthy meals and follow the regular meal schedule of the new time zone.
Avoid drinking too much alcohol, and don’t overeat.
Exercise as much as possible.
Use sleep medications sparingly.

Source: HealthDay

Are You Living with Psoriasis?

A growing knowledge of the skin disease called psoriasis is leading to greater treatment choices, including personalized therapies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports.

Psoriasis is an immune system disorder that causes overproduction of skin cells, resulting in scaling, pain, swelling, redness and heat. The condition affects about 7.5 million Americans.

“As we better understand the disease, researchers know more about what specific factors to target in order to develop effective treatments,” FDA dermatologist Dr. Melinda McCord said in an agency news release.

There is no cure for psoriasis, so the main goals of treatments are to stop skin cell overproduction and reduce inflammation. Current therapies include medicines applied to the skin (topical), light treatment (phototherapy), or drugs taken by mouth or given by injection.

Doctors used to take a step-by-step approach, starting patients with mild to moderate psoriasis on topical therapy. If that was ineffective, doctors moved on to phototherapy or drug treatment.

Health Tip: Minimize Jet Lag

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