Fibromyalgia

Acupuncture May Help Ease Fibromyalgia Pain, Study Finds

22 May 2017 • 1 comment

Acupuncture may help ease pain and improve quality of life for people with fibromyalgia, a new study suggests.Ten weeks after treatment, the pain scores of patients given acupuncture dropped an...

Cardiovascular diseases

'Heart attack risk' for common painkillers

22 May 2017 • 10 comments

A fresh study suggests there may be a link between taking high doses of common anti-inflammatory painkillers - such as ibuprofen - and heart attacks.The paper, published in The BMJ, builds on a...

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

Can you get diabetes from eating too much sugar?

2 May 2017 • 2 comments

Sugar is irresistible to most people. So irresistible, in fact, that sugar cravings might be rooted in evolution. Craving sugary foods, or so the theory goes, could help prevent starvation.In a...

Asthma

New smartphone app to help asthma sufferers

20 Apr 2017

A unique smartphone app to help people with asthma manage their condition has been developed in part by lung experts at the Nottingham Respiratory Research Unit.The MyAsthma app has been launched on...

Diabetes (Type 2)

Legumes may lower risk of type 2 diabetes

3 Apr 2017

New research shows that a high consumption of legumes significantly reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The legume family consists of plants such as alfalfa, clover, peas, peanuts,...

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes insipidus

Beta cell conversion could unlock changes during type 1 diabetes development

20 Feb 2017

Researchers have managed to kick-start beta cells so they start producing insulin again, signaling potential future type 1 diabetes treatments.Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have...

Why raising good cholesterol may not always protect against heart disease

18 Nov 2016 • 3 comments

Good cholesterol is well associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk, but just raising high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels have produced disappointing results in recent clinical trials. A...

COPD

Physical Activity Reduces Anxiety and Depression in COPD Patients

5 Sep 2016 • 3 comments

A new study shows that increased physical activity among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) reduces their risk of anxiety or depression.   According to researchers at the...

Parkinson's disease

Active Music Therapy May Be Beneficial in Parkinson's

9 Aug 2016 • 1 comment

HealthDay News — Active music therapy has beneficial effects in Parkinson's disease (PD), according to a study published online July 26 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Emanuele...

Crohn's disease

I Have Crohn's Disease & This Is How It Affects My Parenting

9 Aug 2016

I have Crohn's disease. It's not something I'm embarrassed to talk about, but it's not something I like to put out there because, frankly, once I mention that I have Crohn's disease to people who...

Arthritis

Which Psoriasis Biologics Have the Best Response Rates?

9 Aug 2016

Biologic drugs such as adalimumab (ADA), etanercept (ETN), infliximab (IFX), and ustekinumab (UST) have revolutionized the way we manage moderate to severe psoriasis vulgaris and psoriatic arthritis....

Psoriasis

9 Myths You Should Know About Psoriasis

9 Aug 2016 • 2 comments

Here are nine myths about psoriasis that you shouldn’t believe:   Myth #1: Poor hygiene causes psoriasis.   Not true. Psoriasis has more to do with genetics and is passed down through families. The...