Psoriasis

Psoriasis? Arthritis? New designer cells might be able to stop symptoms before they start

5 Jan 2016

One conventional tactic for treating autoimmune diseases like psoriasis, in which the body’s immune system launches an outsized attack on the the body’s own tissues, is to tamp down the immune system...

Tips for exercising in the winter

5 Jan 2016

The winter season normally brings a visit from an old friend named Jack Frost. Some people see Jack Frost as their friend and welcome him into their lives along with the cold temperatures, snow ice,...

COPD

Music Therapy Improves Symptoms of COPD

5 Jan 2016 • 5 comments

Music therapy improves the health of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a new study finds.   COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S.  Patients with COPD experience...

Brittle asthma
COPD

COPD can’t be cured, but symptoms can be eased

16 Dec 2015 • 2 comments

Many of us have experienced getting a little winded going up a flight of stairs. This may be because we are not quite in the shape we used to be – or would like to be. But for people with Chronic...

Schizophrenia

Why it took my son eight years to be diagnosed with schizophrenia

16 Dec 2015

 Somewhere between leaving the train station at Euston and arriving at Crewe to spend Christmas with his grandmother, something irreversible and terrifying happened to Sam Lowe’s brain.As the 13.46...

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

12 Things You Might Not Know About Diabetes

16 Dec 2015 • 3 comments

Diabetes is at epidemic proportions across the globe and most people know someone living with this condition. The serious physical and mental health complications associated with all types of...

The strange psychology of pain relief medicine

16 Dec 2015

The manufacturer of a leading brand of painkiller has been accused of misleading customers in Australia. But how do people choose over-the-counter pain relief?There's a whole range of Nurofen...

Breast cancer

Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients Should Think Twice Before Opting for Mastectomy

15 Dec 2015

Nicole Snyder of Goose Creek, South Carolina, is in treatment for early-stage breast cancer. Her doctors recommended breast-conserving surgery. She chose a double mastectomy instead.Years earlier,...

Multiple sclerosis

This workout at an Elizabethtown gym energizes Multiple Sclerosis patients

7 Dec 2015

Matt Stoner ignored the numbness in his feet and the rapid weight loss for long enough.   By the time he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis last year, two physicians said he’d soon need a...

Fibromyalgia

A cough medicine might cure Fibromyalgia

7 Dec 2015

In the early 1500s, Spanish explorers brought back a strange wood from the West Indies. It came from a tree the natives called guaiac (GWI-yack). This wood was very hard, and so heavy it sank in...

Breast cancer

Understanding the different types of breast cancer treatments

1 Dec 2015

The main treatments for breast cancer are surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy and biological therapy. The best treatment option depends on the size of the tumour and how advanced the...

Multiple sclerosis

A Better Way to Screen for Prostate Cancer

1 Dec 2015

With prostate cancer, as with other diseases, there has been a vigorous debate about who should be tested. Screening too many people leads to unnecessary treatment, too few and you miss cancers that...