Carenity

Air quality linked to cardiac 'events,' heart disease patients unaware

26 Apr 2018

Poor air quality with high levels of tiny pollution particles known as PM 2.5 are tied to a spike in emergency department visits for heart- and lung-related illnesses and stroke, a California study...

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Breast cancer

Brain-training exercises aid emotional recovery after breast cancer, study shows

26 Apr 2018 • 4 comments

Simple brain-training exercises carried out at home have been shown to reduce emotional vulnerability in female breast cancer survivors, according to new research. Academics at Birkbeck, University...

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Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes insipidus

Continuous glucose monitors ‘cost-effective’ for diabetes

26 Apr 2018

Continuous glucose monitors improve glucose control and add to quality of life for patients with type 1 diabetes, and are also cost-effective over manual testing with strips, according to US...

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Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes insipidus

Poor muscle health a complication of type 1 diabetes

26 Apr 2018

Type 1 diabetes can lead to poor muscle health even in active young adults, according to research from Canada. The researchers in the study, which is published today in Diabetologia, found the...

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COPD

COPD: "Yoga has improved my lung function!"

13 Apr 2018 • 4 comments

Hello QUince, thank you for agreeing to share your story with us on Carenity!Could you tell us a little bit more about yourself?I am a 78-year-old female who lives alone, I keep the house clean and...

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Parkinson's disease

Smartphones could help measure Parkinson's disease symptoms

12 Apr 2018 • 2 comments

An experimental smartphone application could monitor changes in Parkinson's disease symptoms throughout the day, sending data to doctors to help them treat patients, U.S. researchers say. "Like...

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Cancer

Rapid cancer diagnosis centres to be introduced at 10 NHS hospitals

12 Apr 2018 • 2 comments

New rapid diagnostic and assessment centres for cancer are being set up in England as part of efforts to catch and diagnose the disease more quickly. The so-called “one-stop shops” will be piloted in...

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Asthma

Warmer weather raises risk of asthma attacks, charity warns

12 Apr 2018 • 1 comment

While many people are welcoming the more spring-like weather, those with asthma are at a higher risk of suffering a life-threatening attack, a charity has warned. Pollen is a major trigger for asthma...

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Cancer

5 ways research can help prevent cancer

12 Apr 2018

1. Vaccination Infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) is very common. And while it doesn’t usually cause cancer, the virus is responsible for virtually all cases of cervical cancer in the UK....

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Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer: the importance of PSA testing and positivity

11 Apr 2018 • 7 comments

Simon talks to us about the importance of being positive throughout cancer treatment, as well as taking important steps in checking for prostate...

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Parkinson's disease

Parkinson’s disease, a familiar but not well-known disease

11 Apr 2018 • 2 comments

Parkinson’s – the “illness of the old”? No. 17% of newly diagnosed are people under 65. Shaking - the only symptom? Far from it, and the symptoms vary greatly. Even if the condition is not rare, it...

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Hospitals in England cutting back on sugary drink/snack sales

10 Apr 2018 • 4 comments

More than half of NHS trusts have taken action to curb sales of sugary drinks and snacks on their premises in the fight against obesity, figures from NHS England reveal. NHS chief Simon Stevens...

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