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Can Good Bacteria Protect Against Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer

Can Good Bacteria Protect Against Breast Cancer?

5 Jul 2016

It seems like every day another story comes out about how certain types of bacteria are good for you. But while most of the recent research has focused on the kinds of bacteria found in your gut and...

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Obese fathers may increase daughters' breast cancer risk

Breast cancer

Obese fathers may increase daughters' breast cancer risk

5 Jul 2016

Lead investigator Sonia de Assis, Ph.D., of the Department of Oncology at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, D.C., and colleagues present their findings in the journal...

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COPD exacerbations linked to quality of life, history of pneumonia

COPD

COPD exacerbations linked to quality of life, history of pneumonia

4 Jul 2016

In patients with mild-to-moderate COPD, exacerbation is associated with the patient's quality of life, previous exacerbation history, and history of pneumonia, according to research published in the...

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Simple list of seven predictors helps screen patients at risk of COPD

COPD

Simple list of seven predictors helps screen patients at risk of COPD

4 Jul 2016

inical trial that tested a simple seven-item list of predictive factors finds it is an effective screening tool for helping doctors identify patients at risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

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Axial spondyloarthritis: Patients see sustained benefit with certolizumab pegol

Ankylosing spondylitis

Axial spondyloarthritis: Patients see sustained benefit with certolizumab pegol

4 Jul 2016

Dr. Desiree van der Heijde, with Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, and colleagues elsewhere examined outcomes at week 204 in patients who were randomized to certolizumab pegol or...

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THIS is how a video game could help boost brain function of Parkinson’s sufferers

Parkinson's disease

THIS is how a video game could help boost brain function of Parkinson’s sufferers

28 Jun 2016

Around 127,000 people in the UK have Parkinson’s, an incurable neurological condition that affects the brain and other parts of the nervous system.   While the main symptoms of the disease relate to...

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9 Risk Factors for Leukemia Cancer

Leukemia

9 Risk Factors for Leukemia Cancer

28 Jun 2016

Leukemia is a cancer that affects the body's blood cells. White blood cells play a part in the immune system by fighting viruses, bacteria, fungi, and other foreign substances. The cells are produced...

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6 types of foods Crohn’s disease patients should completely avoid

Crohn's disease

6 types of foods Crohn’s disease patients should completely avoid

28 Jun 2016 • 4 comments

Crohn's disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes symptoms like severe stomach aches, acidity, diarrhea and fatigue other than malnutrition in some cases. This is a life long chronic...

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Is rheumatoid arthritis considered a disability?

Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis

Is rheumatoid arthritis considered a disability?

28 Jun 2016

Is rheumatoid arthritis considered a disability? Well, if you ask someone with this condition, they would probably reply with “yes.” Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder and not a result of...

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In fibromyalgia, cognitive symptoms are worse than in rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis

In fibromyalgia, cognitive symptoms are worse than in rheumatoid arthritis

28 Jun 2016 • 1 Like • 21 comments

A team of researchers from Rush Medical College, Chicago, and colleagues at other institutions recently did a comparative study of the cognitive functions of fibromyalgia (FM) patients versus...

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People with depression are 60% more likely to develop diabetes

Depression

People with depression are 60% more likely to develop diabetes

27 Jun 2016 • 14 comments

Depressed patients are up to 60 per cent more likely to develop diabetes, a study found. Researchers discovered a genetic link between the two illnesses to explain why they often occur at the same...

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How to live a full life with diabetes

Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

How to live a full life with diabetes

27 Jun 2016 • 1 Like • 12 comments

With the right management, people with diabetes can have a healthy lifespan   Anna Magee, Telegraph Health Features Editor says:   Millions of people in the UK live with diabetes, but if you’ve just...

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