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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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Heart attack death increased by more than 50 percent for diabetes patients

Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

Heart attack death increased by more than 50 percent for diabetes patients

27 Jun 2016

e risk of death from heart attack could rise by more than 50 percent for people with diabetes, finds a new study by researchers from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.   According to the...

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Drugs used to treat diabetes could cure Alzheimer's, experts say

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

Drugs used to treat diabetes could cure Alzheimer's, experts say

27 Jun 2016 • 1 comment

Drugs prescribed to treat diabetes could cure Alzheimer's disease, a pioneering new study has found.    Scientists believe that the two conditions are so similar that medications already used to...

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Eggplant Chips With Basil Yogurt Dip

Eggplant Chips With Basil Yogurt Dip

23 Jun 2016

In the kitchen: read the "Eggplant Chips With Basil Yogurt Dip" recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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Women who follow the 5:2 diet 'could reduce their risk of breast cancer'

Breast cancer

Women who follow the 5:2 diet 'could reduce their risk of breast cancer'

21 Jun 2016

Women who cut their calorie intake for two days a week could reduce their risk of breast cancer, a study has found. Researchers claim the 5:2 diet, as it's most commonly known – can lead to...

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Nuts could reduce risk of prostate cancer death by a third

Prostate cancer

Nuts could reduce risk of prostate cancer death by a third

21 Jun 2016

Men who have prostate cancer could reduce their risk of death by up to a third by eating nuts regularly, new research has suggested.    The researchers, experts at Harvard Medical School in Boston,...

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PET detects neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis

PET detects neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis

21 Jun 2016

The triggers of autoimmune inflammation in multiple sclerosis (MS) have eluded scientists for many years, but molecular imaging is bringing researchers closer to identifying them, while providing a...

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Possible psoriasis drug target identified

Arthritis

Possible psoriasis drug target identified

21 Jun 2016

Psoriasis is one of the most common human skin diseases. People with severe cases sometimes resort to immunosuppressive treatment to quell the skin scaling, itching and joint arthritis that are...

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Frailty Is Common in Patients With COPD

COPD

Frailty Is Common in Patients With COPD

21 Jun 2016 • 2 comments

The rate of frailty in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) referred for pulmonary rehabilitation is over twice that of the general population of older people, and these...

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