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Strict Diet May Eliminate Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

Strict Diet May Eliminate Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes

3 May 2016

Many times overeating can help bring on type 2 diabetes.   It turns out that the opposite — a strict diet — might be the answer to that progressive, debilitating disease.   In a study published in...

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Psoriasis and obesity may share genetic source

Arthritis

Psoriasis and obesity may share genetic source

3 May 2016

Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease that affects 2-3 percent of white people globally. It has been associated with obesity, diabetes and other features of metabolic syndrome.   The...

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New cancer drugs could treat lethal resistant prostate cancers

Prostate cancer

New cancer drugs could treat lethal resistant prostate cancers

2 May 2016

Men with aggressive prostate cancer that has stopped responding to conventional treatment could potentially benefit from a new class of cancer drug designed to overcome drug resistance, a new study...

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Maggies Fish Pie

Maggies Fish Pie

30 Apr 2016

In the kitchen: read the "Maggies Fish Pie" recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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Parasitic Worms May Restore Balance To Gut Microbiome In People With Crohn's Disease

Crohn's disease

Parasitic Worms May Restore Balance To Gut Microbiome In People With Crohn's Disease

25 Apr 2016

A worm in the gut may help people living with certain types of Crohn’s disease get out of their rut, suggests a new study published Wednesday in Science.   The authors recruited laboratory mice to...

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Revolutionary test could save the lives of thousands of smokers

Lung cancer

Revolutionary test could save the lives of thousands of smokers

25 Apr 2016

Shirley Dolan wasn't worried when her GP invited her to take part in a trial of a new blood test that screens for lung cancer. Despite having smoked up to 20 cigarettes a day for 45 years, the...

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Blood test to detect Parkinson's disease could lead to earlier treatment

Parkinson's disease

Blood test to detect Parkinson's disease could lead to earlier treatment

25 Apr 2016

Researchers have developed the world’s first blood test that can detect the abnormal metabolism of blood cells in people with Parkinson’s disease, which means the blood test could be used to diagnose...

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Psoriasis And Aneurysm: Skin Condition Linked To Triggering Aneurysm

Arthritis

Psoriasis And Aneurysm: Skin Condition Linked To Triggering Aneurysm

25 Apr 2016

Not all skin conditions are skin deep. Studies show a link between psoriasis and aneurysm. As psoriasis, an inflammatory skin condition, worsens, so is one's risk of suffering from an enlargement of...

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Critical to screen patients with rheumatoid arthritis for hearing impairment

Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis

Critical to screen patients with rheumatoid arthritis for hearing impairment

25 Apr 2016

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common autoimmune arthritis, affecting 1% of the general population. Despite its main articular manifestations, RA caninvolveextra-articular organs including the...

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End of inhalers? Cure for asthma and food allergies on horizon

Asthma

End of inhalers? Cure for asthma and food allergies on horizon

25 Apr 2016 • 1 comment

A universal cure for asthma and food allergies is on the horizon after scientists found a way to convince the immune system to ignore triggers like pollen or peanuts.   The new approach involves...

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Diabetes: can you really eat to beat it?

Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

Diabetes: can you really eat to beat it?

25 Apr 2016 • 6 comments

Just over four years ago, my GP gave me unwelcome news: I had type 2 diabetes. I was shocked. I didn’t match the stereotypical patient profile of an overweight couch potato. Aged 59, I was thin, fit...

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Regular exercise can help you survive prostate cancer better

Prostate cancer

Regular exercise can help you survive prostate cancer better

25 Apr 2016 • 1 comment

Exercising regularly can prove to be a boon for prostate cancer patients and survivors, finds a new research. In a study by the Epidemiology Research Program at the American Cancer Society in...

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