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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Ulcerative colitis

Yoga improves quality of life in patients with ulcerative colitis

21 Jun 2016

 A 12-week hatha yoga intervention reduced disease activity and improved quality of life and mental health in patients with ulcerative colitis, according to randomized controlled trial results...

Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

Overtreating Diabetes Can Have Serious Consequences, Experts Warn

13 Jun 2016

Too-low blood sugar can cause hypoglycemia, fainting, comas and seizures   With type-2 diabetes, it’s important to keep blood sugar under control, but there’s also a danger in using too many...

Multiple sclerosis

'It was really the last option': one woman's multiple sclerosis recovery

13 Jun 2016

Jennifer Moulson had the first symptoms of multiple sclerosis when she was 21. Five years later, she was in a wheelchair, unable to dress herself or cut up her own food. Today she skis and goes...

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis could be reversed with calorie-restricted diet, study suggests

30 May 2016

A calorie-restricted diet which mimics the effects of fasting may reverse the symptoms of multiple sclerosis and help repair the damage caused by the disease.   Scientists are so excited about the...