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...

Prostate cancer

9 Early Signs of Prostate Cancer

30 May 2016

Signs of prostate cancer may occur when the prostate gland, which helps the male reproductive system, begins to swell or the cancer starts to spread.   The early stage of the disease often occurs...

Arthritis

Here’s What It Really Feels Like to Have Psoriasis

30 May 2016

Actress Ciena Rae Nelson took to Instagram last week to post a powerful message about psoriasis with a pair of side-by-side photos: On the left, her face during a flare-up, the red, scaly patches...

Diabetes (Type 1)

8 things I wish people understood about having Type 1 diabetes

10 May 2016

I was 25 and in the middle of my second year of law school when I started feeling tired, thirsty, and hungry. I had blurry vision all the time. I was lucky — I mentioned this to a friend, and she...

Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Risks and Benefits of Chemotherapy Treatments

9 May 2016 • 16 comments

Chemotherapy is most often associated with cancer treatment, but it is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder in which your own body mounts an immune...