Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis

Smoking Hikes Chances of Early Death for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

12 Apr 2016

Smoking increases the chances of early death in people with rheumatoid arthritis, but quitting smoking significantly reduces that risk, a new study suggests.   "This research provides important...

Multiple sclerosis

Plant peptide could prevent onset of multiple sclerosis

6 Apr 2016

MedUni Vienna has made a crucial development in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Together with his team and the research group led by Gernot Schabbauer, international partners from...

Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

Diabetes drug linked to increased bladder cancer risk

1 Apr 2016

"The anti-diabetic drug pioglitazone raises the risk of bladder cancer by 63 per cent," The Daily Telegraph reports. While the actual increased risk in real-world terms is small, the results may help...

A family's mental health journey: Emergency, illness, recovery, stability

21 Mar 2016 • 5 comments

In March 2010, Pam Lipp received the call she'd been dreading for months. She figured it would come from one of three places: the police, the hospital or the morgue. Instead, it was her husband,...

COPD

Exercise May Extend Lives of People With COPD

21 Mar 2016 • 2 comments

 Regular exercise could help boost the survival of people who've left the hospital after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study finds.   "We know that physical activity...

Asthma

Is it OK to exercise outside when the air is bad?

21 Mar 2016

For people in most of the country, spring offers a cruel dilemma. The weather is gorgeous and you want to get outside to walk, run or ride your bike. But the air is bursting with pollen, which can...

Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked To Serotonin Deficiency

17 Mar 2016 • 1 comment

For the first time, researchers have directly implicated serotonin in the paraphysiology of rheumatoid arthritis. Serotonin is mostly known as a neurotransmitter, but this shows that it has other...

Want a younger brain? Stay in school -- and take the stairs

14 Mar 2016 • 2 comments

Taking the stairs is normally associated with keeping your body strong and healthy. But new research shows that it improves your brain's health too -- and that education also has a positive effect....

Multiple sclerosis

What Are the 4 Types of Multiple Sclerosis?

10 Mar 2016

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease where the body destroys the myelin sheath surrounding the nerves of the spine and brain. Myelin is a fatty covering that protects nerves and permits proper...

Multiple sclerosis

Video Games May Improve Brain Function In Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Study

8 Mar 2016

Playing "brain-training" video games may help improve some cognitive abilities of people with multiple sclerosis by strengthening neural connections in an important part of their brains, a new study...

Multiple sclerosis

Coffee may help combat Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

7 Mar 2016

Excessive intake of coffee is likely to reduce the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) — an autoimmune condition affecting the nerve cells — finds a study. The findings — which add to the growing...

Arthritis

Psoriasis Treatment: Natural Therapies Work The Best And Worst

7 Mar 2016

One of the bad things associated with psoriasis treatment available today is that they are time and money intensive. It is hard for people living with this lifelong condition to manage the symptoms...