Asthma

Increase in childhood, adult asthma linked to London's 1952 Great Smog

18 Jul 2016

London's Great Smog of 1952 resulted in thousands of premature deaths and even more people becoming ill. The five December days the smog lasted may have also resulted in thousands more cases of...

Breast cancer

New genetic test could help women with breast cancer avoid chemotherapy

18 Jul 2016

The EndoPredict test can more accurately predict whether a woman’s cancer will spread around the body than the standard test used on the NHS.    It also can produce results in just a few days...

Multiple sclerosis

Finally, Attention Switches To Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

18 Jul 2016 • 2 comments

Therapy for multiple sclerosis (MS) has been on a roll. Since 2009, a steady stream of more effective medications has been introduced for the autoimmune disease that attacks the myelin sheaths of...

Crohn's disease
Psoriasis

Women with Psoriasis More Likely to Get Crohn's Disease

12 Jul 2016 • 3 comments

A new study found that female psoriasis patients have a fourfold increased risk of developing Crohn’s disease (CD).   However, the researchers did reveal there was no causal relationship between...

Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis

Nerve stimulation 'eases symptoms' of chronic condition rheumatoid arthritis

11 Jul 2016

Scientists believe stimulating the vagus nerve, which controls electrical signals to the stomach, heart and lungs, can significantly reduce pain and swelling caused by chronic joint inflammation.  ...

Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis

Immunotherapy reduces cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis

11 Jul 2016

Immunotherapy reduces cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to research presented today at Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology (FCVB) 2016 by Professor Aida Babaeva,...

Multiple sclerosis

Brain inflammation linked to depression in multiple sclerosis

11 Jul 2016 • 2 comments

Patients with multiple sclerosis have higher rates of depression than the general population, including people with other life-long disabling diseases. Symptoms of multiple sclerosis arise from an...

Prostate cancer

A New Genetic Test Can Spot Aggressive Prostate Cancer

11 Jul 2016

Some forms of prostate cancer spread quickly, but many don't require treatment. Doctors now have a genetic test that can tell them apart   For decades, doctors have been able to easily identify...

COPD

COPD exacerbations linked to quality of life, history of pneumonia

4 Jul 2016

In patients with mild-to-moderate COPD, exacerbation is associated with the patient's quality of life, previous exacerbation history, and history of pneumonia, according to research published in the...

Ankylosing spondylitis

Axial spondyloarthritis: Patients see sustained benefit with certolizumab pegol

4 Jul 2016

Dr. Desiree van der Heijde, with Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, and colleagues elsewhere examined outcomes at week 204 in patients who were randomized to certolizumab pegol or...

Rheumatoid arthritis

In fibromyalgia, cognitive symptoms are worse than in rheumatoid arthritis

28 Jun 2016 • 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...

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...