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If you’re over the age of 40, you’re at an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis. An autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis affects small joints like the ones found in your fingers and toes. Inflammation occurs between the joints, often causing pain and swelling. Because rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease it differs from regular arthritis. With ...click here to read more

Urinary tract infections (UTI) and yeast infections in women show differences and similarities but are preventable. A UTI is an infection found anywhere in the urinary tract that can cause symptoms, such as urgency to urinate, painful urination, expelling small amounts of urine, pain in the lower abdomen, and urine of a cloudy color and ...click here to read more

Research suggests that better sleep and tai chi can work to reduce inflammation and promote health. Inflammation is intended to protect the body after injury or during infection, but at the same time inflammatory responses can also be damaging to the body as well. Inflammation has been found to contribute to heart disease, cancer, stroke ...click here to read more

Lower back pain may be a sign of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a type of spinal arthritis. Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis in the spine, so it is not caused by injury to the spine but rather inflammation in the vertebrae. The most common symptom of ankylosing spondylitis is back pain, but the condition ...click here to read more

Thrombophlebitis (phlebitis) can cause superficial thrombophlebitis or deep vein thrombosis. Thrombophlebitis is when a blood clot occurs in one or more veins within the legs. Although rare, thrombophlebitis can occur in the arms or neck as well. Veins affected by thrombophlebitis are typically close to the skin’s surface, which causes superficial thrombophlebitis or within the ...click here to read more

Daily aspirin is often used to prevent cardiovascular events, but many people have been told to stop after showing signs of an allergic reaction. New findings suggest that although many patients have been told to stop taking aspirin due to a one-time reaction, no tests were conducted to confirm diagnosis; thus many of them were ...click here to read more

The medical community has long known that people who suffer from epilepsy experience sudden electrical activity in the brain, and now there is significant evidence suggesting that sleep – particularly sleep deprivation – can trigger epileptic seizures. A lack of sleep is associated with a number of negative health effects, including a suppressed appetite, loss ...click here to read more

Leaky gut syndrome is a risk factor for celiac disease and other autoimmune diseases. Leaky gut syndrome is not a fully-recognized condition across medical boards, but there is a theory that ingesting too many antibiotics or painkillers damages the mucosal barrier that lines the intestines. The purpose of the barrier is to allow nutrients in ...click here to read more