Author Archives : Emily Lunardo

After hip replacement therapy, researchers suggest that home therapy is enough to help promote recovery. Physical therapy is an integral part of the healing process after a hip replacement surgery. By looking at 77 patients post-surgery, the researchers found that it didn’t matter if the therapy was conducted at home or at a care center ...click here to read more

Sprained ankle risk may be influenced by foot positioning during walking and running. The findings from researchers at the University of Georgia found that the position of the foot when walking or running could greatly affect the likelihood of spraining the ankle. The findings of the study showed that people with a history of ankle ...click here to read more

Eating disorder patients face a higher autoimmune disease risk, compared to those without eating disorders. The findings come from Finnish researchers who observed an association between eating disorders and autoimmune disease risk. The risk of eating disorders is higher among somatic illnesses like type 1 diabetes, inflammatory bowel diseases, and other autoimmune diseases. Additionally, a ...click here to read more

A new study suggests that poor sleep doesn’t impact cholesterol levels. The exception to the findings was seen in individuals who take sleeping pills to treat insomnia. Researchers have believed that insomnia increased the risk of heart disease due to factors like high cholesterol as it has been seen in sleep apnea. To conduct their ...click here to read more

Inflammatory bowel disease-related colorectal cancer risk is raised by chronic inflammation and immunosuppressive therapy. The review was conducted by Dr. Laurent Beaugerie from Hôpital Saint-Antoine in Paris and Dr. Steven H. Itzkowitz from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In the news release, the researchers said, “Among the chronic inflammatory diseases that often require ...click here to read more

A new study finds that a daily cup of tea can help improve heart health. The findings revealed that daily tea drinkers were 35 percent less likely to have a heart attack or suffer a major cardiovascular event compared to nondrinkers. Tea drinkers were also found to have less calcium buildup in the coronary arteries ...click here to read more

Celiac disease patients may face a higher coronary artery disease risk compared to those without the disease. The risk in celiac patients was found to increase twofold, compared to the general population. The study also revealed a slightly higher risk of stroke in celiac patients as well. Coinvestigator of the study R.D. Gajulapalli, M.D., said, ...click here to read more

Gastrointestinal infection and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) complications increase with anxiety. Researchers have conducted their study in an “accidental experiment” when a large water contamination occurred in a few regions of Belgium, leading to over 18,000 people developing gastroenteritis. This allowed the researchers to study how anxiety plays a role in complications associated with gastrointestinal ...click here to read more