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In kidney disease, lowering blood pressure prevents heart attack and stroke. One in 10 people worldwide live with kidney disease, and many others may not even be aware that they have it, which puts their heart at risk. Lead author of the study Prof. Vlado Perkovic said, “The findings highlight the key role blood pressure ...click here to read more

Psoriasis is commonly confused with other skin conditions, especially ringworm, so looking at Psoriasis vs. Ringworm symptoms and causes can help people zero in on proper treatment. There are several types of skin conditions and different causes for them. To gain relief, of course, you need a proper diagnosis and treatment. Oftentimes, the skin condition ...click here to read more

Fibromyalgia-affected women can benefit from aquatic aerobic exercise. The findings come from Turkish researchers who revealed that aquatic aerobic exercises can offer benefits to fibromyalgia patients. Fibromyalgia patients experience widespread pain and thus have weaker muscular strength. Recommended as a means to reduce pain and build strength, exercise can be difficult for many patients to ...click here to read more

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month in Canada, so here are our top articles discussing concussion, traumatic brain injury, dementia, hypertension, and sleep apnea – and other factors that can affect the brain health. You may not think that brain injuries are a large problem, but they are in fact becoming a silent epidemic in Canada and ...click here to read more

Erectile dysfunction (ED) – impotence – is the inability to get or maintain an erection. There are factors, like alcohol and stress, that can hinder your ability to obtain an erection. But in the case of ED, it is a chronic problem, which may also reveal an underlying health issue. For example, erectile dysfunction can reveal heart disease ...click here to read more

This week’s health news roundup covers stories regarding fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, irritable bowel syndrome, kidney stones, and psoriasis. This week we learned that sleep problems can negatively impact cognitive issues in multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia and CFS may be improved by B12, IBS can be treated with peppermint, and psoriasis may be completely cleared with a new ...click here to read more

Shingles and eczema are skin conditions that can cause a rash-like appearance and inflammation of the skin. Knowing the differences between the two can aid in proper diagnosis as both require a specific treatment. Shingles is a painful rash that is commonly seen among seniors. It is caused by the herpes zoster virus and can ...click here to read more

Psoriasis severity is linked to an increased comorbid presence of kidney, liver, and pancreatic diseases. In the study published in JAMA Dermatology, the researchers uncovered that psoriasis severity – measured by the percentage of the affected body surface – is strongly associated with a higher risk of comorbidities, including those that affect the lungs, liver, ...click here to read more

Fibromyalgia and polymyalgia rheumatica may sound the same and even share similar, overlapping symptoms, but they both have unique differences that set them apart. Polymyalgia is often misdiagnosed for fibromyalgia or can be overlooked in patients who have already been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, so recognizing these key differences can greatly aid in treatment and management. ...click here to read more

Psoriasis, a relatively common skin condition that causes patches of thick, red skin with silvery scales, can be found on various parts of the body. For many people it can be mild, but others experience severe psoriasis, which can cause a great deal of stress and self-confidence problems. Now, three large clinical trials seem to ...click here to read more

A recent study published in BJU International states that certain prostate cancer medications can increase the risk of heart-related deaths in men with congestive heart failure or prior heart attacks. Researchers led by David Ziehr of Harvard Medical School and Paul Nguyen, MD, of the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, found that a common prostate ...click here to read more

Rates of heart disease are on the decline in those over the age of 40. The rate is down from 10 percent in 2001-2002 to eight percent in 2011-2012. Unfortunately, the rate of heart disease did not lower among those aged 40 to 59, but rates for those aged 60 and older fell from 19.5 ...click here to read more

This week’s health news roundup contains stories regarding multiple sclerosis, testosterone and type 2 diabetes, Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. This week we took a closer look at smoking and multiple sclerosis progression, testosterones role in blood sugar regulation, IBD and creeping fat, rheumatoid arthritis increasing with workload and biologics to ...click here to read more

Tomorrow is Father’s Day and instead of giving dad another wrench set, why not give him the gift of health by showing him some of Bel Marra Health’s top men’s health-related editorials. Here we compiled pieces regarding prostate cancer risk, heart health, blood pressure, liver disease and many more men-related health issues. Instead of spending ...click here to read more