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Multiple sclerosis (MS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) link has been identified. Studies have shown an increase in IBD rates – specifically, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis – in multiple sclerosis patients. IBD is characterized by inflammation of the intestines and colon, whereas multiple sclerosis destroys the protective coating around the nerves, disrupting the communication ...click here to read more

Getting a headache after eating is not unusual. However, it is not something people can or should ignore. The symptoms can be uncomfortable enough to impact a person’s life in a significant way. Getting a headache immediately after eating could feel like pressure between the eyes, throbbing on one side of the head, or a ...click here to read more

According to a small study of 17 adults suffering with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a new technique may improve the stubborn symptoms. The new technique is actually not so new, as it has been used for a long time now to treat and control seizures in patients with epilepsy. The technique called vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) ...click here to read more

A recent study, which looked at health insurance claims of almost nine million Americans, discovered that concussion diagnoses doubled between 2007 and 2014. Does this mean there is an actual increase in injuries, diagnoses, or both? Most significantly, the injury rates among 10- to 14-year-olds tripled, followed by 15- to 19-year-olds. Lead researcher Dr. Alan ...click here to read more

Researchers found that there is a link between high blood pressure and our immune system. Lead author of the study, Paul Marvar, a postdoctoral fellow at Emory University School of Medicine, says: “Chronic stress has long been known to have harmful effects on the immune system as well as being a risk factor for hypertension, ...click here to read more

The latest study on Lyme disease suggests that detection tests are proving to give false positive results. This means that some patients might be mistakenly diagnosed when the disease is actually not present. New research has studied the introduction of new tests that have modified microscopy techniques detecting active cases of Lyme disease in just one ...click here to read more

Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are among the major causes of disability among the elderly. Nearly 40 million people worldwide suffer from dementia. The disease has a physical, psychological, social, and economic impact on those who have it. If you have been touched by dementia or know someone who has, you know how important it is to prevent. Treating type ...click here to read more

Recently, there has been a lot of press on two often misunderstood gastrointestinal diseases namely inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).  IBD, as its name suggests, is a chronic inflammation of the intestines. IBS on the other hand is a non-inflammatory condition of the bowels. Not surprisingly, the irritable bowel syndrome vs ...click here to read more

Blood pressure fluctuations cause faster cognitive decline in older adults, according to research. The findings revealed that blood pressure fluctuations were associated with faster cognitive decline among older adults over the course of five years. Lead study author Bo (Bonnie) Qin explained, “Blood pressure variability might signal blood flow instability, which could lead to the ...click here to read more

Marijuana has potential for Alzheimer’s disease prevention, and these findings add to the growing body of research on cannabis-based drugs. The findings come from researchers at the Salk Institute who uncovered the preliminary evidence that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other compounds found in marijuana can promote the cellular removal of amyloid beta (a protein associated with ...click here to read more

Zika virus 2016 update: Benign bacteria were found to completely block the transmission of Zika and Chikungunya in mosquitoes and scientists developed a new model to examine the role of sex in Zika transmission. The researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that the benign bacterium known as Wolbachia pipientis can be used to block the ...click here to read more

Old rheumatoid arthritis drug salsalate offers new hope to treat Alzheimer’s disease. The findings come from researchers at the Gladstone Institutes who found that salsalate effectively reverses tau-related dysfunction in an animal model of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The drug also effectively prevented the accumulation of tau in the brain (characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease) and protected ...click here to read more

Today, millions of Americans suffer from chronic back pain or damaged joints – what’s also known as osteoarthritis. The condition is not only challenging to diagnose, but difficult to treat. That’s because there are many causes and contributing factors, and a host of treatments that may or may not work at all. For example, acetaminophen, which ...click here to read more

July is the National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, so we have compiled a list of our articles that discuss the topics of mental health, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, dementia, and depression. One in five Americans experience a mental health condition, and yet many sufferers don’t receive any treatment, as they are too ashamed or ...click here to read more