Macklis P, et al. Dermatol Online J. 2019;25(7):16. November 13, 2019 Oral health and hygiene and dietary practices may be associated with the development and severity of psoriasis, according to a study in Dermatology Online Journal. “The biggest surprise was that frequent consumption of fresh fruit is associated with a lower severity of psoriasis,” Paul […]
Polinski KJ, Fontaine K. Arthritis Care Res. 2019;doi:10.1002/acr.24085. October 29, 2019 Perceived stress is significantly associated with developing inflammatory arthritis among those who are at risk, according to findings published in Arthritis Care & Research. “Stress is a part of everyday life, but how we perceive and cope with stressors can have potential impacts on our health,” Kristen J. Polinski, […]
When topical treatments fail, phototherapy offers potential for improvement 10.01.2019 by Andrew D. Bowser Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Phototherapy, a strategy used to treat skin disease for thousands of years, remains an effective and relatively safe option for many psoriasis patients today, according to the co-chair of a working group that has developed new, comprehensive […]
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research James M. Nichols and Barbara L.F. Kaplan Published Online:4 Sep 2019 https://doi.org/10.1089/can.2018.0073 Abstract Introduction: Cannabidiol (CBD) as Epidiolex® (GW Pharmaceuticals) was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat rare forms of epilepsy in patients 2 years of age and older. Together with the increased societal acceptance […]
AME Case Rep. 2019; 3: 9. Published online 2019 Apr 22. doi: 10.21037/acr.2019.04.04 PMCID: PMC6509433 PMID: 31119210 Eric Chun Pu Chucorresponding author and David Bellin Abstract Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder, caused by circulating antibodies against the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) and associated proteins. Anticholinesterase medications and immunomodulating therapies are the mainstays of current […]
Days after Caillin Heron got her degree from the University of Florida, she found out she also got the mumps. Author: Liz Crawford Published: 1:53 PM EDT June 4, 2019 Updated: 6:59 PM EDT June 4, 2019 GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It all started when Caillin Heron’s jaw started to hurt and she found it hard […]
Date: April 17, 2019 Source: University of Edinburgh Summary: Scientists have uncovered fresh insights into how vitamin D affects the immune system and might influence susceptibility to diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Scientists have uncovered fresh insights into how vitamin D affects the immune system and might influence susceptibility to diseases such as multiple sclerosis. […]
Journal of Manipulative and Physio Adrian Levitsky, PhD Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical feasibility and effectiveness of manual mobilization of the hands of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods A total of 320 individual hand joints were evaluated after recruiting an experimental research group of 12 participants with […]
Not even a hint of relationship in large Danish study by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 04, 2019 Children in Denmark receiving the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine had no extra risk of developing autism, even among those considered especially vulnerable to the neurodevelopmental condition, researchers said. In a nationwide cohort of 657,461 children, some […]
February 15, 2019 WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Yoga may be effective as a complementary or adjunct therapy for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) taking disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), according to a study published online Feb. 1 in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. Surabhi Gautam, from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New […]
by Diana Swift, Contributing Writer January 30, 2019 Both atopic and autoimmune arthritis conditions were independently associated with functional dyspepsia (FD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), an Australian population-based study found. Furthermore, while functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are associated with increased anxiety, and more than half of IBS cases are secondary to psychological disorders, the associations between FD, IBS, […]
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 25, No. 1 Susana Seca, Miguel Patrício, Sebastian Kirch, Giovanna Franconi, António S. Cabrita, and Henry J. Greten Published Online:18 Jan 2019https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0297 Abstract Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by pain, functional disability, poor quality of life (QoL), high socioeconomic impact, and annual costs of over $56 […]
Parents who choose not to vaccinate their children and protect them with vaccine exemption forms are often chastised and stereotyped for putting their own kids at risk. But what is even stranger than this assault on individual freedom and informed choice, is that these concerned parents are attacked for putting vaccinated children at risk. These attacks are based […]
Am J Med Sci. 2014 Mar;347(3):211-6. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31828318e2. Magulick JP1, Frei CR, Ali SK, Mortensen EM, Pugh MJ, Oramasionwu CU, Daniels KR, Mansi IA. Abstract BACKGROUND: Statins have been postulated to prevent infection through immunomodulatory effects. OBJECTIVES: To compare the incidence of infections in statin users to that in nonusers within the same health care […]
– Lower rosacea risk seen among coffee drinkers in study of nurses by Ashley Lyles, Staff Writer, MedPage Today October 17, 2018 Higher caffeine consumption, especially from coffee, was associated with lower risk of developing rosacea, a longitudinal, observational study among women found. The inverse relationship between caffeine and rosacea added up to a 24% lower risk for […]
Published in Dermatology Journal Scan / Research · August 06, 2018 JAMA Dermatology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The Mediterranean diet has been associated with reduced chronic systemic inflammation and a lower incidence of chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease. The authors of this study used a Web-based questionnaire to identify 3557 individuals with […]
by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage TodayJune 22, 2018 The National Psoriasis Foundation has released dietary recommendations for adults with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, based on a systematic review of the current literature, with the strongest focus on weight reduction for those who are overweight or obese. “People with psoriatic disease tend to be overweight and […]
Psychology professor and daughter credit carnivorous diet with curing autoimmune illnesses and depression 16 MAY 2018 – 05:30 MARIKA SBOROS Canadian Mikhaila Peterson shares more than DNA and a depressive tendency with her famous father, Dr Jordan Peterson, the Toronto University psychology professor, author of the best-selling 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote for Chaos and […]
April 17, 2018 Clinical Rheumatology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis in different stages of activity (N = 100) were randomized to continue conventional treatment only (control) or to receive conventional treatment plus resveratrol (RSV) 1 gram daily for 3 months. Compared with the control group, individuals in the RSV group had significantly lower disease […]
BY J.B. HANDLEY April 2, 2018 Five clear, replicable, and related discoveries explaining how autism is triggered have formed an undeniably clear picture of autism’s causation, and possibly ways to alleviate the symptoms, too. Most of the research that has created this understanding has been published in the last 36 months, and largely from international […]