WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People living with an autoimmune disease are nearly twice as likely to suffer from mood problems like depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder, a new large-scale study says. The risk of mood disorders is 87% to 97% higher in people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A person’s microbiome – the bacteria naturally living in the mouth and gut – might contribute to Parkinson’s disease, a new study says. Specific changes in these bacteria are associated with cognitive decline in Parkinson’s, researchers reported June 9 in the journal GutContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women who don’t brush and floss frequently are more likely to suffer from migraines and fibromyalgia, a new study says. Women with the worst oral health have a 60% higher risk of moderate to severe body pain, and a 49% greater risk ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women with common autoimmune inflammatory diseases are more likely than men to die from heart disease, a new study says. Women with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic sclerosis have a 50% higher heart disease-related death rate than men, researchers reported May 5 inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fast food and ready-made packaged eats could be doing slow damage to people’s brains. Ultra-processed foods like breakfast cereals, soft drinks, hot dogs and ketchup appear to increase a person’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a new study says. People who ate aboutContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A class of drugs used to treat epilepsy, nerve pain and anxiety do not appear to increase a person’s risk of self-harm, a major new study says. Gabapentinoids – which include gabapentin and pregabalin – have been associated with an increased risk ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Common medications like aspirin, ibuprofen, statins and beta blockers appear to slow the progress of Parkinson’s disease, a new study says. Parkinson’s symptoms took nearly a decade longer to crop up in patients taking these drugs to treat pain, high blood pressure, diabetesContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The blues and the jitters are very common among people battling chronic pain, a new evidence review says. About 40% of adults with chronic pain have symptoms of depression or anxiety, researchers report in JAMA Network Open. Women, younger adults and people sufferingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The number of people with Parkinson’s disease will more than double by 2050, driven by the aging of the global population, a new study suggests. In all, 25.2 million people will be living with Parkinson’s by 2050, researchers project in The BMJ. “AnContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 — A patient with multiple autoimmune diseases can remember the exact moment a doctor tore their heart out. “One doctor told me I was making myself feel pain, and I still can’t forget those words,” the patient remembered. “Telling me I’m doing it to myself hasContinue Reading