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WEDNESDAY, March 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The new coronavirus poses a significant risk to people with Parkinson’s disease, and experts say they and their caregivers need to take precautions. “People living with Parkinson’s disease are at high risk if they contract COVID-19, whether they are above age 50 orContinue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As the coronavirus pandemic continues its relentless spread around the world, the greatest worry has been for older people. But experts stress that age is not the sole determinant of risk for severe illness or death. “The elderly and people with chronic diseasesContinue Reading

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THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Love to cross-country ski? Well, all those days spent striding across the snow-covered wilderness may do more than keep you in great physical shape. Swedish researchers report that very fit long-distance skiers were about 30% less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease during theirContinue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Researchers who have pinpointed an antibody linked to life-threatening autoimmune disorders in children say their discovery could lead to faster diagnosis and treatment of these patients. The investigators identified the myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibody in their study of 535 children with centralContinue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A new discovery could lead to better treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases, such as psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers report. MS occurs when immune cells get into the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord), causing nerve damageContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Sepsis kills more than twice as many people worldwide as once believed, and children in poor regions account for an excessive number of such deaths, researchers say. Sepsis is an out-of-control immune response to infection that harms organs. People who survive sepsis canContinue Reading

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THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For people with the mysterious chronic pain condition fibromyalgia, researchers say nerve stimulation may offer some relief. In a recent study, use of TENS — transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation — during movement or activity was shown to significantly reduce pain associated with fibromyalgiaContinue Reading

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(HealthDay News) — Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which your body attacks its own organs and tissues. Inflammation from lupus can affect your joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs, says Mayo Clinic. Mayo mentions these common signs of lupus: Fatigue and fever. Joint pain, stiffness andContinue Reading

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TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) — One in three people with lupus uses opioid painkillers even though there is little evidence that they reduce the pain of rheumatic diseases, a new study finds. “Rheumatic diseases, such as lupus, are a leading cause of chronic pain,” said lead author EmilyContinue Reading