Inflammation and blood vessel damage.Diabetes raises your risk of aheart attackorstroke. And high blood sugar levels can trigger inflammation. None of that is good news for your blood vessels. Damaged vessels in your brain could lead to Alzheimer's. ...
People with gluten sensitivity often have many of the same symptoms celiac disease can produce.The difference is that they test negative for celiac disease by bloodwork and endoscopy (there is currently no accepted test to diagnose NCGS). But through trial and error, people with gluten sensitivitie...
Nephritis: Inflammation of the Kidneys More The kidneys are workhorses. When all is working well, the bean-shaped organs that are around the size of a fist may be given little thought, yet they play an important role removing waste and extra fluid from the body. This is done using about...
People with RA have an increased risk of shoulder problems as a consequence of ongoinginflammation. While the number of people with shoulder problems in the general population is smaller, people with RA will have notable shoulder tenderness and swelling as early as two years after diagnosis.1 This...
tests) instead found signs of inflammation in a layer of tissue in the joint, along with bone marrow swelling that could predict a future disease flare. The study shows that ongoing imaging may be helpful in predicting who may experience future joint problems despite JIA seeming to be in ...
Neutrophils may also malfunction, causing more harm to the body than they prevent. In alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, for example,inflammation, part of a normal immune response, leads to tissue damage. In Familial Mediterranean fever, the immune response is also so acute and prolonged that it ca...
(issue with breast feeding) and we went down the "hypo-allergenic" road of baby formula--less lactose, soy, chemical, highly chemical. He got better as we went back "up" the formula chain. The biggest change was the carageenan and where it fell in the list of ingredients. I have ...
Inflammation and blood vessel damage.Diabetes raises your risk of aheart attackorstroke. And high blood sugar levels can trigger inflammation. None of that is good news for your blood vessels. Damaged vessels in your brain could lead to Alzheimer's. ...