Study: Spinal Manipulation No Help for Acute Low Back Pain

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Insulin Pump, Shots Equally Effective, but Pump Plus Monitor Is Best

By combining insulin pumps with continuous blood sugar sensors, people with diabetes get better blood sugar control than those using finger-stick testing and insulin shots, new research suggests.

The findings come from an analysis of studies comparing new technologies to traditional methods for monitoring and controlling blood sugar.

The studies find that old-fashioned insulin injections control blood sugar just as well as insulin pumps. But most studies find that people get better results by combining the pumps with new blood sugar-monitoring devices.

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Avocado Diet 'Triples Chance of Success' for Couples Undergoing IVF

Eating avocados and dressing salads with olive oil could help women trying to have a baby through IVF, researchers claim.

Foods typically eaten as part of the Mediterranean diet may triple the chances of success for women having the fertility treatment.

A study found monounsaturated fat – found in olive oil, sunflower oil, nuts and seeds – was better than any other kind of dietary fat for would-be mothers. Those who ate the highest amounts were 3.4 times more likely to have a child after IVF than those who ate the lowest amounts.

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After a hurricane, picking up the emotional pieces can be just as tough as surviving the storm itself.

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Study: Vaccine Cuts Shingles Risk for People Taking Immunity Suppressing Drugs

The live-virus shingles vaccine may be safe for people with autoimmune conditions and for those taking immunity-suppressing drugs.

The provocative finding comes from a study of 463,541 people aged 60 and older with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, or other autoimmune conditions such as psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Some of these people were taking powerful biologic drugs that fight autoimmune disease but leave a person vulnerable to infections.

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Stress Disorder Increases Risk of Second Heart Attack or Death

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Biggest Rises Seen in Diabetic Retinopathy, Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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Patients’ lives are being put at risk by a nationwide shortage of critical medicines because pharmaceutical companies are rationing drugs, NHS leaders have warned.

Four in five NHS trusts in England and Wales say patients are suffering “unacceptable” delays for drugs to treat life-threatening conditions including cancer, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia and organ failure.

A survey of 60 NHS authorities found that the shortage was doing patients “serious harm”, with some having to be admitted to hospital for emergency treatment after they were unable to get their medicines.

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Poor Brushing of Teeth Linked to Premature Cancer Deaths as Bacteria Increase Risk by up to 80%

Failing to brush your teeth properly could increase the risk of dying prematurely from cancer, researchers claim.

They found a link between high levels of dental plaque, or bacteria, and dying from cancer up to 13 years earlier than might otherwise be expected.

Those with the most bacteria on the surface of their teeth and gums had an 80 per cent increased risk of premature death.

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