chronic inflammatory disease

Persons with periodontitis who also are infected with human papillomavirus are at increased risk of developing tongue cancer, new research has shown.

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that destroys connective tissue and bone supporting the teeth. It has been associated with various systemic diseases, including diabetes and heart disease.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients who eat a gluten-free vegan diet could be better protected against heart attacks and stroke.

RA is a major risk factor for these cardiovascular diseases, but a gluten-free vegan diet was shown to lower cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein and oxidizedLDL, as well as raising the levels of natural antibodies against the damaging compounds in the body that cause symptoms of the chronic inflammatory disease rheumatoid arthritis, such as phosphorylcholine.