Health Topic Connections

Health Topic Relationships

Discover how conditions, treatments, medications, supplements, and modalities connect. Each report explores the relationship from both western and eastern perspectives.

Condition Relationships

8 relationships

Condition / Condition

ADHD & Anxiety

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety disorders frequently co-occur across the lifespan. In children and adolescents with ADHD, about one-quarter to one-third have a current a...

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Arthritis & Osteoporosis

Arthritis (an umbrella term that includes inflammatory types such as rheumatoid arthritis and non‑inflammatory types such as osteoarthritis) and osteoporosis frequently intersect in mid‑ to late‑li...

Condition / Condition

Asthma & Allergies

Asthma and allergies frequently travel together and share underlying biology. Allergic (atopic) asthma is the most common asthma phenotype, driven by type 2 inflammation involving IgE, eosinophils,...

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Depression & Anxiety

Depression and anxiety frequently travel together, share many risk factors, and respond to overlapping treatments. Epidemiologic studies show high bidirectional comorbidity: a large proportion of p...

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Diabetes & Hypertension

Diabetes and hypertension commonly occur together and amplify each other’s risks for heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, retinopathy, and heart failure. Roughly two-thirds of adults with type 2 d...

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Migraines & Depression

Migraines and depression frequently co-occur and influence one another in clinically meaningful ways. Population studies consistently show a bidirectional association: people with migraine have abo...

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Obesity & Sleep Apnea

Obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are tightly interlinked conditions that reinforce one another through anatomical, metabolic, and neurohormonal pathways. Excess adiposity—particularly cent...

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