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Stress, negative emotions may up stroke and TIA risk

Posted on: 10/07/2014 - 21:00

Stress, hostility, and depressive symptoms appear to increase the risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack in middle-aged and older adults, according to findings from the Multi-Ethnic Study of...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Secukinumab bests etanercept, placebo for sustained improvement of psoriasis

Posted on: 09/07/2014 - 22:00

At least two-thirds of adults with plaque psoriasis treated with the fully human anti-interleukin-17A monoclonal antibody secukinumab achieved PASI 75 at 12 weeks in two related randomized phase III...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Dupilumab produces dramatic improvement in atopic dermatitis

Posted on: 09/07/2014 - 22:00

The monoclonal antibody dupilumab, which blocks the action of the type 2 helper T-cell (Th2) cytokines interleukin-4 and interleukin-13, produced rapid and significant improvement in all signs,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Arthritis drug restores hair in man with alopecia universalis and psoriasis

Posted on: 08/07/2014 - 20:00

A 25-year-old man with plaque psoriasis and virtually no hair of any sort now sports a full head of hair plus body hair after treatment with the arthritis drug tofacitinib, according to Dr. Brittany...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Arthritis drug restores hair in man with alopecia universalis and psoriasis

Posted on: 08/07/2014 - 20:00

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Adding tomosynthesis improved mammography’s cancer detection

Posted on: 24/06/2014 - 21:00

Adding tomosynthesis to screening digital mammography decreases the "recall" rate by 15% while increasing the cancer detection rate by 29%, according to a report published online June 25 in...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Phone-based intervention helped breast cancer patients lose weight, but key question remains

Posted on: 23/06/2014 - 22:20

A telephone-based lifestyle intervention can have a significant effect on weight loss in overweight breast cancer survivors, according to a study that also highlights the dilemmas of funding large...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Phone-based intervention helped breast cancer patients lose weight, but key question remains

Posted on: 23/06/2014 - 22:20

A telephone-based lifestyle intervention can have a significant effect on weight loss in overweight breast cancer survivors, according to a study that also highlights the dilemmas of funding large...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Tofacitinib bests methotrexate for RA

Posted on: 18/06/2014 - 22:00

Tofacitinib was superior to methotrexate at reducing the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, improving physical function, and slowing the progression of joint damage in a 2-year, phase III...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Intervention ups annual FOBT screening to 82%

Posted on: 16/06/2014 - 21:00

An inexpensive telephone intervention raised the rate of annual colorectal cancer screening using fecal occult blood testing to 82% in an underserved population at particular risk for poor health,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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