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Palliative surgery eases pain at end of life

Posted on: 06/04/2015 - 17:29

HOUSTON – Palliative surgery can alleviate pain and improve the quality of life for patients dying from advanced cancers, without compromising perfo... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Investigational topical sebum inhibitor reduced acne lesions

Posted on: 03/04/2015 - 13:00

SAN FRANCISCO – An investigational topical sebum inhibitor met its primary endpoints in a phase IIa trial, significantly reducing inflammatory and n... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Investigational cancer drug now tested for treating Alzheimer’s

Posted on: 02/04/2015 - 22:22

Saracatinib, a drug originally developed as a cancer treatment, is now being tested in a phase IIa trial of patients with Alzheimer’s disease after ... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

IL-23 inhibitor topped ustekinumab against psoriasis

Posted on: 02/04/2015 - 22:01

SAN FRANCISCO – An investigational interleukin-23 inhibitor for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis achieved almost twice the PASI 90 response rate ... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Personalized melanoma vaccine evokes immune response

Posted on: 02/04/2015 - 19:00

A customized vaccine targeting patient-specific, tumor neoantigens evoked an immune response in three adults with advanced cutaneous melanoma in a pro... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Personalized melanoma vaccine evokes immune response

Posted on: 02/04/2015 - 19:00

A customized vaccine targeting patient-specific, tumor neoantigens evoked an immune response in three adults with advanced cutaneous melanoma in a pro... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Traditional risk factors raise cardiovascular risk in PsA

Posted on: 02/04/2015 - 18:28

Psoriatic arthritis is associated with higher rates of self-reported angina pectoris, percutaneous coronary intervention, hypertension, obesity, and s... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

New drugs signal promise for rare leukemia, prostate cancer

Posted on: 02/04/2015 - 18:09

A new drug candidate shows potential in laboratory studies against a rare type of acute leukemia, mixed lineage leukemia, which occurs more often in c... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

United States experiencing drug-resistant shigellosis outbreak

Posted on: 02/04/2015 - 18:00

The United States is currently experiencing an outbreak of shigellosis caused by a strain of the Shigella sonnei bacteria that is resistant to ciprofl... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

No increased risk of lung disease with methotrexate

Posted on: 02/04/2015 - 17:10

Methotrexate is not associated with an increased risk of pulmonary disease in patients taking it for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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