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Minimal disease activity in psoriatic arthritis is a realistic target

Posted on: 16/09/2014 - 20:33

LAS VEGAS – A number of drugs are showing promise for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis, but broader improvements are needed with respect to treatment strategies, according to Dr. Iain...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions cleared in 42% of gay men

Posted on: 11/09/2014 - 19:25

MELBOURNE – High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions are prevalent among HIV-positive gay men and a significant number of these anal lesions resolve spontaneously, according to data from a...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Infliximab may carry a higher infection rate in psoriasis patients

Posted on: 13/08/2014 - 20:10

CHICAGO – Patients with psoriasis treated with infliximab had the highest incidence of serious infections in a retrospective analysis of commercial claims data. After 5 years of follow-up among...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Stress and inflammatory skin diseases – Does the science prove a link?

Posted on: 13/08/2014 - 19:15

CHICAGO – The data are still being developed, but evidence of a direct link between stress and inflammatory skin conditions continues to mount. The research is especially compelling for psoriasis;...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Patients with psoriatic arthritis perform accurate joint counts

Posted on: 23/07/2014 - 18:55

NEW YORK – After instruction by a nurse, patients with psoriatic arthritis do at least as well as nurses but better than physicians in counting tender and swollen joints, according to a...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

A teen-focused STD prevention program reduced gonorrhea incidence

Posted on: 16/07/2014 - 18:15

ATLANTA – A communitywide condom distribution program is proving successful for expanding access to and awareness of free condoms, and for reducing the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Stems cells may offer more equipoise in traumatic scar treatment

Posted on: 11/07/2014 - 14:40

DANA POINT, CALIF. – It’s possible that burn victims and others with traumatic scarring will no longer need to have skin grafted from one part of their body, thus adding new scars, to mend the deeper...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Rituximab yielded long-term benefit in lupus nephritis

Posted on: 10/07/2014 - 21:30

PARIS – Treatment with rituximab in patients with refractory lupus nephritis was associated with significant long-term improvement in symptoms, histology, and laboratory markers in a prospective...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Deaths mar atacicept trial for lupus, but research continues

Posted on: 10/07/2014 - 20:55

PARIS – A randomized trial of two doses of atacicept for systemic lupus erythematosus was interrupted after two deaths occurred in patients taking 150 mg of the drug. However, since a post hoc...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Trial of sirukumab for lupus nephritis falls flat

Posted on: 08/07/2014 - 21:20

PARIS – The investigational interleukin-6 blocker sirukumab provided no benefit to patients with lupus nephritis but put them at a very high risk of developing a serious infection in a small,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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