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New treatment lenebasum shows promise for diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc)
The results of an open label extension of a phase II study presented today at the Annual European Congress of...
Opioid overdose responsible for over 500,000 years of life lost in Ohio
Credit: The Ohio Alliance for Innovation in Population Health ATHENS, Ohio (June 14, 2018) - More than 500,000 years of...
Gene signatures and biomarkers predict onset of RA in at-risk individuals
The results of two studies presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) provide insight into molecular...
Meat sensitivity spread by ticks linked to heart disease
Credit: Dan Addison | University Communications University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have linked sensitivity to an allergen in...
Brain matures faster due to childhood stress
Stress in early childhood leads to faster maturation of certain brain regions during adolescence. In contrast, stress experienced later in...
Access to investigational medicines for terminally ill through expanded access programs
Bottom Line: A new study identified investigational medicines made available through expanded access programs for patients with life-threatening illnesses prior...
Greater levels of vitamin D associated with decreasing risk of breast cancer
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggest higher levels of vitamin D are associated with decreasing...
Screening for aortic aneurysms in older men questioned
Credit: Photo: Fredrik Johansson Screening programs for aortic aneurysms in the abdomen is now being questioned in a study published...
What are rates of Legionnaires disease among VA patients?
Bottom Line: Rates of Legionnaires disease (LD) among U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients with overnight stays at a...
University of Cincinnati scientist receives $2 million NHLBI grant to study atherosclerosis
Credit: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine CINCINNATI--Research scientist Phillip Owens, III, PhD, hopes to find a better treatment for...
Copernicus Award 2018: Outstanding German-Polish cooperation in cardiology
Prof. Dr. Stefan Anker from the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Prof. Dr. Piotr Ponikowski from Wroc?aw Medical University have...
Diet quality among adults in SNAP food assistance program
Bottom Line: Participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) showed less improvement over time in an indicator of a...
Florida’s obesity rate may be higher than originally thought, new study finds
Florida's obesity rate may be higher than originally thought. A widely used national health survey puts the overall obesity rate...
Leading health organizations collaborate with industry on new initiative to combat growing diabetes
DALLAS, June 15, 2018 - The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) today announced the start...
Study with implications for opioid crisis finds opioids raise risk of fracture nonunion
New Orleans, LA - Dr. Robert Zura, Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at LSU Health New Orleans School of...
Zoledronic acid has no effect on knee pain or bone marrow lesions in knee OA after two years
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) show that a one-yearly...
Queen Mary spinout secures £ two million pounds to export toothpaste technology to China
(Queen Mary University of London) A Queen Mary University of London spinout has secured a licence agreement with a leading...
No difference in malignancy rates seen between tocilizumab and TNFi in patients with RA
The results of a study presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) examined rates of malignancy in...
Gum disease may be a key initiator of rheumatoid arthritis related autoimmunity
The results of a study presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) demonstrates increased levels of gum...
QUT to put grass pollen research to Swiss nanotech
Credit: QUT Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Swiss medtech company Abionic SA are collaborating to develop rapid, targeted tests...