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Rheumatoid Arthritis Medicine Seen to Ease Lupus Symptoms at Higher Dose in Phase 2 Trial

Lupus

Rheumatoid Arthritis Medicine Seen to Ease Lupus Symptoms at Higher Dose in Phase 2 Trial

Jul 28, 2018

Baricitinib — a medicine approved in the U.S., Europe, and Japan for rheumatoid arthritis — can significantly improve symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the treatment’s maker, Eli Lilly,...

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Spain's Catalonia On Raw Milk Controversy

Spain's Catalonia On Raw Milk Controversy

Jul 28, 2018

Catalonia is in the eye of the storm again, but not for its independence drive. This time, the controversy is all about... raw milk. The Spanish region's decision last Thursday to allow the sale...

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Scientists Seek End To 'Unscientific' HIV Laws

HIV/AIDS

Scientists Seek End To 'Unscientific' HIV Laws

Jul 27, 2018

AIDS experts called Wednesday for an end to laws that can see HIV-positive people jailed for exposing others to the virus, saying the approach was "unscientific" and worsening the killer epidemic. At...

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Eli Lilly Announces Positive Results From Its 2nd Phase 3 Trial Of Ixekizumab

Ankylosing spondylitis

Eli Lilly Announces Positive Results From Its 2nd Phase 3 Trial Of Ixekizumab

Jul 27, 2018

Treatment with Eli Lilly’s monoclonal antibody Taltz (ixekizumab) significantly improved the signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis in patients participating in a Phase 3 clinical trial,...

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Cleveland Researchers Develop A New Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis And Launch a Company to Test It

Multiple sclerosis

Cleveland Researchers Develop A New Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis And Launch a Company to Test It

Jul 27, 2018 • 2 comments

A team at Case Western Reserve University has come up with a new approach to treating Multiple Sclerosis. They have also launched a business to bring the new therapy to market. The company is...

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Why Lifestyle Changes Won’t Work For Everyone With Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

Why Lifestyle Changes Won’t Work For Everyone With Type 2 Diabetes

Jul 27, 2018 • 1 comment

Experts from the University of Stirling in the U.K. have made a breakthrough in understanding how people respond to lifestyle changes for preventing type 2 diabetes. The team discovered a new genomic...

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Skin’s Immune ‘Alarm’ May Explain Light-Induced Rashes In Lupus Patients

Lupus

Skin’s Immune ‘Alarm’ May Explain Light-Induced Rashes In Lupus Patients

Jul 26, 2018 • 1 comment

U-M researchers are studying an overabundant signaling protein tied to UV light sensitivity in patients with lupus. Imagine being so sensitive to the sun’s rays that you’re forced to either slather...

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FDA-Approved Valve Treatment For COPD Seeing Positive Results

COPD

FDA-Approved Valve Treatment For COPD Seeing Positive Results

Jul 26, 2018

Approximately, 15 million Americans have a debilitating lung condition called COPD. It’s currently the third-leading cause of death.  However, there’s a minimally-invasive treatment, that was just...

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - Alternative Depression Treatment Seeing Success

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - Alternative Depression Treatment Seeing Success

Jul 26, 2018 • 1 comment

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) uses magnetic pulses to target an area of the brain that's less active in people with depression. A psychiatrist in the metro [Independence, MO] is using a...

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Cancer Cells Destroyed With Two Antipsychotic Drugs

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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Larynx cancer
Leiomyosarcoma
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Cancer Cells Destroyed With Two Antipsychotic Drugs

Jul 26, 2018

Some cancers survive on high cholesterol levels. New research uses antipsychotic drugs to "starve" these cancer cells of cholesterol. Cell culture experiments showed that two antypsychotics can...

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J&J Ordered To Pay $4.69 In Damages In Talc Cancer Case

Bladder cancer
Brain tumor
Breast cancer
Cancer
Cancer of the Pleura
Cancer of the vulva
Cervical cancer
Colon cancer
Colorectal cancer
Endocrine cancer
Endometrial cancer
Esophageal cancer
Gallbladder cancer
Gastric cancer
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Larynx cancer
Leiomyosarcoma
Liver cancer
Neuroendocrine liver cancer
Neuroendocrine tumor
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Prostate cancer
Small cell lung cancer
Testicular cancer
Thymus cancer
Thyroid Cancer

J&J Ordered To Pay $4.69 In Damages In Talc Cancer Case

Jul 18, 2018

US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson was Thursday ordered to pay out $4.69 billion in damages in a lawsuit representing 22 women and their families who alleged a talc sold by the company...

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Heat And Medication: Pharmacists Share Tips To Keep Prescriptions Safe

Heat And Medication: Pharmacists Share Tips To Keep Prescriptions Safe

Jul 16, 2018 • 1 comment

With warmer days on the horizon, pharmacists recommend to ‘keep it cool’ when you are storing prescription and over-the-counter medication. Many medications should be stored at controlled room...

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