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by Genevra Pittman
3 Feb 2012 at 3:00am
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who were breastfed as babies may have better lung function, and a lower risk of asthma, than those who were formula-fed, two new reports suggest. Researchers said that past studies have found conflicting results wh...
by Tan Ee Lyn
3 Feb 2012 at 4:51am
(Reuters) - Allergan Inc, maker of wrinkle treatment Botox, eye drops and obesity treatments, said it will rely less on the United States for revenue in coming years as its products gain wider acceptance in Asia, particularly China. The company on...
by Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent
3 Feb 2012 at 7:29am
LONDON (Reuters) - In June 2000, when American medical regulators posted a warning letter on the Internet about problems at a breast-implant maker in southern France, French authorities didn't pay much attention. A U.S. Food and Drug Administr...
by CLARKE CANFIELD
3 Feb 2012 at 7:52am
A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes — and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor.
3 Feb 2012 at 8:04am
(HealthDay News) -- Preparations for successful breast-feeding begin during pregnancy.
3 Feb 2012 at 8:04am
(HealthDay News) -- Toddler tantrums can challenge even the most patient parent, but being firm and consistent can help you discipline your toddler in an effective, loving way.
by Jessica Wohl
3 Feb 2012 at 9:02am
(Reuters) - Walgreen Co is being hit by its withdrawal from the Express Scripts Inc pharmacy network and by a much-weaker-than-expected flu season, leading it to temper its expectations for the number of prescriptions it will fill this year. Walgr...
by MARIA CHENG
3 Feb 2012 at 9:16am
Malaria may be killing around twice as many people as experts previously thought, and it could also be hitting older children and adults — long considered the least susceptible — a new study suggests.
3 Feb 2012 at 10:28am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged on Thursday to give $250,000 of his own money to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America after breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure withdrew funding f...
3 Feb 2012 at 10:28am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some two dozen Democrats in the Senate on Thursday called on breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure to reconsider its decision to cut off funding to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Senators Frank Lau...
by Rodrigo Campos
3 Feb 2012 at 10:43am
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Friday, propelling the Nasdaq index to an 11-year high, after January's U.S. employment report sailed past expectations, boosting hopes the world's largest economy has turned a corner. The broad-bas...
by HOLLY RAMER
3 Feb 2012 at 12:22pm
Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.
by Kerry Grens
3 Feb 2012 at 1:07pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite concerns by some that vaccines might cause a crippling nerve disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome, a new study finds that people who receive vaccines after previously having been diagnosed with the condition ...
by Rodrigo Campos
3 Feb 2012 at 12:21pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A surge in hiring last month lifted U.S. stocks on Friday, with the Nasdaq index hitting an 11-year high, as the data boosted hopes the world's largest economy has turned a corner. The broad-based gains also sent the Dow J...
by Kerry Sheridan
3 Feb 2012 at 1:52pm
A major US breast cancer foundation Friday reversed its decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood after outcry over the move sparked a political and fundraising backlash by women's health advocates.
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Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today
3 Feb 2012 at 2:00am
A new map pinpoints well-defined areas of the Eastern United States where humans have the highest risk of contracting Lyme disease, one of the most rapidly emerging infectious diseases in North America, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
2 Feb 2012 at 3:00am
Results revealed that people who live in socially disadvantaged areas were 42 per cent more at risk of getting arthritis than people in more affluent areas. The study revealed more than 30 per cent of people living in socially disadvantaged areas reported having arthritis, as opposed to 18.5 per cent in the more affluent areas...
31 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
A new physical form of proteins developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin could drastically improve treatments for cancer and other diseases, as well as overcome some of the largest challenges in therapeutics: delivering drugs to patients safely, easily and more effectively...
29 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
A two-year study of nearly 190,000 girls and women, finds that Gardasil, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine made by Merck & Co, does not trigger autoimmune disorders such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis. The results are published in the Journal of Internal Medicine...
28 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease where the body begins to attack the joints and organs of the body. Proteins within inflamed joints are often modified by citrullination, a process that converts the protein building block arginine into citrulline...
27 Jan 2012 at 3:00am
A new study, funded by a grant from the National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), found that two in five adults (42%) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were inactive...
23 Jan 2012 at 12:00pm
Around 7.5 million Americans, which is about 2.2% of the population, suffer from psoriaris, an autoimmune disease causing red, flaky skin...
20 Jan 2012 at 3:00am
Medications or biologic agents that target T-cells, white blood cells involved in the body's immune system, appear to offer significant benefit to patients suffering from psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a type of arthritis that affects up to 48 percent of patients with the skin disease psoriasis, according to a new review article in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS)...
19 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
Pain management is a high priority for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, so three researchers in Australia analysed existing study data to see whether two different classes of drugs can help. When looking at muscle relaxants, they discovered that neither the benzodiazepine agents, diazepam and triazolam, nor the non- benzodiazepine agent, zopiclone, reduce pain when taken for one to 14 days...
17 Jan 2012 at 2:00pm
A new study published online on 17 January in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism reports that rates of knee replacement surgery in Finland's 30 to 59-year-olds soared between 1980 and 2006, with women being the more common recipients throughout. Lead author Dr...
17 Jan 2012 at 3:00am
Researchers in Finland found that annual cumulative incidences of partial and total knee arthroplasty, commonly known as knee replacement surgery, rose rapidly over a 27-year period among 30 to 59 year-olds in that country, with the greatest increase occurring in patients aged 50 to 59 years...
17 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
More than 32 million people in the United States have autoantibodies, which are proteins made by the immune system that target the body's tissues and define a condition known as autoimmunity, a study shows...
17 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
Telomeres, the very ends of chromosomes, become shorter as we age. When a cell divides it first duplicates its DNA and, because the DNA replication machinery fails to get all the way to the end, with each successive cell division a little bit more is missed...
16 Jan 2012 at 12:00pm
A comprehensive review of herbal medicine products in the latest issue of the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) shows that there is little conclusive evidence to justify the widespread use of herbal medicines to relieve the symptoms of the painful joint condition osteoarthritis...
11 Jan 2012 at 3:00am
A Rush University Medical Center led international research team has announced that a treatment to prevent bleeding episodes in children with hemophilia A also is effective for adolescents and adults. The preventive therapy will "optimize care for hemophilia patients of all ages by stopping unexpected bleeding events that can have a detrimental impact on the lives of patients," said Dr...
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MedPage Today Rheumatology
3 Feb 2012 at 3:00pm
(MedPage Today) -- A look at why some stockbrokers are successful, a study that brings oncologists' worst nightmare to life, and a timely Eureka moment in the war against parasites highlight this week's collection of Lab Notes.
26 Jan 2012 at 5:00pm
(MedPage Today) -- It's possible to control local inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis by interfering with protein changes in the joints, an international team of researchers found.
26 Jan 2012 at 7:00am
(MedPage Today) -- More than two of five adults with rheumatoid arthritis were physically inactive at the start of a clinical study, researchers reported.
25 Jan 2012 at 7:00am
(MedPage Today) -- Use of a cane helped reduce pain in patients with osteoarthritis in the knee as well as improve function , Brazilian researchers found.
23 Jan 2012 at 4:31pm
(MedPage Today) -- Daily consumption of enriched skim milk powder could help prevent gout flares, a proof-of-concept study suggested.
19 Jan 2012 at 11:30am
(MedPage Today) -- Muscle relaxants and neuromodulators offered little pain relief for rheumatoid arthritis patients and cannot currently be recommended, according to two Cochrane reviews.
17 Jan 2012 at 7:00am
(MedPage Today) -- During the past three decades there has been a dramatic increase in knee replacement surgeries, particularly among individuals in their 50s, a Finnish study found.
11 Jan 2012 at 3:00pm
(MedPage Today) -- A rare inherited disorder known as cold urticaria results from a gain-of-function mutation in an immune system component that explains the condition's bizarre web of symptoms, researchers said.
6 Jan 2012 at 1:47pm
(MedPage Today) -- Targeting an inflammatory cytokine can reduce gout flares after starting urate-lowering therapy, researchers found in an early trial.
6 Jan 2012 at 8:00am
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of venous thromboembolism in addition to their well recognized risk for cardiovascular disease, a cohort study found.
5 Jan 2012 at 1:00pm
(MedPage Today) -- Daily aspirin use may protect the heart but hurt the eyes, boosting the risk of age-related macular degeneration, researchers found.
5 Jan 2012 at 11:55am
Diuretics (MedPage Today) -- a class of drugs known to raise serum urate levels -- independently increased the risk for gout in patients with high blood pressure, a prospective cohort study revealed.
3 Jan 2012 at 11:31am
(MedPage Today) -- Atorvastatin did not slow atherosclerosis in children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), according to the results of a multicenter, randomized trial.
2 Jan 2012 at 9:00am
(MedPage Today) -- Treatment with tumor nectosis factor inhibitors did not decrease the risk of acute coronary syndrome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, even among patients who responded well to treatment, Swedish researchers found.
28 Dec 2011 at 11:01pm
(MedPage Today) -- As part of the Year in Review series, MedPage Today reporters are revisiting major news stories and following up with an analysis of the impact of the original report, as well as subsequent news generated by the initial publication. Here's what has happened with the bone morphogenetic protein-2 saga (BMP-2) since last May when we published an article about a critical review of the product.
MedicineNet Arthritis General
2 Feb 2012 at 1:00am
Title: estrogens conjugated, Premarin
Category: Medications
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 2/2/2012
2 Feb 2012 at 1:00am
Title: sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, Bactrim, Septra
Category: Medications
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 2/2/2012
2 Feb 2012 at 1:00am
Title: infliximab, Remicade
Category: Medications
Created: 12/13/1999 9:40:00 PM
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2 Feb 2012 at 1:00am
Title: Gleevec Approval Widened to Include Rare Cancer
Category: Health News
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1 Feb 2012 at 1:00am
Title: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and Ulcers
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 2/1/2012
1 Feb 2012 at 1:00am
Title: Coping With Chronic Rheumatic Diseases
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 8/4/2000 3:27:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/1/2012
1 Feb 2012 at 1:00am
Title: Arthritis - Whether Weather Affects Arthritis
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 9/10/2000
Last Editorial Review: 2/1/2012
1 Feb 2012 at 1:00am
Title: Rheumatoid Arthritis: Questions for Your Doctor
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 8/6/2001 4:16:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/1/2012
1 Feb 2012 at 1:00am
Title: Pain (Acute and Chronic)
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 11/30/2004
Last Editorial Review: 2/1/2012
1 Feb 2012 at 1:00am
Title: Heartburn Drugs Linked to Hip Fractures in Women
Category: Health News
Created: 2/1/2012 11:01:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/1/2012
31 Jan 2012 at 1:00am
Title: Rheumatoid Arthritis - When Do I Call the Doctor?
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 7/7/2001 12:46:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 1/31/2012
31 Jan 2012 at 1:00am
Title: Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 8/9/2006
Last Editorial Review: 1/31/2012
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Arthritis News From Medical News Today via MedWorm.com
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23 Apr 2010 at 3:00am
Researchers at King's College London's Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, based at St Thomas' Hospital have discovered new ways of measuring biological markers in the blood which could be used to diagnose osteoarthritis earlier. Osteoarthritis is a condition that affects the joints and is the most common type of arthritis in the UK... (Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today)
by Arthritis News From Medical News Today
13 Apr 2010 at 3:00am
Investigators from Hospital for Special Surgery have identified a pathway involved in turning off inflammation that does not work properly in people with inflammatory arthritis. The finding, reported in the April 23 issue of the journal Immunity, could lead to the development of new therapeutic approaches to treating arthritis in the future... (Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today)
by Arthritis News From Medical News Today
11 Apr 2010 at 2:00am
Joan Broderick, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stony Brook University, has received a $606,000 grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)... (Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today)
by Arthritis News From Medical News Today
7 Apr 2010 at 5:00pm
For patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in remission, withdrawal of treatment with the drug methotrexate over 12 months vs. 6 months did not reduce the rate of relapse, according to a study in the April 7 issue of JAMA... (Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today)
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2 Apr 2010 at 2:00am
Sermo, the world's largest online community for physicians, announced a Sermo Event Report titled "Is there any Threat to Anti-TNFs from Newer Biologic DMARDs?" In the past year, the FDA has approved four new biologic DMARDs Actemra (Genentech), Orencia (Bristol-Myers Squibb), Simponi (Centocor Ortho Biotech), and Cimzia (UCB)... (Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today)
by Arthritis News From Medical News Today
30 Mar 2010 at 5:00am
German researchers determined that concentrations of the sex hormones, testosterone in men and estrogen in women, may have a positive effect on the regenerative potential of cartilage tissue. The study suggests hormone replacement in the joint fluid of men and women might be beneficial in treating late stages of human osteoarthritis (OA) by regenerating damaged tissue... (Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today)
by Arthritis News From Medical News Today
26 Mar 2010 at 5:00am
By enhancing the activity of immune cells that protect against runaway inflammation, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center may have found a novel therapy for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases... (Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today)
by Arthritis News From Medical News Today
16 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published draft guidance recommending etanercept (Enbrel, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals) and adalimumab (Humira, Abbott Laboratories) for the treatment of adults with active and progressive psoriatic arthritis when specific criteria are met... (Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today)
by Arthritis News From Medical News Today
4 Mar 2010 at 8:00pm
NICE's independent appraisal committee has asked Roche, the manufacturer of tocilizumab (RoActemra), a new treatment for moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis, for further additional information on its product... (Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today)
by Arthritis News From Medical News Today
4 Mar 2010 at 3:00am
The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) has expressed their frustration at NICE's provisional decision not to allow patients with rheumatoid arthritis to routinely switch from one Anti-TNF drug to another. This is the second time NICE has appraised the sequential effectiveness of multiple biologic therapies following NRAS's successful appeal of negative NICE guidance on switching in 2007... (Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today)
by Arthritis News From Medical News Today
4 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is currently appraising a number of drugs as possible treatments for rheumatoid arthritis after treatment with a tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor has failed. This is a part review of NICE technology appraisal guidance 36, and a review of NICE technology appraisal guidance 126 and 141... (Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today)
by Arthritis News From Medical News Today
3 Mar 2010 at 5:00am
BioTrends Research Group released topline findings from LaunchTrends®: ACTEMRA, Wave 1, highlighting the market uptake of the product at one month post launch. Actemra (tocilizumab), marketed by Roche-Genentech, is a new IL-6 inhibitor with monthly dosing by IV infusion. The study results are based on an on-line survey completed by 77 rheumatologists in late February... (Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today)
by Arthritis News From Medical News Today
26 Feb 2010 at 7:00am
A new study found that fluoxetine (Prozac®) and citalopram (Celexa®) treatment significantly inhibited disease progression of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice. Research led by Sandra Sacre, Ph.D... (Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today)
by Arthritis News From Medical News Today
24 Feb 2010 at 11:00pm
Final guidance published today (Wednesday 24 February 2010) by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) means that another drug - certolizumab pegol (Cimzia) - can be considered for some people in England and Wales suffering with rheumatoid arthritis... (Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today)
by Arthritis News From Medical News Today
20 Feb 2010 at 2:00am
At the core of the American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation's mission is to attract the best and brightest trainees into a career in rheumatology. To do this, the REF has an extensive portfolio of awards and grants that provide support during critical career stages... (Source: Arthritis News From Medical News Today)
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Medscape Medical News Headlines
3 Feb 2012 at 5:09pm
A simple intervention, whereby photographs of green beans and carrots were placed in lunch trays in a school cafeteria, has had some success in boosting consumption of these vegetables among elementary schoolchildren.
Heartwire
3 Feb 2012 at 5:04pm
New wireless technology used to power implantable ventricular assist devices has the potential to make them far safer than ever before and bring the therapy to patients at earlier stages of heart failure than are currently recommended.
Heartwire
3 Feb 2012 at 4:54pm
The CMS has issued a draft of the conditions under which it will provide coverage for transcatheter aortic-valve replacements, as the technology begins to be rolled out in the US.
Heartwire
3 Feb 2012 at 4:49pm
Heart failure is associated with a decline in mental function and loss of gray matter in the brain, which may make it more difficult for patients to follow instructions regarding their medication, a new Australian study has found.
Heartwire
3 Feb 2012 at 4:26pm
Field researchers have generated a detailed map that they hope will guide appropriate diagnosis and more targeted treatment for patients suspected of having Lyme disease.
Medscape Medical News
3 Feb 2012 at 4:19pm
New guidelines aid femtosecond laser users in Medicare billing compliance.
Medscape Medical News
3 Feb 2012 at 3:49pm
Merck's extended-release combination of sitaglipin and metformin has been approved as a once-daily tablet for type 2 diabetes.
FDA Approvals
3 Feb 2012 at 3:19pm
Laparoscopic hysterectomy reduces complications and improves quality of life, but it is still not widely embraced, and the benefits of robotic surgery remain unclear.
Medscape Medical News
3 Feb 2012 at 2:47pm
Although there was an edge for warfarin for those treated for 4 or more years, there is "no compelling" reason to anticoagulate these patients, researchers say.
Medscape Medical News
3 Feb 2012 at 2:02pm
A new study shows that the combination clopidogrel and aspirin increases risk of hemorrhage and mortality including non-vascular mortality vs aspirin alone.
Medscape Medical News
3 Feb 2012 at 1:37pm
World Cancer Day 2012 will focus on preventing cancer and emphasize that up to one third of common cancers can be prevented by lifestyle changes.
Medscape Medical News
3 Feb 2012 at 1:09pm
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation backed down from its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, which had thrust the world's largest breast cancer charity into a deeply politicized controversy.
Reuters Health Information
3 Feb 2012 at 12:02pm
According to one researcher, cancer is having its AZT moment.
Medscape Medical News
3 Feb 2012 at 11:55am
The president of the Medical Group Management Association is urging HHS to postpone enforcement of the new standard for electronic claims until June 30, lest some practices shut down.
Medscape Medical News
3 Feb 2012 at 10:41am
The complex link between obesity and mental illness involves several driving factors, all of which should be considered when choosing effective interventions, researchers say.
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