Archive: 06/07/2012
Men and women respond differently to exercise advertisements
(Medical Xpress) -- A new University of Michigan study finds that overweight men and women responded differently to advertisements about the benefits from exercise.
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Nearly two-thirds of American osteoporotic hip fractures are seen in the extreme elderly
A new American study presented today at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, calls for more aggressive management of osteoporosis in the extreme elderly as the true impact of osteoporotic ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
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Physical activity is beneficial for children with ADHD
(Medical Xpress) -- "There has long been a popular consensus that physical activity is good for children with attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity [ADHD] because, by definition, these children ...
Attention deficit disorders
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Patients taking certolizumab pegol are twice as likely to achieve ACR20 compared to placebo
A new Phase III study presented today at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, shows that patients treated with certolizumab pegol (CZP) were twice as likely to meet the primary endpoint ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
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Control of disease activity and biologic treatment increase life expectency in RA patients
According to a study presented today at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are prescribed biologic treatments have a significantly lower ...
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2-1-1 could be effective tool in fighting cancer disparities
(Medical Xpress) -- The 2-1-1 phone information and referral system could be a key partner in efforts to reduce cancer disparities affecting low-income and racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S., finds a new study by Jason ...
Cancer
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Personalizing biologic treatment to individual patients with rheuatoid arthritis is cost-effective
Berlin, Germany, June 7 2012: Data presented today at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrates that tailoring biologic treatment to individual patients with rheumatoid arthritis ...
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Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation increases survival in systemic sclerosis patients
Initial results from an international, investigator-initiated, open label phase III trial were presented at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism. Data indicate that haematopoietic stem ...
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Head-to-head study in RA shows that abatacept has comparable efficacy to adalimumab
Data from one of the few head-to-head trials in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) presented today at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrates that at one year, 64.8% of patients receiving ...
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Treatment with anti-TNFs can increase the risk of shingles by up to 75 percent
Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor medications (anti-TNFs) have a 75% greater risk of developing herpes zoster, or shingles, than patients treated with traditional ...
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Treatment with anti-TNFs reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in rheumatoid arthritis
Results from a retrospective analysis of contemporary data presented today at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, predict, based on estimates from a multivariate regression model, that ...
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Study will provide information on how infectious diseases may be transmitted on aircraft
A new study is expected to provide the first detailed information on how infectious diseases may be transmitted aboard commercial airliners. Sponsored by aircraft manufacturer Boeing, the research will document ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Mystery to the origin of long-lived, skin-deep immune cells uncovered
Scientists at A*STAR’s Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) uncovered the origin of a group of skin-deep immune cells that act as the first line of defence against harmful germs and skin infections. SIgN scientists discovered ...
Immunology
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Yale biologist peers into inner working of the cell
Daniel Colón-Ramos, assistant professor of cell biology, studies the C. elegans nematode, and uses the latest microscopy technology to watch neurons locate a target and form precise synaptic connections, resulting in ...
Medical research
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Exercise reduces psoriasis risk
New research by scientists at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital highlights another medical condition improved by exercise: the skin affliction called psoriasis.
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