Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed after two years?
How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed after two years?
Mar 10, 2022
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News tagged with inflammatory drug
Arthritis & Rheumatism
The American College of Rheumatology releases two updated guidelines for treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) released two updated guideline papers for the treatment and management of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). These two guidelines are companions to previously updated JIA guidelines ...
Mar 3, 2022
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Medications
Are medicines affecting our response to infections like COVID-19?
A wide-reaching global review has found that some of the most common pain and fever medicines might increase vulnerability to infections like COVID-19, while others may hold hope for improving our immune response.
Mar 1, 2022
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Immunology
Cell research on rare disease finds new link to inflammation
"How many people actually have this disease?"
Feb 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Consumer Health: Treating encephalitis
Encephalitis affects nearly 500,000 people of all ages worldwide each year, according to the Encephalitis Society, with young children and older adults most vulnerable. Other risk factors include having a compromised immune ...
Feb 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO prequalifies arthritis drug for severe COVID cases
The World Health Organization said Friday that it had prequalified the arthritis treatment tocilizumab for use in patients hospitalised with severe COVID-19, in a bid to increase access to the pricey drug.
Feb 11, 2022
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Medications
Frequent use of over-the-counter analgesics associated with risk of tinnitus
Over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics, such as aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), and acetaminophen, are some of the most commonly used medications, widely available without a prescription, and perceived ...
Feb 9, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Could childhood inflammation or infection be a cause of depression and psychosis?
A growing body of research suggests that early-life infection, inflammation, and metabolic changes could contribute to psychiatric disorders—perhaps via effects during critical periods of brain development. New evidence ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Medications
Drugs and the sun: Your daily medications could put you at greater risk of sunburn
With summer holidays underway, it's time to think about the sun and your skin. Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world, so we need to be doing more to protect ourselves from the damaging effects of ultraviolet ...
Dec 23, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Similar outcomes for hospitalized COVID-19 patients on immunosuppressive medications, non-immunosuppressed patients
A large, nationwide study of COVID-19 cases led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has found that people taking medications that suppress the immune system—for example, to prevent transplant ...
Nov 16, 2021
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