Immunology
Researchers discover two treatments that induce peanut allergy remission in children
Researchers have discovered two peanut allergy treatments for children that are both highly effective at inducing remission.
Feb 4, 2022
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Immunology
Initiating peanut oral immunotherapy in peanut-allergic children under age four may be more effective: long term study
The majority of young children treated with peanut immunotherapy achieved desensitization after two and a half years of treatment, and one in five remained in remission 26 weeks after treatment ended, according to a randomized ...
Jan 21, 2022
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Diabetes
Vitamin D shows promise for children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
Adding a safe, inexpensive and easy to administer form of vitamin D to treatment for children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes shows promise to improve measures of disease progression. Results of a randomized clinical ...
Jan 6, 2022
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Medications
New treatment combination without chemotherapy is effective in PH+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia
The combination of dasatinib, blinatumomab, and prednisone can be effective in treating older patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who are not good candidates for intensive ...
Dec 13, 2021
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Gastroenterology
Exclusion diet may ease refractory ulcerative colitis
(HealthDay)—An ulcerative colitis exclusion diet (UCED) shows promise as an independent therapy for patients with refractory disease, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in the Journal of Crohn's and Colitis.
Sep 28, 2021
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Diabetes
Seemingly healthy levels of liver fat can trigger type 2 diabetes, UK study suggests
New research presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), held online this year, found that the amount of fat stored in the liver is higher in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), ...
Sep 28, 2021
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Diabetes
Greater weight loss after bariatric surgery tied to diabetes remission
(HealthDay)—Remission of type 2 diabetes following bariatric surgery peaks at 20 percent total weight loss (TWL), according to a study published online Sept. 13 in Diabetes Care.
Sep 27, 2021
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Health
Diet and weight loss to achieve type 2 diabetes remission should be goal for GPs
Achieving "remission" for people with type 2 diabetes through dietary approaches and weight loss should be the primary treatment goal of GPs and healthcare practitioners, concludes a large-scale review of clinical evidence ...
Sep 2, 2021
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Health
International standards for type 2 diabetes remission established
People with type 2 diabetes should be considered in remission after sustaining normal blood sugar levels for three months or more, according to a new consensus statement from the Endocrine Society, the European Association ...
Aug 30, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Combination targeted therapy provides durable remission for patients with CLL
A combination of ibrutinib and venetoclax was found to provide lasting disease remission in patients with newly diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson ...
Jun 10, 2021
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