Cancer drugs could target autoimmune diseases
Drugs currently being trialled in cancer patients have been used to successfully target an autoimmune condition in mice at UCL and King's College London.
Jun 9, 2016
Archive: 09/06/2016
Why some bisexual men stay in the closet
Research conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and Public Health Solutions examined the reasons why men who have had sex with both men and women choose not to disclose their sexual orientation—particularly ...
Jun 9, 2016
Lupus confirmed as risk factor for cervical cancer
The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2016) found a doubled risk of pre-malignant cervical changes, and potentially also an increased risk of cervical cancer, ...
Jun 9, 2016
Estimating unmet need for cleft lip and palate surgery in India
An estimated more than 72,000 cases of unrepaired cleft lip and/or palate exist in 28 of India's 29 states and poor states with less health infrastructure had higher rates, according to an article published online by JAMA ...
Jun 9, 2016
Biosimilar switching not suitable for all patients
The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2016) showed that when antibodies develop in response to the biological treatment Remicade (infliximab), they also cross-react ...
Jun 9, 2016
High-priced drugs used to treat diabetic macular edema not cost-effective
The anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs ranibizumab and aflibercept, used to treat vision loss from diabetic macular edema (DME), and approximately 20 to 30 times more expensive than bevacizumab, are not cost-effective ...
Jun 9, 2016
Gene profiling can help predict treatment response and could save money in RA
Two new studies presented at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2016) have shown that the use of gene profiling designed to predict a positive response to treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ...
Jun 9, 2016
