Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Faster results with combined therapy for striae distensae

(HealthDay)—Combination therapy with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and microdermabrasion is an effective treatment for striae distensae, according to research published online July 6 in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Stressed-out parasites: Overcoming drug-resistant malaria

Drug resistance to the critical antimalarial therapeutics of the artemisinin family has emerged in Southeast Asia, highlighting the need to understand how these drugs work and how they can be used more effectively. Research ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Steroid therapy increases risk of blood clots five-fold in IBD patients

Compared with biologic therapy, corticosteroid (steroid) use is associated with a nearly five-fold increase of venous thromboembolism in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Propranolol, doxycycline combo safe, effective in rosacea

(HealthDay)—For patients with rosacea, combination treatment with propranolol and doxycycline is effective and safe, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Dermatology.

Oncology & Cancer

Blood vessel lining cells control metastasis

Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg and from the Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University paved the way for an innovative combination therapy against metastases: They treated mice with ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Evidence-based recs issued for systemic care in psoriasis

(HealthDay)—For appropriately selected patients with psoriasis, combining biologics with other systemic treatments, including phototherapy, oral medications, or other biologic, may result in greater efficacy with minimized ...

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