Pain relief worth risk, patients say

Pain relief worth risk, patients say
After the makers of Vioxx and a similar drug called Bextra yanked them from the market because of potentially deadly side effects, people with sore hips and knees had to turn somewhere.
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Hepatitis B treatment appears to improve liver transplant outcomes for some patients: Study

Hepatitis B treatment appears to improve liver transplant outcomes for some patients: Study
Treatment to reduce recurrence of hepatitis B appears to improve liver transplant outcomes for some patients, according to a Mayo Clinic study presented at the American Transplant Congress under way May 1-5 in San Diego.
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Nuon Therapeutics Identifies Novel Use And Advances NU1618 Into Development For Chronic Hyperuricemia In Patients With …

Nuon Therapeutics Identifies Novel Use And Advances NU1618 Into Development For Chronic Hyperuricemia In Patients With …
Nuon Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that the company is advancing its lead program, NU1618, into phase 2b development for the treatment of chronic hyperuricemia in patients with gout. Nuon anticipates releasing topline data [...]

Some say patients can’t wait until 2014

Some say patients can’t wait until 2014
Sometimes, as she sleeps, Janie Padgett will stop breathing for up to 20 seconds and wake in the morning tired from constant sleep disruptions. While a sleep study diagnosed her problem, she can’t afford the machine that would provide constant air pressure to treat her sleep apnea. She is [...]

Antibodies linked to cardiovascular disease increase in patients with active lupus

Antibodies linked to cardiovascular disease increase in patients with active lupus
( Wiley-Blackwell ) A study by researchers in Australia and the United Kingdom suggests that autoantibodies to fat binding proteins significantly increase in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with active disease. Complete findings of this study are available in the March issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, [...]

Treating arthritis patients with anti-TNF drugs

Researchers and clinicians discuss how anti-TNF drugs have transformed the lives of millions of patients with autoimmune diseases across the world. For more information please visit www.ahsc.org.uk