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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Reportlinker Adds Neuropathic Pain: Emerging Drugs and Current Treatment Practices

Reportlinker Adds Neuropathic Pain: Emerging Drugs and Current Treatment Practices
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
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Stem cell treatment on offer for arthritic canines

Stem cell treatment on offer for arthritic canines
Dozens of Auckland dog owners are having their arthritic dogs assessed for stem cell treatment.
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New data on Cimzia for Crohn’s Disease treatment to be demonstrated at DDW 2010

New data on Cimzia for Crohn’s Disease treatment to be demonstrated at DDW 2010
Studies and analyses of the Crohn’s Disease (CD) treatment Cimzia® (certolizumab pegol) demonstrating new data will be exhibited at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2010, taking place in New Orleans from May 1-5, 2010.
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Ligand receives US$ 6.5 mn from Roche for progression of RG7348 into phase-I trial in treatment of HCV infection

Ligand receives US$ 6.5 mn from Roche for progression of RG7348 into phase-I trial in treatment of HCV infection
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced that it earned a US$ 6.5 million payment from Roche as a result of Roche progressing RG7348 into a phase-I clinical trial for the treatment of hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection.
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New Data Suggest Oral Laquinimod May Confer Neuroprotection in Addition to Immunomodulation in the Treatment of …

New Data Suggest Oral Laquinimod May Confer Neuroprotection in Addition to Immunomodulation in the Treatment of …
LUND, SWEDEN–(Marketwire – 04/15/10) – – Enhanced levels of brain derived neurotrophic factor, possibly contributing to neuroprotection, were shown in laquinimod treated multiple sclerosis (MS) patients – Laquinimod significantly reduce demyelination and axonal damage as shown in animal models [...]

Causes, treatment of heel pain

Causes, treatment of heel pain
HEEL pain is most often caused by plantar fasciitis, a condition that is sometimes also called heel spur syndrome when a spur is present.
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JRA treatment costs crippling Sterling family

JRA treatment costs crippling Sterling family
STERLING — Three-year-old Chase Bevans, of Sterling, is having a difficult time walking around right now. He has juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and his parents, Pam and John Bevans, can’t afford to get him the medication he needs to help with his swollen knee and ankle.
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Duke Discovery Yields Potential New Treatment for Gout

A new treatment to treating gout- a debilitating form of arthritis- can normalize levels of uric acid in the blood within hours in patients who have failed to respond to any other treatments.

Lack of early treatment cause of back pain : Study

Lack of early treatment cause of back pain : Study
Mumbai, Apr 4 : Backpain, that afflicts 60 per cent of Indians at least once in their lifetime, is increasing because of lack of preventive management and carelessness, a study conducted to find out the psychosocial and demographic factors contributing to the high incidence of lower [...]

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