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Phase 2 clinical study of investigational Zika vaccine begins in the U.S., Central and South America

Vaccinations have begun in a multi-site Phase 2/2b clinical trial testing an experimental DNA vaccine designed to protect against disease caused by Zika infection.

31 Mar 2017

GHIT Fund invests in phase 3 clinical trial for pediatric formulation of ‘snail fever’ drug

The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund, a unique Japanese public-private partnership formed to battle infectious diseases around the globe, today announced 11 new investments totaling US$23 million that could help deliver a range of new innovative therapies for a host of debilitating conditions.

31 Mar 2017

FDA approves new maintenance therapy for recurrent cancers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Zejula (niraparib) for the maintenance treatment (intended to delay cancer growth) of adult patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer, whose tumors have completely or partially shrunk (complete or partial response, respectively) in response to platinum-based chemotherapy.

27 Mar 2017

Researchers awarded CIHR grant to investigate how Zika virus changes host cells during infection

For more than a year, Tom Hobman and his research team have devoted most of their waking hours to a headlong pursuit of knowledge about the Zika virus.

16 Mar 2017

Researchers discover new way to curb chronic pain

For millions of sufferers, there is nothing more debilitating than chronic back or joint pain. It can feel like a lifetime of misery.

14 Mar 2017

Hormonal factors play role in making women more susceptible to asthma and allergies

Women suffer more frequently and more severely from pollen and food allergies and therefore also from asthma.

7 Mar 2017

Researchers develop skin tests, decision support tool to increase antibiotic use in hospitalized patients

Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital investigators have developed two approaches to increasing the use of penicillins and cephalosporins - highly effective antibiotics that are not as problematic as many alternatives - in hospitalized patients previously believed to be allergic to penicillin.

7 Mar 2017

New report highlights inherent weaknesses of VA's Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry

Inherent features of registries that rely on voluntary participation and self-reported information make them fundamentally unsuitable for determining whether emissions from military burn pits in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations in Southwest Asia caused health problems in service members who were exposed to them, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

28 Feb 2017

Study finds Mediterranean foods as key to reduce pain linked to obesity

Eating a Mediterranean diet could decrease the chances an overweight person will experience regular pain, new research suggests.

21 Feb 2017

Clinical trial to test potential new drug treatment for osteoarthritis

The University of Liverpool, in partnership with AKL Research and Development Ltd, is to lead on a clinical trial to test a potential new drug treatment for osteoarthritis.

16 Feb 2017

FDA approves new drug to treat adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Siliq (brodalumab) to treat adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Siliq is administered as an injection.

15 Feb 2017

Researchers identify E. coli bacteria linking Crohn's disease to spondyloarthritis

Patients with Crohn's disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes abdominal pain and diarrhea, can also experience joint pain.

9 Feb 2017

Johns Hopkins researchers uncover mechanism in chikungunya virus that controls disease severity

Researchers led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have identified a mechanism by which the chikungunya virus infects healthy cells and controls how severe the disease it causes will be, a mechanism they believe can be found in a number of other related viruses for which there are no treatments or licensed vaccines.

31 Jan 2017

Exercise helps mitigate side effects of AIs in breast cancer survivors

A researcher at Syracuse University has simple advice for breast cancer survivors struggling with the side effects of Aromatase Inhibitors (AIs): exercise.

19 Jan 2017

Study shows clinical and psychosocial consequences following survival of Ebola infection

The long-term clinical and social sequelae following survival of Ebola infection are unknown.

18 Jan 2017

Chair yoga may be effective approach to reduce osteoarthritis pain in older adults, study shows

For the millions of older adults who suffer from osteoarthritis in their lower extremities (hip, knee, ankle or foot), chair yoga is proving to be an effective way to reduce pain and improve quality of life while avoiding pharmacologic treatment or adverse events.

11 Jan 2017

Joint Pain News and Research

Phase 2 clinical study of investigational Zika vaccine begins in the U.S., Central and South America

GHIT Fund invests in phase 3 clinical trial for pediatric formulation of ‘snail fever’ drug

FDA approves new maintenance therapy for recurrent cancers

Researchers awarded CIHR grant to investigate how Zika virus changes host cells during infection

Researchers discover new way to curb chronic pain

Hormonal factors play role in making women more susceptible to asthma and allergies

Researchers develop skin tests, decision support tool to increase antibiotic use in hospitalized patients

New report highlights inherent weaknesses of VA's Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry

Study finds Mediterranean foods as key to reduce pain linked to obesity

Clinical trial to test potential new drug treatment for osteoarthritis

FDA approves new drug to treat adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis

Researchers identify E. coli bacteria linking Crohn's disease to spondyloarthritis

Johns Hopkins researchers uncover mechanism in chikungunya virus that controls disease severity

Exercise helps mitigate side effects of AIs in breast cancer survivors

Study shows clinical and psychosocial consequences following survival of Ebola infection

Chair yoga may be effective approach to reduce osteoarthritis pain in older adults, study shows

Arthritis patients more likely to be health detail oriented than health detail avoidant, shows study

People with increased risk for heart disease could more likely have shoulder problems

MMJ Labs to launch new wearable pain therapy device at runDisney Health and Fitness Expo

OTC medical device receives CE Mark approval to treat pain linked to fibromyalgia

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