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Adults formerly treated for childhood cancer have chronic health problems

In an analysis that included more than 1,700 adult survivors of childhood cancer, researchers found a very high percentage of survivors with 1 or more chronic health conditions, with an estimated cumulative prevalence of any chronic health condition of 95 percent at age 45 years, according to a study in the June 12 issue of JAMA.

14 Jun 2013

Researchers design mobile app to help elderly patients improve medication management

Researchers at the Universidad Miguel Hernández in Elche have designed together with Elche-based company Nidoweb and other Spanish partners an application for mobile devices that helps elderly people with multiple illnesses improve medication management.

14 Jun 2013

Study: Intervention improves adherence to prescribing guidelines for pediatric bacterial ARTIs

An intervention consisting of clinician education coupled with personalized audit and feedback about antibiotic prescribing improved adherence to prescribing guidelines for common pediatric bacterial acute respiratory tract infections, although the intervention did not affect antibiotic prescribing for viral infections, according to a study in the June 12 issue of JAMA.

14 Jun 2013

Emergency department doctors are not identifying pelvic inflammatory disease in adolescent girls

Despite government efforts to expand diagnostic criteria for pelvic inflammatory disease, emergency department doctors are not identifying the condition any more often in adolescent girls, finds a new study in Journal of Adolescent Health.

14 Jun 2013

Celgene reports results from placebo-controlled phase II trial in patients with Behçet's disease

Celgene International Sàrl, a subsidiary of Celgene Corporation today presented results from a randomized, placebo-controlled phase II trial in patients with Behçet's disease at EULAR, the European Congress of Rheumatology annual meeting in Madrid.

14 Jun 2013

Study demonstrates efficacy of canakinumab at tapering corticosteroid use in patients with SJIA

Study findings first presented today at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrate the efficacy of canakinumab at tapering corticosteroid (CS) use in patients with SJIA.

14 Jun 2013

NICE Appraisal Committee reconfirms clinical effectiveness of ILUVIEN

Alimera Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development and commercialization of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, today announced that the Appraisal Committee of the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued a positive Appraisal Consultation Document on ILUVIEN for the treatment of pseudophakic patients with chronic diabetic macular edema considered insufficiently responsive to available therapies.

14 Jun 2013

EULAR announces recipients of Meritorious Service Award

EULAR today announced the recipients of the 13th annual Meritorious Service Award at the opening of the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress.

14 Jun 2013

Overweight, obese ERA patients require twice as much drug therapy to achieve successful remission

A new study presented today at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, shows that overweight and obese patients are less likely to achieve successful remission in early rheumatoid arthritis compared to those of normal weight.

14 Jun 2013

Ischaemic heart disease patients at risk after 1 week of treatment

New study data presented today at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrate a high prevalence of NSAID prescriptions in patients at risk of ischaemic heart disease.

14 Jun 2013

Novel antibody biomarkers could significantly improve diagnosis in RA, study shows

Data presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, show that novel antibody biomarkers could significantly improve diagnosis in rheumatoid arthritis.

14 Jun 2013

Data demonstrate benefits of nurse-led programme on patient self-management of RA

Data first presented today at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism demonstrate the benefits of a nurse-led programme on patient self-management and the management of rheumatoid arthritis co-morbidities.

14 Jun 2013

Experts raise awareness about the importance of flu vaccine

The last flu season arrived four weeks early, was more intense than expected and resulted in the deaths of more than 110 children in the United States. In an effort to get ahead of the upcoming flu season, experts at Montefiore Medical Center are raising awareness about the importance of the flu vaccine, which remains the best option to reduce a person's risk of contracting the virus. The flu season can start as early as late September and usually runs for about 12 to 15 weeks.

14 Jun 2013

Peruvian physicians rarely involve patients in shared decision-making on medical care, study finds

Mayo Clinic and Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University researchers have partnered on a study showing that Peruvian physicians rarely sought to involve their patients in shared decision-making regarding medical care.

14 Jun 2013

NACC recommendations address established pain therapies and preview potential future advances

Recommendations of the Neuromodulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee (NACC), announced at the 11th World Congress of the International Neuromodulation Society (INS), address established therapies and preview emerging and potential future advances.

13 Jun 2013

Study: Tocilizumab is effective in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

A new study presented today at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism shows that tocilizumab is efficacious and leads to a sustained clinically meaningful improvement in children with polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (pcJIA).

13 Jun 2013

Seven SynCardia Certified Centers ranked among nation's Best Children's Hospitals

SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the world's first and only FDA, Health Canada and CE (Europe) approved Total Artificial Heart, announced today that U.S. News & World Report has named seven SynCardia Certified Centers among the nation's "Best Children's Hospitals" for cardiology and heart surgery in its annual rankings for 2013-2014.

13 Jun 2013

AMPLE trial demonstrates similar safety profiles and efficacy between abatacept and adalimumab in RA

Data from AMPLE presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrate comparable efficacy and similar safety profiles between subcutaneous abatacept (ABA) and adalimumab (ADA).

13 Jun 2013

Ustekinumab doses improve signs and symptoms of PsA with favourable safety profiles

New PSUMMIT 2 data first presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, further demonstrate the efficacy of ustekinumab in Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA).

13 Jun 2013

BUSM professor receives USDA grant to study children with SHCN in low-income homes

Ruth Rose-Jacobs, ScD, associate professor of pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and a research scientist at Boston Medical Center (BMC), has received funding for a two-year study to examine the association between the presence of young children with special healthcare needs in households and food insecurity.

13 Jun 2013

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Adults formerly treated for childhood cancer have chronic health problems

Researchers design mobile app to help elderly patients improve medication management

Study: Intervention improves adherence to prescribing guidelines for pediatric bacterial ARTIs

Emergency department doctors are not identifying pelvic inflammatory disease in adolescent girls

Celgene reports results from placebo-controlled phase II trial in patients with Behçet's disease

Study demonstrates efficacy of canakinumab at tapering corticosteroid use in patients with SJIA

NICE Appraisal Committee reconfirms clinical effectiveness of ILUVIEN

EULAR announces recipients of Meritorious Service Award

Overweight, obese ERA patients require twice as much drug therapy to achieve successful remission

Ischaemic heart disease patients at risk after 1 week of treatment

Novel antibody biomarkers could significantly improve diagnosis in RA, study shows

Data demonstrate benefits of nurse-led programme on patient self-management of RA

Experts raise awareness about the importance of flu vaccine

Peruvian physicians rarely involve patients in shared decision-making on medical care, study finds

NACC recommendations address established pain therapies and preview potential future advances

Study: Tocilizumab is effective in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Seven SynCardia Certified Centers ranked among nation's Best Children's Hospitals

AMPLE trial demonstrates similar safety profiles and efficacy between abatacept and adalimumab in RA

Ustekinumab doses improve signs and symptoms of PsA with favourable safety profiles

BUSM professor receives USDA grant to study children with SHCN in low-income homes

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