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Leading experts propose new treatment guidelines for chronic Lyme disease

Current treatments for Lyme disease, particularly chronic forms of the disease, are inadequate, according to a new treatment guideline written by a group of leading experts.

4 Sep 2014

Bristol-Myers Squibb launches Daklinza in the UK for treatment of chronic hepatitis C

Bristol-Myers Squibb today announced the launch of Daklinza▼ (daclatasvir) in the UK, a new medicine for the treatment of adult patients with chronic hepatitis C. Daclatasvir, a treatment that works across multiple hepatitis C genotypes, will allow up to 90% of UK patients the option of a potentially curative oral treatment regimen that does not include interferon, a standard of care commonly associated with sustained flu-like side effects.

4 Sep 2014

White pill may help scientists learn why patients with cystic fibrosis have less exercise capacity

A little white pill may help scientists learn why patients with cystic fibrosis have less exercise capacity than their peers, even if their lungs are relatively healthy.

3 Sep 2014

Yoga program for MS patients improves physical and mental well-being

Paula Meltzer was only 38 when out of nowhere everything she looked at was blurry. For the single mother, who had a lucrative career as a gemologist and spent hours examining valuable pieces of jewelry, it seemed as if - in a split second - her life changed.

3 Sep 2014

MEI Pharma completes patient enrollment in Pracinostat Phase II trial for treatment of MDS

MEI Pharma, Inc., an oncology company focused on the clinical development of novel therapies for cancer, announced today that it has completed enrollment in a randomized Phase II clinical trial of its lead investigational drug candidate Pracinostat in combination with azacitidine in patients with previously untreated intermediate-2 or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

2 Sep 2014

Intravenous iron supplement can improve quality of life for iron deficient heart failure patients

Heart failure patients with iron deficiency can experience significant and sustainable improvements in functional capacity and quality of life as well as reduced risk of hospital admission for worsening heart failure by receiving just one to two intravenous doses of an iron supplement, according to the results of a study presented today at ESC Congress 2014.

30 Aug 2014

MS study uses fNIRS to examine brain activation during working memory task

Using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), Kessler Foundation researchers have shown differential brain activation patterns between people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and healthy controls.

30 Aug 2014

Initiatives to reduce deaths from heart failure for patients worldwide

The Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is calling for global policy change relating to heart failure. An international white paper, Heart failure: preventing disease and death worldwide, was published in May 2014.

30 Aug 2014

New technology holds potential to identify cardiac disease using video monitoring

To the careful observer, a person's face has long provided insight into what is going on beneath the surface. Now, with the assistance of a web camera and software algorithms, the face can also reveal whether or not an individual is experiencing atrial fibrillation, a treatable but potentially dangerous heart condition.

29 Aug 2014

Millions of women suffering in silence with hot flashes

The steep decline in the use of hormone therapy has spawned a prevalent but preventable side effect: millions of women suffering in silence with hot flashes, according to a study by a Yale School of Medicine researcher and colleagues.

28 Aug 2014

Experimental drug shows promise as viable treatment for anemia of inflammation

An experimental drug designed to help regulate the blood's iron supply shows promise as a viable first treatment for anemia of inflammation, according to results from the first human study of the treatment published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology.

28 Aug 2014

Low dose of opioids including methadone effective for treatment of testosterone suppression

Treatment for opioid addiction tampers with the testosterone levels of male but not female opioid users, McMaster University research has shown.

26 Aug 2014

Persons with MS may be able to improve self-awareness via task-oriented cognitive rehabilitation

A new study of self-awareness by Kessler Foundation researchers shows that persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be able to improve their self-awareness through task-oriented cognitive rehabilitation.

25 Aug 2014

FDA approves ViiV Healthcare's Triumeq tablets for treatment of HIV-1 infection

ViiV Healthcare announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Triumeq (abacavir 600mg, dolutegravir 50mg and lamivudine 300mg) tablets for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.

23 Aug 2014

Researchers examine effect of sleeplessness on obesity in teenagers over time

Teenagers who don't get enough sleep may wake up to worse consequences than nodding off during chemistry class. According to new research, risk of being obese by age 21 was 20 percent higher among 16-year-olds who got less than six hours of sleep a night, compared with their peers who slumbered more than eight hours.

21 Aug 2014

Fatigue News and Research

Leading experts propose new treatment guidelines for chronic Lyme disease

Bristol-Myers Squibb launches Daklinza in the UK for treatment of chronic hepatitis C

White pill may help scientists learn why patients with cystic fibrosis have less exercise capacity

Yoga program for MS patients improves physical and mental well-being

MEI Pharma completes patient enrollment in Pracinostat Phase II trial for treatment of MDS

Intravenous iron supplement can improve quality of life for iron deficient heart failure patients

MS study uses fNIRS to examine brain activation during working memory task

Initiatives to reduce deaths from heart failure for patients worldwide

New technology holds potential to identify cardiac disease using video monitoring

Millions of women suffering in silence with hot flashes

Experimental drug shows promise as viable treatment for anemia of inflammation

Low dose of opioids including methadone effective for treatment of testosterone suppression

Persons with MS may be able to improve self-awareness via task-oriented cognitive rehabilitation

FDA approves ViiV Healthcare's Triumeq tablets for treatment of HIV-1 infection

Researchers examine effect of sleeplessness on obesity in teenagers over time

Dopamine therapy linked to increased impulse control disorders, daytime sleepiness in early PD patients

Dopamine replacement therapy increases impulse control disorders in newly diagnosed PD patients

Researchers examine skin creams that contains toxic mercury much faster than before

First-line sunitinib superior to everolimus for metastatic RCC

People who suffer from MdDS now have chance for full recovery by new treatment

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