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Mayo researchers find rheumatic condition gout may be due to flare-ups in other joints

The painful rheumatic condition gout is often associated with the big toe, but it turns out that patients at highest risk of further flare-ups are those whose gout first involved other joints, such as a knee or elbow, Mayo Clinic has found.

15 Jun 2013

Study shows patients with avascular necrosis have turned to stem cell therapy for aid

Stem cells have long been touted as the next big thing. Well just maybe, it is here. According to Dr. Dennis Lox, some patients with a disorder of the bone called avascular necrosis (AVN), have turned to stem cell therapy for aid.

15 Jun 2013

Dosimetry based on 3-D medical images estimates possible dose for targeted RIT in blood cancer patients

Outcomes can be bleak for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a cancer that develops in the white blood cells of the immune system. Accurate estimation of radiation absorbed dose in radioimmunotherapy (RIT) based on state-of-the-art 3D imaging could lead to more personalized and effective treatments to improve patients' chances of living longer without progression of their cancer, say researchers at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 2013 Annual Meeting.

15 Jun 2013

July 4th: An outstanding time to declare independence from severe obesity

If you're considering weight loss surgery, Beverly Hills Physicians has some very special thoughts for you as we approach Independence Day 2013. Serious obesity is never easy, but it can be especially difficult during the summer. Hikes, picnics, pool parties, even out of town vacations can be a lot more difficult if you're dealing with the discomfort and health problems that go with being extremely overweight. Still, sometimes the things that make us uncomfortable also spur us into action.

15 Jun 2013

Researchers uncover DNA damage checkpoint used by cells to monitor oxidatively damaged DNA

In current health lore, antioxidants are all the rage, as "everybody knows" that reducing the amount of "reactive oxygen species" -- cell-damaging molecules that are byproducts of cellular metabolism -- is critical to staying healthy. What everyone doesn't know is that our bodies already have a complex set of processes built into our cells that handle these harmful byproducts of living and repair the damage they cause.

15 Jun 2013

Amedra Pharmaceuticals re-launches single-dose epinephrine auto-injector, Adrenaclick

Amedra Pharmaceuticals LLC has announced re-launch of Adrenaclick®, a single-dose epinephrine auto-injector, for the emergency treatment of life threatening allergic reactions in people who are at risk for or have a history of anaphylaxis. Adrenaclick® will be available as a two-pack carton in both 0.15 mg and 0.30 mg strengths.

15 Jun 2013

Lorry driver who developed PTSD after fatal collision receives £220,000

A lorry driver who developed post-traumatic stress disorder after being involved in a fatal collision has received £220,000 in an out of court settlement for his fatal accident claim.

15 Jun 2013

Irene Pollin gifts $10 million to the Ciccarone Center for Prevention of Heart Disease

Irene Pollin, a passionate health advocate and founder of a national organization devoted to heart disease prevention in women, has made a $10 million gift to the Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease.

15 Jun 2013

Study seeks answers for why youth baseball pitching injuries continue to rise despite pitching limits

After three years of research, a multicenter, national research study led by Beaumont orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, Joseph Guettler, M.D., may have some answers as to why youth baseball pitching injuries continue to rise despite the implementation of nationally recommended pitching limits.

15 Jun 2013

Specialists working in migraine and headache share scientific advances at International Headache Congress

Researchers and clinicians worldwide working in migraine, headache and brain injury share the field's latest scientific advances at the International Headache Congress, hosted by the International Headache Society and the American Headache Society.

15 Jun 2013

Research: Women with urinary incontinence are more likely to suffer depression

Research from the University of Adelaide shows middle-aged women are more likely to suffer depression from a common medical problem that they find too embarrassing to talk about: urinary incontinence.

15 Jun 2013

ESH and ESC issue new joint Guidelines for hypertension treatment

Lifestyle factors, lack of awareness by both patients and physicians, hesitancy in initiating and intensifying drug treatment, and healthcare structural deficiencies are amongst the reasons for the increasing problem of high blood pressure in Europe, according to new joint Guidelines issued today by the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

15 Jun 2013

Too much sugar can lead to heart failure, shows study

Too much sugar can set people down a pathway to heart failure, according to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

15 Jun 2013

pSivida reports that NICE issues draft guidance for use of ILUVIEN for pseudophakic patients with DME

pSivida Corp., a leader in developing sustained release, drug delivery products for treatment of back-of-the-eye diseases, today announced that the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence issued draft guidance recommending ILUVIEN for the treatment of pseudophakic patients (those who have undergone prior cataract surgery) with chronic diabetic macular edema considered insufficiently responsive to available therapies.

15 Jun 2013

Anthem and SVHP to collaborate on new model of provider reimbursement

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and St. Vincent's Health Partners, Inc., announced today the collaboration on a new model of provider reimbursement. Under this new arrangement, SVHP will focus on the management of chronic disease and preventive health of their patients.

15 Jun 2013

Overlake Medical Center offers bronchial thermoplasty for patients with severe asthma

Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue is now the only hospital in King County offering bronchial thermoplasty to patients suffering from severe asthma, giving them a non-medicated, proven way to control their asthma symptoms and resulting in 32 percent fewer severe asthma attacks.

15 Jun 2013

Teva to present abstracts on AZILECT at MDS meeting

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today that a number of abstracts will be presented during the 17th Annual International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders in Sydney, Australia, June 16-20, 2013, also known as the Movement Disorders Society.

15 Jun 2013

AIFA approves pricing and reimbursement conditions for InterMune's Esbriet

InterMune, Inc. today announced that the Board of the Italian Drug Agency has approved the pricing and reimbursement conditions for Esbriet (pirfenidone), and that the agreement has been published in the Official Gazette, the official journal of the government of Italy.

15 Jun 2013

Elcelyx Therapeutics' posters related to NewMet to be presented at ADA's 73rd Scientific Sessions

Elcelyx Therapeutics today announced that the company and principal investigator Ralph A. DeFronzo, M.D. will present posters related to NewMet, a delayed-release formulation of generic metformin, at the 73rd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in Chicago, IL.

15 Jun 2013

Lineage Therapeutics announces US launch of generic epinephrine auto-injector

Lineage Therapeutics Inc. has announced the US launch of its generic epinephrine injection, USP auto-injector, the authorized generic of Adrenaclick by Amedra Pharmaceuticals LLC, for the emergency treatment of life-threatening allergic reactions in people who are at risk for or have a history of anaphylaxis.

15 Jun 2013

Medical Condition News

Mayo researchers find rheumatic condition gout may be due to flare-ups in other joints

Study shows patients with avascular necrosis have turned to stem cell therapy for aid

Dosimetry based on 3-D medical images estimates possible dose for targeted RIT in blood cancer patients

July 4th: An outstanding time to declare independence from severe obesity

Researchers uncover DNA damage checkpoint used by cells to monitor oxidatively damaged DNA

Amedra Pharmaceuticals re-launches single-dose epinephrine auto-injector, Adrenaclick

Lorry driver who developed PTSD after fatal collision receives £220,000

Irene Pollin gifts $10 million to the Ciccarone Center for Prevention of Heart Disease

Study seeks answers for why youth baseball pitching injuries continue to rise despite pitching limits

Specialists working in migraine and headache share scientific advances at International Headache Congress

Research: Women with urinary incontinence are more likely to suffer depression

ESH and ESC issue new joint Guidelines for hypertension treatment

Too much sugar can lead to heart failure, shows study

pSivida reports that NICE issues draft guidance for use of ILUVIEN for pseudophakic patients with DME

Anthem and SVHP to collaborate on new model of provider reimbursement

Overlake Medical Center offers bronchial thermoplasty for patients with severe asthma

Teva to present abstracts on AZILECT at MDS meeting

AIFA approves pricing and reimbursement conditions for InterMune's Esbriet

Elcelyx Therapeutics' posters related to NewMet to be presented at ADA's 73rd Scientific Sessions

Lineage Therapeutics announces US launch of generic epinephrine auto-injector

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Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

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