Amy Jacob

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor/Vertex) to treat cystic fibrosis patients age 12 and older with two copies of the F508del mutation in the CFTR gene.

Researchers from the University of California-Santa Barbara recently announced they have created an implantable "artificial pancreas" that could potentially eliminate the need for insulin injections and pumps for treating type 1 diabetes.

More than 262 million courses of antibiotics were prescribed to outpatients in the US in 2011, translating to nearly 842 courses per 1,000 patients each year.

Individuals who regularly consume orange juice or grapefruit may have a higher risk of developing melanoma, according to research recently published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Preceding visceral arteriography (VA) with a diagnostic study using computed tomographic angiography (CTA) improved positive localization of the site of lower gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage compared with VA alone, according to a new study published in May in JAMA Surgery.

Spouses and first-degree relatives of patients afflicted with celiac disease were found to be at greater risk for non-celiac autoimmune diseases like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and type 1 diabetes mellitus.

The corticosteroid beclomesthasone diproprionate (BDP) can successfully treat patients afflicted with active mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis (UC).

Vitamin B12 has been shown to trigger pimple-promoting chemicals in even normal skin bacteria called Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes).

The potential link between oral erectile dysfunction medications and melanoma risk has been under scrutiny following publication of study results last year in the Journal of American Medical Association suggesting sildenafil use may be associated with an increased risk of developing melanoma.

Infants and young children who were prescribed acid-reducing drugs were found to face a higher risk of developing Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection.

Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital recently announced they have discovered that an immune system protein, Absent in Melanoma 2 (AIM2), plays a role in determining the degree of aggressiveness of colon cancer.

As summer quickly approaches, the products and procedures that claim to remove excess fat are seemingly endless. One of the latest trends – body sculpting treatments – is rapidly growing in popularity.

Sunscreen jargon may be proving to be too difficult to comprehend for many consumers.

Following Tuesday's FDA ruling that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) are no longer categorized as "generally recognized as safe," additional research has revealed trans fat consumption could potentially have a negative impact on memory.

Survival rates and other outcome measures for liver transplant from a living donor compare favorably with transplants from deceased donors.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has determined that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) – the main dietary source of artificial trans fat in processed foods – are not "generally recognized as safe" (GRAS), giving food manufactures the next three years to remove PHOs from processed food products.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for the Brio Neurostimulation System– the second brain implant stimulation device to aid in the reduction of Parkinson's disease symptoms and essential tremor.

The main component of spicy cinnamon, cinnamaldehyde was recently found to protect colorectal cancer in mice.

Daily vitamin D has been found to potentially aid in Crohn's disease (CD) treatment, according to research published in the journal United European Gastroenterology.

The novel drug ixekizumab has been found to clear psoriasis symptoms, according to results from a clinical trial led by researchers from the University of Manchester.

Researchers have identified a set of rules that determine which molecules can trigger immune system vulnerability to common autoimmune disorders like lupus and psoriasis.

Aerosol foam calcipotriol/betamethasone diproprionate (Enstilar/LEO Pharma) has been shown to successfully and rapidly relieve itchiness and improve itch-related sleep loss in patients suffering from psoriasis vulgaris (plaque psoriasis).

Results from a novel phase 3 study show treatment with adalimumab (Humira/AbbVie) produces favorable outcomes in young patients with plaque psoriasis.

Research recently published in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics reveals a new next-generation sequencing (NGS) test to detect genomic mutations in precarious esophageal tissue – potentially improving early detection in individuals with Barrett's esophagus (BE).

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) lowering certain financial barriers to care seemed to serve as a catalyst for increased colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in individuals of a lower socioeconomic status (SES), since 2010.

A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that melanoma incidence rates in the US have doubled throughout the last three decades.

Results from two clinical trials reported at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2015 highlighted the potential for immunotherapies nivolumab and pembrolizumab as treatment for advanced melanomas, according to Rene Gonzalez, MD, investigator at the University of Colorado Cancer Center and director of the Melanoma Research Clinics at the CU School of Health, and study.

The US Food and Drug Association (FDA) granted approval for eluxadoline (Viberzi) and rifaximin (Xifaxan), to treat irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) in adult men and women.

The herpes virus has found its sole positive use: to combat melanoma, the deadliest of skin cancers.

Boehringer Ingelheim announced Tuesday the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved once-daily Stiolto Respimat (tiotropium bromide and olodaterol) Inhalation Spray to treat airflow obstruction in patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema.