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The use of baclofen, typically used for spasms in spinal cord injury patients, can significantly reduce craving triggers for cocaine-addicted patients.

Federal plan includes new hepatitis C testing recommendations, enhanced hepatitis B education and outreach initiatives, and increased efforts at surveillance to monitor disease transmission, and other components.

A once-monthly injectable treatment significantly reduces psychiatric hospitalization for schizophrenia compared to daily oral antipsychotics.

More frequent blood transfusions can lead to higher rates of costly hospital infections, according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Despite the increasingly widespread use of testosterone therapies, there remains some speculation concerning their long-term effects on overall health.

Janssen will test the combination simeprevir 150 mg and sofosbuvir 400 mg in approximately 400 hepatitis c treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced patients.

The FDA has granted Bexsero, a meningococcal group B vaccine, breakthrough therapy status.

For psoriatic arthritis patients, there is a connection between their condition and cardiovascular risk, according to a cross-sectional study published in the 9th volume of Mædica

Obesity rates – and associated patient suffering and societal costs – are climbing, despite the fact that biomedical and public health experts better understand the causes and have more tools to combat it.

In atrial fibrillation patients, high blood pressure is associated with increased risk of stroke, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology meeting in Washington, DC in March.

For patients with HIV, there is a negative correlation between drinking frequency and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, according to a cross-sectional study published online in Patient Preference and Adherence.

Mammography screening has conflicting efficacy results in the medical literature, as some clinical studies have shown little or no effect, while others have demonstrated decreased mortality in women aged 40 and older, with the largest effect in those aged 50-59 years.

Preliminary FDA advisory panel recommends approval of a stool DNA-based colorectal cancer screening test based on favorable study results.

The FDA recently approved the Supera peripheral stent system to treat blocked blood vessels in the upper leg caused by peripheral artery disease.

Although the first clinical case associating acromegaly with schizophrenia was reported more than 60 years ago, researchers continue to ponder the association between the 2 disorders.

The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first naloxone treatment specifically designed to be given by family members or caregivers to treat a person known or suspected of an opioid overdose.

ADHD in childhood is associated with an increased likelihood of obesity and physical inactivity during adolescence, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

New research shows an oat-enriched diet plays a positive role in decreasing the inflammatory status involved in cardiovascular disease (CVD) associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Inhibiting an enzyme called Src kinase may be a potential new treatment for a rare lung disease known as lymphangioleiomyomatosis.

Fitful nights of sleeplessness and daytime fatigue were more common among people with hepatitis C regardless of whether they had cirrhosis of the liver when compared to the healthy control group involved in a small study.

For women with diabetes, family planning is both a personal decision and a medical necessity, as unintended pregnancy can threaten a diabetic woman's health.

To produce the greatest impact from the implementation of the new American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guidelines for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), physicians should counsel patients on the benefits and risks of medication intervention to prevent CVD, but also explain the absolute necessity of regular exercise and abstention from tobacco use.

Men receive treatment for premature acute coronary syndrome at faster rates than women, according to research published in the March issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).

While previous research has tied Golgi fragmentation to Alzheimer's disease (AD), an excess of Abeta peptides are behind the mechanism, according to a study published on the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' website. The study also provided methods to rescue damaged cells.

Thoratec is initiating a worldwide recall of their HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System.

Researchers in the United Kingdom have shown a reduction in the rate of brain atrophy progression with use of 80-mg simvastatin daily in patients with secondary-progressive multiple sclerosis over a 2-year period.

Approximately 50% of the population has at least one thyroid nodule by age 60, although only 5% of those nodules are malignant.

The reduction of the production of insulin has been attributed to kisspeptin 1, which has been noted as a key in the development of diabetes.

As more patients work in sedentary occupations, the health of the general population has declined. Some studies have revealed that sedentary workers rarely compensate for their inactivity by increasing their exercise levels and/or reducing their sedentary behavior during leisure time.

Clinical trial data show Topamax (topiramate) safely and effectively reduces the frequency of migraine in adolescents compared to placebo.