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While minimally invasive surgery is not a new concept the rapid advances in technology are helping to treat patients with more wide ranging conditions than ever before.

The FDA has granted approval for ustekinumab (Stelara/Janssen Biotech) to treat adults with moderately-to severely active Crohn’s disease (CD).

Sirukumab, a rheumatoid arthritis treatment that has performed well in recent studies, is now awaiting approval in both the United States and Europe.

The FDA today approved its fourth biosimilar, a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor similar to adalimumab.

Using older mice, researchers looking for ways to prevent stroke found a protective effect in bexaratone. The age of the mice is significant in that most studies are done on young animals and findings might not apply to mice that have aged.

“Acute alcohol consumption has long been linked to development of AF. In the Framingham, Copenhagen, and Women's Health Studies, chronic alcohol consumption, especially two or more drinks per day, is associated with up to 30% higher risk for incident AF,” the study authors wrote in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

One year after beginning Lucentis treatment for diabetic macular edema, the group who had a decrease in visual acuity also had the greatest decrease in HbA1c level.

Nearly half of asthma deaths in the United Kingdom could likely have been prevented, researchers there found.

Hepatitis B and C are caused by different viruses that can start as acute infections but turn chronic in some people and eventually lead to life-threatening liver damage, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While there are vaccines to prevent hepatitis A and B, there is no vaccine for hepatitis C.

A two-year-long randomized trial has found that wearable monitors that track activity and vital signs — which are obviously designed to help people achieve their fitness goals — actually hindered weight-loss efforts in young adults with body mass indexes (BMIs) between 25 and 40.

A new model that combines real-world prices with outcome data from both controlled trials and clinical practice indicates that the immediate use of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (anti-TNFs) is a cost-effective way to achieve good first-year outcomes in patients newly diagnosed with both plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

There are many reasons that men have low or reduced testosterone. Treatment for the condition can require a variety of methods, and a recent study looked at a new way of delivering testosterone in pill form.

As women age and enter menopause, there are a number of new health issues they face. One of those possible delicate issues is pain during sex; but a new medication looks to ease this problem.

An analysis of possibly treatment-modifying covariates on treatments to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) failed to show any impact.

For many, cardiovascular disease can be seen as mostly an issue facing men. However, work has been done to raise the education of women to help ensure their health as well.

While some people may see high blood pressure as a normal factor in pregnancy and delivery it can actually be a serious problem at the time and down the road.

Across the board, researchers saw that studies of active smokers showed increased prevalence of the skin condition, regardless of age or region. It isn't quite clear, though, whether smoking causes AD or AD causes people to smoke.

An increasing number of studies of treatment effectiveness for atopic dermatitis (AD) are measuring changes in quality of life (QOL) as well as in symptoms.

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Interferon treatment has long been a difficult regimen for patients with hepatitis C, but it is still used. A study found a thyroid concern.

“It definitely gave me an incentive,” says Kim D. Janda of his experience with Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and its influence on his current work to find better treatments for the common and sometimes fatal intestinal infection.

Crohn’s disease can impact brain function in the capacities of slower response times than individuals without Crohn’s, according to findings published in UEG Journal.

There is no significant risk of increased cardiovascular events associated with drug regimens containing atazanavir, according to the results of a recent study

Hepatocellular carcinoma, the cancer that can result from untreated HCV infection, can be caught earlier with MRIs than the current standard practice of monitoring with ultrasounds, a Korean team reports.

Researchers recommend all organ transplant patients should undergo total-body screenings for skin cancer.

Even when people inject drugs have access to direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C infection there can be barriers to getting them to complete their drug regimens.

A study out of the University of Montreal explores newer, more accurate methods of targeting "HIV reservoirs" and tests two drugs, originally developed for cancer treatment, for their ability to bring the virus out of hiding.

Although 35% of US patients hospitalized for an asthma exacerbation were current smokers, only 55% of current smokers received a smoking cessation intervention during their hospital stay.

A retrospective cohort analysis showed patients with severe asthma and elevated eosinophil levels accounted for only 3% of all asthma patients but an estimated $1.3 billion in costs due to hospital admission for asthma exacerbation.

The World Health Organization (WHO) set a target to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030, and one of the ways that can become a reality is by identifying commonly infected populations. Prisons are one place where the virus thrives.