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Severe vitamin D deficiency could be responsible for persistent rheumatoid arthritis disease activity.

Presentations from the 23rd United European Gastroenterology Week (UEG Week 2015) showed evidence supporting a link between excess body weight and the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC).

The US Preventive Services Task Force's updated recommendations on screening for diabetes type 2 have the American Medical Association's (AMA) president fuming.

AbbVie's hepatitis C antivirals now come with a warning. In a Q&A with MD Magazine, Barry Bernstein, MD, the company's vice president for infectious disease product development, discusses the ramifications. It's not just AbbVie, he says, more post-market reports on other companies drugs are likely coming.

Study results indicate that elevated levels of interleukin–21 may play a role in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis.

The Food and Drug Administration's Arthritis Advisory Committee voted 10 to 4 to recommend the approval of lesinurad 200mg tablets for the treatment of hyperuricemia associated with gout.

Study results suggest that screening for metabolic syndrome among patients taking antipsychotic medications occurs far less frequently than recommended by the guidelines.

Data from the HUNT studies suggest there may be a link between non-migrainous headache and dementia.

The evidence indicates resistant starches improve glucose metabolism beyond what would be expected from its reduced glycemic index.

Drug kills parasites but too late to prevent heart myopathy in Chagas Disease.

Age-standardized death rates are continuing to drop in the United States

Studies have shown that excessive caloric intake accelerates aging, whereas caloric restriction has been shown to lengthen lifespan and reduce the risk of several diseases.

When it comes to toxicology, the dose often makes the poison. Consider this report of a case of apparent mineralocorticoid excess apparently caused by licorice root extract.

A Pennsylvania hospital has set up a dedicated website and toll-free phone line to quell patients' fears after announcing four heart surgery patients were discovered to have died apparently from bacterially contaminated medical devices.

Younger women with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) were less likely to receive life-saving angioplasty and stenting than men, researchers reported today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. These female patients also had longer hospital stays and higher rates of in-hospital mortality.

Researchers say determining which patients will respond best to major depressive disorder drug therapies may be possible using a 24-hour wristband monitor.

New research provides further evidence that data collected by pacemakers can be used to speed the detection of atrial fibrillation.

There's more to skincare and melanoma prevention than lathering on the SPF or staying out of the sun.

New research highlights how government estimates on hepatitis C prevalence in the United States leave out about 1 million people from several groups not regularly included in the tally, say researchers from Cornell University.

Psychosocial evidence-based practices tailored specifically to treat schizophrenia do improve functioning, but they are not available to most patients suffering from the condition.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), has officially classified processed and red meat products like bacon and salami "carcinogenic to humans".

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh lead the large-scale Eurotherm3235 Trial, which found that although hypothermia worked well in reducing pressure, it actually contributed to worse disability and more deaths six months later. The findings were significant enough that investigators halted the study early for safety reasons.

Forty percent of workers surveyed reported significant symptoms of depression. But more than 50 % of those with symptoms never recognized the need to seek help, Canadian researchers found.

Simple reading test for concussion on the playing field reported.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Belbuca (buprenorphine) buccal film (developed by Endo Pharmaceuticals and BioDelivery Sciences) for treating chronic pain in patients for whom existing alternatives don't work.

Researchers investigated cerebral activation in patients with fibromyalgia (FMS) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy, and discovered altered central nervous processing in patients with FMS, as well as a distinction between FMS and major depression.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved meloxicam (Vivlodex/ Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC), a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), for the treatment of osteoarthritis pain.

A meta-study of randomized controlled trials indicates that older TNF-inhibitors such as etanercept or infliximab treat psoriatic arthritis more effectively than newer TNF-inhibitors.