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A review article recently examined the evidence (or lack thereof) supporting the use of textiles, vitamin supplements, climatotherapy, probiotics, bleach baths, and other forms of complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of atopic dermatitis.

A Legionnaires' Disease outbreak was confirmed in New York City earlier in the summer; however, investigations continue as additional deadly cases have been confirmed in other states.

Building multiple sclerosis (MS) patients' confidence can improve their quality of life, according to a study published in the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine.

Voriconazole, used to treat fungal infections in lung transplant recipients, has been reported to increase their risk of skin cancer and mortality.

Certain groups of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may see more benefits from adding a combination of aclidinium bromide and formoterol to their existing treatment, according to research conducted by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG).

The rising sun and moon may not be the only opposite partners when it comes to sleeping and waking. A research team at Northwestern University recently discovered a pair of opposing ion channels may be turn circadian neurons in the brain on and off on a daily cycle.

Video games have come under attack from those who instinctively feel they are related to violent behavior. But two new studies find they can be therapeutic.

Study results suggest that more than 80% of patients with depression in the general population appear to not be eligible for clinical trials of antidepressant medications.

November may be peak season for gout flares, researchers at the Reading Health System in Reading, Penn., and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis reported in the August issue of Clinical Rheumatology.

The connection between diabetes and gout is more complicated than thought. Individuals with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk of developing gout, but not because they have diabetes.

An upcoming study will look at an experimental delirium prevention care system to see if it can be effective in either preventing or ameliorating delirium in older patients in a hospital setting, a report in Trials explains.

An article in Schizophrenia Bulletin makes a strong case for a scaling up of schizophrenia care that could yield breakthroughs in treatment for the condition and, ultimately, many other mental health disorders. Such a scaling up would involve breaking down significant barriers but could yield significant breakthroughs in treatment.

A study in JAMA Dermatology provides evidence that the use of two tests to assess cutaneous sarcoidosis disease severity should be expanded. The research has applications for dermatologists, rheumatologists, and pulmonologists, all of whom have a role in treating sarcoidosis.

Lidocaine metabolite N-ethylglycine (EG) relieves hyperalgesia and allodynia in animal models for chronic pain, suggests a study in Pain. The finding is an indicator that use of Glycine transporter 1 substrates might constitute a new drug target for the modulation of glycinergic inhibition in pain signaling.

A study in Translational Psychiatry has identified three potential genes that could prove to be responsible for disturbances in mitochondrial function and DNA repair mechanisms in bipolar disorder. The genes in question – POLG, OGG1, and NDUFV2 – may open new targets for examination. The study authors themselves consider the results to be "somewhat promising."

An observational study of 657 people at high risk of getting HIV infections found that Gilead's Truvada taken daily has prevented them from getting the virus. The CDC is promoting the drug regimen in a campaign called PrEP, for pre-exposure prophylaxis.

Canada-based researchers examined the effectiveness of opioids for the long-term management of chronic neuropathic pain and found less than encouraging results, according to a study in The Journal of Pain.

The US Food and Drug Administration today announced it will permit Quest Diagnostics' Focus Diagnostics division to market a genital swab test for herpes simplex virus type 2.

The Global Healthy Living Foundation assesses the importance of the FDA's proposed biosimilars naming guidelines.

Couch potatoes, beware. According to a recent study presented at the European Society of Cardiology 2015 Congress (ESC) in London, UK, watching television for longer than five hours each day doubles the likelihood of suffering a fatal pulmonary embolism.

Cold season is officially here and for the next several months many people will be loading up on vitamin C in hopes of keeping the common, but physically draining, illness at bay. However, gorging on oranges is not necessarily the answer to making it through without the sniffles – but extra sleep might be.

New research suggests that cold weather may be an underappreciated hazard for patients with atrial fibrillation.

Patient advocacy groups are praising the FDA for releasing a draft guidance for naming biosimilars.

Children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)/mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) often suffer from significant bouts of depression and potentially suicide ideation, a study in the Journal of Pediatrics determined.

A recent study in the Journal of Pain Research found that placing an electrical stimulation device properly doesn't necessarily increase the pain threshold for health patients subjected to transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). The finding is important because TENS is among many nonpharmacological interventions for pain around which clinical opinion on effectiveness is split.

Even as many as seven years following a stroke, the spouses of stroke survivors experience a reduced health-related quality of life

A study in Postᶒpy adds to the growing evidence of a link between insulin and carbohydrate metabolism in the etiology and severity of acne vulgaris. While the clinical evidence on this connection is still disputed, the majority of recent studies has pointed to a significant connection between the condition and insulin levels.

There appears to be a positive correlation between higher antibiotic use and the development of type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Better understanding the relationship between bipolar disorder (BD) and circadian cycles can help establish new treatment protocols and treatment modalities, according to a review in the Journal of Affective Disorders.

The stress of working long hours is more likely to lead to a stroke than a heart attack, UK researchers report.