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Researchers have recently shown that switching from one biological agent to another could potentially prove effective for patients with plaque psoriasis when the initial treatment agent elicits insufficient response.

Online social support groups and game versions of websites can aid rheumatoid arthritis patients, according to new research.

Joint inflammation could be reduced in rheumatoid arthritis patients by targeting a specific enzyme, according to research from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

A clinical trial that evaluated the use of tocilizumab for the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and renal insufficiency found the medication to be safe and effective.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially allowed marketing of the Eclipse System for treating adult women afflicted with fecal incontinence (FI), the inability to control bowel movements.

Diclofenac potassium has recently been established as an effective Level A treatment for acute migraine attacks.

Researchers have recently discovered the potential new use for ferric maltol as an oral treatment for iron deficiency anemia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Nonpharmacologic treatments like hypnotherapy were reported effective in pediatric abdominal pain-related functional gastrointestinal disorders (AP-FGIDs).

Chronic narcotic was reported more than twice as widespread in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), compared with children free from this disease.

Several studies have reported that controlling blood pressure with medication improves cardiovascular outcomes.

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) reported that one in 10 American adults had some level of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and that kidney disease is the 9th leading cause of death in the US.

Trypanosoma cruzi is an insect-borne protozoan parasite and one of the world's most infectious diseases. It causes Chagas disease, which the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classified as one of 5 neglected parasitic infections.

In recent years, growing understanding of diabetes has led to its recognition as a multifaceted disease that cannot simply be dichotomized into its 2 most common subgroups.

Sleep disorders and other health problems are common among firefighters across the United States.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients more commonly discontinue infliximab treatment than adalimumab and etanercept, according to research published in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases.

For early rheumatoid arthritis, the disappearance of particular anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) may be beneficial, according to findings published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

A bill before the territory's legislature would fine parents if their children are persistently overweight. Fines could reach as high as $800.

The Internet has long been a popular source for the public to quell its inner hypochondriac. And, often after a few seconds of panic-induced searching, Dr. Google appeared to have an answer.

Making good on a promise to come up with a Republican version of a healthcare reform plan, three prominent Republicans have released their version of the Affordable Care Act, which they are calling the Patient Choice Affordability, Responsibility and Empowerment Act. It would allow people to refuse to purchase coverage.

Mentally competent patients with terminal illnesses have the right to physician assistance in ending their lives, Canada's top court has ruled. The justices overruled a lower court's decision in case known as Carter v. Canada, upholding Canada's ban on the practice. One of the plaintiffs in that case was a terminally ill woman who did not live to see the successful appeal. She died after traveling to Switzerland at age 89 to get physician help in ending her life.

Legal restrictions on how long patients must wait to resume driving a motor vehicle after they have had an epileptic seizure are all over the map. In the US some states have no laws, some set 3 months, others 2 years. UK researchers present post-seizure data that could be used to offer a more rational approach.

Moderate consumption of red grape juice or wine has been shown to help burn fat better, improving the health of overweight people.

The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it has approved the use of Lucentis (ranibizumab injection) 0.3 mg to treat diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME).

A law outlawing hand-written and phoned-in prescriptions is due to take effect in NY March 17. The American Medical Association's president today wrote NY officials saying he agreed with the Medical Society of the State of New York that the measure should be delayed.

Epilepsy patients who are not responding to anti-epileptic drugs and who have antibodies binding neural antigens may benefit from immunotherapy. Reporting in the European Journal of Immunology Raffaele Iorio and colleagues at the Institute of Neurology, Catholic University in Rome, Italy detailed their findings.

How valid is the information and advice dispensed by Dr. Oz and other TV doctors?

Hypophysitis is a rare, complex condition in which inflammation infiltrates the pituitary gland. It used to be considered a condition solely affecting peripartum women, but better diagnostics have identified this condition in other patients.

Weightlifting and exercise are beneficial in an educational group for breast cancer survivors, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania determined in a recent study.

According to research published online in theJournal of the American College of Surgeons, a new multidisciplinary approach to managing patients' post-colorectal surgery recovery results in shorter hospital stays, fewer complications, and lower medical costs.

A urine sample may be all that is required for a new bladder cancer screening diagnostic test, according to new research.