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Researchers in the United Kingdom may have found a gene that could provide clues for the development of better treatment options for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients in the future.

The midnight hour has come and gone for 2015 Affordable Care Act (ACA) signup. But due to technical problems with its website HealthCare.gov, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the US Health and Human Services Department (HHS) today announced a week-long extension for enrollment. Most states have also issued extensions on their state-run signup sites, citing both extreme weather and high traffic volume on their websites.

Reports had suggested that mitochondria in adipocytes may potentially have central roles in regulating substrate metabolism, energy expenditure, and the disposal of reactive oxygen species.

Several epidemiological studies have linked abnormal thyrotropin levels with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in women, researchers found.

Topical application of human breast milk has been deemed extremely beneficial for infants with atopic dermatitis.

The addition of a topical corticosteroid to once-weekly etanercept produces similar outcomes among patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis as a regimen of twice weekly etanercept at the same dose.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Banzel (rufinamide) as an adjunctive treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome in children age 1-4 years.

The 5 percent lidocaine medicated plaster was efficacious and well tolerated in patients with localized neuropathic pain, according to findings published in the International Journal of General Medicine.

Testing urine samples from patients with the Zika virus was more effective than a serum sample test, according to researchers in New Caledonia.

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.