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Although HIV-negative gay and bisexual men in committed relationships often cite intimacy as a reason to forgo using condoms, it's also the same reason they use antiretroviral medications to prevent getting HIV.

The intravenous respiratory stimulant GAL-021 is effective in treating opioid-induced respiratory depression, according to the results of a small study.

Patients treated with certolizumab pegol for 24 weeks showed rapid improvement in the signs and symptoms of psoriatic arthritis.

Scientists manufactured a gel effective at combating highly resistant hospital superbugs by attacking the biofilm protecting bacteria like staphylococcus and E. coli.

As cardiac devices improve and need to be replaced, leads left behind in the patient's body could lead to critical illnesses caused by infections.

For as much as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has been in the news lately, a recent survey shows there is still more work to be done when it comes to educating the American public about the risks of the disease.

As common urological procedures transition from inpatient procedures to outpatient ones, there has been a rise in preventable deaths.

New research suggests that most patients who have suffered a stroke can be taught to reliably detect the first signs of atrial fibrillation by measuring their peripheral pulse at the radial artery.

Endothelial cells in the coronary arteries can function as cardiac stem cells to produce new heart muscle tissue, contradicting the belief that the heart has no regenerative potential.

Clinicians who treat patients suffering with osteoarthritis pain have a new low-dose nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) option at their disposal. Zorvolex (diclofenac) was developed to meet prevailing FDA recommendations regarding NSAID dosing and treatment duration.

Widely known to prevent signs of aging, injections of Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) could also be used to sever nerves to halt tumor growth in gastrointestinal cancer

Research suggests that patients who develop seemingly temporary cases of atrial fibrillation immediately after most types of surgery are dramatically more likely to suffer subsequent strokes.

The guidelines were developed as part of a multi-part plan to curb misuse, abuse, and diversion of opioid medication by preventing opioid medications from being inappropriately prescribed in the emergency department, and by reducing the overuse of emergency departments for pain relief.

According to the results of a recent study, hospitalized patients may be able to know well in advance whether they are at risk of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in the future.

Clinicians may one day be able to offer more effective, personalized treatment to patients diagnosed with lupus thanks to a potential breakthrough in DNA sequencing.

Emergency physicians may see an increase in heroin overdoses that are actually tied to acetyl fentanyl, a legal opiate with effects mirroring heroin.

Researchers have made several impressive advances in gastrointestinal medicine in recent years, including the use of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) to treat recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. Following the success of that approach, researchers have been evaluating FMT for the treatment of other conditions, with one team recently conducting the first randomized controlled trial of FMT to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

One-pill regiment includes abacavir, dolutegravir and lamivudine.

Researchers have manufactured a peptide aimed to block modified proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, Lou Gehrig's disease, and other conditions.

Diabetic neuropathic pain can be controlled with a low-fat vegan diet, according to research presented at the American Association of Diabetic Educators Annual Meeting.

Rescheduling hydrocodone combination products to the more-restrictive schedule II will impact clinicians and patients suffering with chronic pain, but will it have the desired effect on the misuse and abuse of these products?

A team of researchers may have identified specific risk factors explaining the association between bipolar disorder and substance abuse among teens.

Patients diagnosed with thyroid disease often use it as an explanation or excuse for neuropsychiatric symptoms; this is a form of "labeling effect."

Infectious disease specialist discusses the intricacies of the deadly virus

When it was approved by the FDA in March 2014, apremilast became the first oral medication approved for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Data from clinical trials showed it to be an effective option for patients, with a safer side effect profile than currently used PsA treatments.

The cannabis-based multiple sclerosis drug Sativex has been recommended for use in Wales, making it the first in the United Kingdom to do so. The drug awaits final approval from the government.

Eliquis is also now indicated for reducing the risk of recurrent DVT and PE following initial therapy.

With the recent approval of new hepatitis C treatments, payers are increasingly concerned with controlling costs in this category through policies that may affect treatment decisions.

The US Food and Drug Administration recently announced the approval of the KRONUS Zinc Transporter 8 Autoantibody (ZnT8Ab) ELISA Assay, a new test for type 1 diabetes.

The first two Americans to be treated for the Ebola virus on US soil became the first American patients to be discharged from the hospital where they had been kept in isolation for treatment from the virus.