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Ardea Biosciences announced on Monday that it would soon begin the first of four planned Phase 3 clinical trials of its experimental gout drug lesinurad.

A strictly controlled diet allowed obese knee osteoarthritis patients to lose weight while increasing levels of key nutrients and maintaining total bone mineral content and bone mineral density, researchers in Denmark have found.

A study involving more than 150,000 adult users of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs has found no evidence of a link between the medications and increased risk of heart attack, stroke, or sudden cardiac death.

Promising initial results from a Phase 3 trial of DiaPep277 have raised hopes that an alternative to insulin may soon be available to treat type 1 diabetes.

Hefty toddlers who stay overweight until age seven have an increased risk of asthma, but toddlers who lose the extra pounds before then suffer no additional risk.

The US Supreme Court has announced that it will hear oral arguments concerning the controversial health care reform law next March, when attorneys will have five-and-a-half hours spread out over three days to make their arguments on specific questions related to the law.

An experimental HIV vaccine using a killed whole virus and developed at the University of Western Ontario in Canada has received approval from the FDA to begin human clinical trials next month, the university has announced.

Amidst smartphone applications that transform your thumbs into drumsticks and others that make "whoosh" noises as you swing around your phone/digital lightsaber, there are apps that can actually be quite useful in the medical field.

Asthma is common in pregnant women, and typically, glucocorticoids are prescribed as treatment. However, a recent study found that mothers who use glucocorticoids during pregnancy may actually increase the risk that their child will have an endocrine and metabolic disorder.

This holiday season, giant holiday meals will be the source of painful symptoms-such as heartburn-for the 45 million Americans living with acid reflux, including many who suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Doctors across the nation, however, are striving to aid these sufferers by conveying some tips on how to avoid acid reflux issues this season.

In a recent study, an increase of 44% was observed in the number of hospitals that provide high quality emergency care to patients stricken with heart attacks since 2001-but an increase of only 1% occurred in access to that care.

Death rates are somewhat higher for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, especially from respiratory diseases, though incidence rates of malignancies are not significantly different from the general population, researchers at Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea, have discovered.

Magnetic resonance imaging does not improve outcomes for patients with sciatica who are candidates for epidural steroid injection and has only a minor effect on decision making regarding treatment for these patients, researchers have found.

As the number of digital devices in the hospital setting multiplies, we may be entering a "digital nightmare" in which health care providers are so preoccupied with gadgets that patient care suffers significantly.

Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic and the Mayo Clinic have found evidence that multiple sclerosis proceeds from the cerebral cortex on the outside of the brain toward the white matter on the inside of the brain, challenging the generally held theory that the disease proceeds from the inside out.

A research group based in Israel has published results of a study investigating how the clinical characteristics of gastroesophageal reflux disease patients who respond to proton pump inhibitor therapy differ from those of patients who fail to respond.

Higher doses of milk protein in dry powder form are more effective than lower doses of liquid milk extract in treating childhood milk allergies, a new study finds.

Elevated stress hormones in infancy appear to be linked to allergies in the first two years of life, a new study finds.

Researchers believe that they may have found an important link to how autistic children process information by studying when and why they blink.

Soccer as well as elite long-distance running, weightlifting, and wrestling appear to increase one's risk of developing knee osteoarthritis, while other sports do not, a review of past studies finds.

According to a recent report from the NHS Information Centre, roughly 24,000 diabetes-related deaths that occur each year can be prevented by better management of the condition on the parts of both patients and doctors.

The good news: teenage drinking and cigarette smoking in America is at a historic low. The bad news: marijuana use and prescription drug abuse subsist at high rates, and there's a new substance to be on the lookout for-synthetic marijuana.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology's list of the top five advances in cancer screening, prevention, and treatment over the last year includes two that address lung cancer: a finding that detection with CT scans leads to reduced lung cancer deaths and the FDA's approval of crizotinib to treat non-small-cell lung cancer in patients whose tumors have a specific mutation.

Botulism toxins, already used to treat some nerve disorders as well as wrinkles in the form of Botox, can be re-engineered to potentially treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, and psoriasis, a new study finds.

A multi-state outbreak of infection with Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli that occurred in 2009 has been traced back to an unlikely source: uncooked commercial prepackaged cookie dough.

The social networking behemoth today announced the launch of a program initiative that aims to instantly aid users who are expressing suicidal thoughts.

National Influenza Vaccination Week took place from December 4th to the 10th, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took advantage of this opportunity by stressing the importance flu vaccinations.

Gout is associated with a significantly increased risk of cancer, particularly prostate cancer in men, a recent study finds.

Chronic low back pain patients have a significantly increased comorbidity and health care cost burden, a new study finds.

Hyponatremia is a significant risk factor for falls in the elderly, finds a new study conducted by researchers at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso.