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EU green light for Cimzia to treat psoriasis

Arthritis

EU green light for Cimzia to treat psoriasis

12 Jul 2018

The European Medicines Agency has approved a label extension for UCB’s Cimzia allowing its use to treat adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for systemic therapy. The...

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How psychosocial factors can influence diabetes outcomes

Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus

How psychosocial factors can influence diabetes outcomes

12 Jul 2018

The issue of how psychosocial factors can influence diabetes outcomes is the essence of this in-depth analysis on behalf of Roche Diabetes Care Here, health psychologist Professor Katharine Barnard...

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Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes slashes patient travel costs

Diabetes (Type 2)
Diabetes insipidus
Diabetic neuropathy

Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes slashes patient travel costs

12 Jul 2018

Self-monitoring of HbA1c levels by patients with type 2 diabetes can reduce their follow-up costs by more than half, according to researchers from Scandinavia. Their study found self-monitoring used...

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Long work hours linked to diabetes in women

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)
Women's health

Long work hours linked to diabetes in women

12 Jul 2018

Women who work long hours have an increased risk of diabetes, a new study suggests. Researchers found women who work more than 45 hours a week have a significantly higher risk of developing the...

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Britain moves closer to legalizing medicinal use of cannabis

Britain moves closer to legalizing medicinal use of cannabis

12 Jul 2018

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain moved a step closer to legalizing the medicinal use of cannabis after a report concluded there are benefits for patients as the government reviews the rules to allow drugs...

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Breast cancer surgeons don't always order genetic testing for patients

Breast cancer

Breast cancer surgeons don't always order genetic testing for patients

12 Jul 2018

(Reuters Health) - Many breast cancer patients may miss out on genetic tests that could help pinpoint the ideal treatment regimen at least in part because their surgeons are uncomfortable discussing...

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What is cannabis oil and how does it work?

What is cannabis oil and how does it work?

9 Jul 2018 • 4 comments

What is cannabis oil? Cannabis oils are extracts from cannabis plants. Unprocessed, they contain the same 100 or so active ingredients as the plants, but the balance of compounds depends on the...

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Keeping the same doctor reduces death risk, study finds

Keeping the same doctor reduces death risk, study finds

9 Jul 2018 • 1 comment

Seeing the same doctor each time you need medical care might reduce your risk of death, research suggests. Previous studies have revealed that so-called continuity of care is linked to a number of...

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Candidate AIDS vaccine passes key early test

HIV/AIDS

Candidate AIDS vaccine passes key early test

9 Jul 2018

Paris, July 6, 2018 (AFP) - The near 40-year quest for an AIDS vaccine received a hopeful boost Saturday when scientists announced that a trial drug triggered an immune response in humans and...

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Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: study

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: study

2 Jul 2018 • 3 comments

Paris, June 30, 2018 (AFP) - Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study, which found even low levels raised the chances of developing the chronic disease.

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Slow but sure' progress toward less toxic tools to fight cancer

Cancer

Slow but sure' progress toward less toxic tools to fight cancer

2 Jul 2018

Baltimore, July 1, 2018 (AFP) - John Ryan is just one of the miracles to emerge from the Johns Hopkins cancer unit in Baltimore. An immunotherapy treatment -- highly effective in a minority of...

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Global pact to curb illicit tobacco trade to take effect in September

Global pact to curb illicit tobacco trade to take effect in September

29 Jun 2018

Geneva, June 28, 2018 (AFP) - The World Health Organization announced Thursday that a "game-changing" global pact to battle the illegal tobacco trade would soon kick into action, after Britain became...

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