Concern that a front-line class of immunosuppressant drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis might increase a patient’s risk of developing herpes zoster (shingles) appears to be unfounded, according to research appearing today in JAMA. Shingles, caused by a reactivation of… Read More ›
Some patients with high blood pressure require as many as 3 antihypertensive drugs to bring their condition under control. For patients receiving such triple therapy, research appearing today in BMJ suggests taking certain commonly used painkillers such as ibuprofen or… Read More ›
The number of cases of meningitis or stroke associated with injectable steroids from a New England compounding pharmacy has increased to 105, including 8 deaths, according to updated data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cases… Read More ›
Gout’s increasing prevalence along with recent treatment advances have prompted the American College of Rheumatology to issue new clinical guidelines for managing the painful inflammatory disease. Appearing today in Arthritis Care & Research, the guidelines are published in 2 parts…. Read More ›
A large study of a vaccine for reducing the risk of herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, confirms that the vaccine appears to be safe, a finding that may help improve its acceptance. Shingles, which is caused by reactivation and… Read More ›
Women giving birth face trade-offs between effectiveness and adverse effects of drugs or nonpharmaceutical approaches when choosing a pain relief strategy, according to a new analysis published by The Cochrane Library. Drugs appear more likely than alternative approaches to curb… Read More ›
Use of muscle relaxants or neuromodulators to manage pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis delivers less relief than hoped, according to 3 researchers from Australia whose reviews of trial data were released today in The Cochrane Library. Because there is… Read More ›
A rare vascular disorder that baffled clinicians for a century now has a name: arterial calcification due to CD73 deficiency, or ACDC. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undiagnosed Disease Program who identified the genetic cause of the… Read More ›
Abdominal pain is one of the most common reasons for emergency department visits. But can computed tomography (CT) scans help physicians make a quick, accurate diagnosis of what is causing the pain? Physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston who… Read More ›
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today it was limiting the dose of acetaminophen in prescription products that combine acetaminophen with another drug, usually an opioid. The measure is needed, the agency said, to reduce the risk of… Read More ›
