SEATTLE (MedPage Today) — In a retrospective review of long-term data from two open-label trials, restless legs syndrome (RLS) patients treated with transdermal rotigotine (Neupro) had good symptom relief and no spike in augmentation, an increase in symptom severity often observed in RLS patients.
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. (MedPage Today) — Small, focused, and inexpensive interventions involving patients, physicians, and nurses significantly improved hypertension control in a large Veterans Administration study.
COPENHAGEN (MedPage Today) — Patients with rheumatoid arthritis can safely receive methotrexate at a starting dose of 25 mg per week, it was reported here.
Scientists have used genetic engineering to tame one of the most deadly food poisoning microbes and turn it into a potential new way of giving patients medicine and vaccines in pills rather than injections.
New research highlights the critical role a certain gene and its protein play during early embryonic development on formation of a normal heart and skull.
COPENHAGEN (MedPage Today) — Periodontitis is far more common among people with rheumatoid arthritis than in the general population, researchers said here.
COPENHAGEN (MedPage Today) — Two investigational monoclonal antibodies that neutralize interleukin-17 appeared safe and effective against rheumatoid arthritis in separate, early-stage clinical trials, researchers said here.
Researchers have demonstrated a novel and simple method that can direct and separate cancer cells from normal cells. The device, which takes advantage of a physical principle called ratcheting, is a very tiny system of channels for cell locomotion. Based on this method, they have proposed that cancer cells possibly could be sequestered permanently in a sort of “cancer trap” made of implantable and biodegradable materials.
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) — A new computer model incorporating a wider range of variables can foster better outcomes in large-scale emergency situations, researchers say.
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) — Colonoscopy complication risks rise with age in the Medicare population, a population-based study revealed.