New Psoriatic Arthritis Drugs, Treatment Help Patients

Published February 22, 2013

New Psoriatic Arthritis Drugs, Treatment Help Patients – Those suffering from psoriatic arthritis are getting relief and getting their lives back to normal with a new treatment and a new category of drugs.

Certain mutations affect kidney disease risk and prognosis

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To see which genes or combinations of genes are important, Marina Noris, PhD, Elena Bresin, MD, Giuseppe Remuzzi, MD (Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, in Italy) and their colleagues in the European Working Party on Complement …
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Mark Stibich's Hospital-Disinfecting Robot

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Stibich, a 40-year-old epidemiologist who got his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins, began contemplating hospital hygiene in 2008 while working in Russia with his wife on an HIV prevention and treatment grant from the UN Global Fund. Room disinfection methods …
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Magnetic Implant May Ease Chronic Acid Reflux

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20 (HealthDay News) — An implanted magnetic device could offer a new treatment option for people with chronic heartburn that is not controlled with medication, a small study suggests. The study, reported in the Feb. 21 issue of the New England Journal …
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