Aspirin appears to slow early emphysema
by Bruce Sylvester: Aspirin use might slow progression of early emphysema, researchers reported on May 17, 2015 at American Thoracic Society International Conference.
by Bruce Sylvester: Aspirin use might slow progression of early emphysema, researchers reported on May 17, 2015 at American Thoracic Society International Conference.
by Bruce Sylvester: Seniors with migraines who smoke appear to be at an increased risk of stroke, researchers reported on July 22, 2015 in Neurology.
by Bruce Sylvester: Patients with depression or anxiety who were prescribed opioids for chronic lower back pain have achieved significantly less pain relief and were more likely to abuse their… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Researchers from two newly published studies patients report that patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection and with or without cirrhosis have… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Persons with high rates of diabetes-related complications appear to be more likely to develop dementia as they get older than persons with fewer diabetes-related complications, South… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Menopausal women having difficulty with time management, attention, organization, memory, and problem solving (also known as “executive functions”) appear to benefit from treatment with lisdexamfetamine,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Treatment with tofacitinib, a drug for rheumatoid arthritis, has restored skin color in a patient suffering from vitiligo, researchers reported on June 24 in JAMA Dermatology.
by Bruce Sylvester: A study of the protective effect of heart medications that patients receive before coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery suggests that statins reduce the risk… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Rociletinib, an investigative therapy for treatment resistant EGFR-mutation driven lung tumors, shows activity against the most common resistance mutation, and it significantly improves clinical outcomes.
by Bruce Sylvester: Weakening grip strength is associated with increasing overall mortality and with increasing risk of heart attack or stroke, researchers from a large international study reported… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Older adults who use cholesterol-lowering statins or fibrates have one third less risk of stroke than their untreated counterparts, researchers reported on May 19, 2015… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Investigators from the phase III PALOMA-3 trial report that treatment with the recently FDA-approved drug palbociclib more than doubled the time to cancer recurrence among… read more.