Many different types of medications help treat Crohn’s disease, including a group of drugs known as biologics. Doctors often prescribe them for people with moderate to severe symptoms caused by Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes episodic inflammation, swelling, and irritation within the digestive tract. There is no...
Month: <span>June 2023</span>
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Single-cell atlas of the whole human lung
WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE The largest and most comprehensive cell map of the human lung is announced in Nature Medicine today (8 June). Revealing the great diversity of cell types in the lung and key differences between health and disease, the Human Lung Cell Atlas will be a valuable resource for lung researchers. By combining data from...
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Study: US immigrants particularly vulnerable to food insecurity
by Julie Kiefer, University of Utah Health Sciences Unadjusted prevalence of food insecurity among U.S. born and immigrants by SNAP utilization (Panel A) and income-poverty ratio levels (Panel B) reported by NHIS, after accounting for complex survey design. 95% confidence intervals are represented by vertical bars. Credit: AJPM Focus (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.focus.2023.100113 In the United States, immigrants are...
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FDA Approves Hyaluronic Acid Filler for Under-Eye Hollows
Lori Youmshajekian June 06, 2023 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an injectable hyaluronic acid dermal filler for improvement of infraorbital hollowing, the manufacturer announced in a press release. The product, which will be marketed by Galderma as Restylane Eyelight, is indicated for volume loss under the eyes in patients older than 21 years. The...
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How to treat jellyfish stings: Urine not recommended
by Richard McGee and Michelle Welsford, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock If you have been stung by a jellyfish at the beach, you’ll know how painful and unpleasant it can be. But how best to treat jellyfish stings has been debated over the years. Is it best to use hot water or an ice pack? How about...
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Potentially Dangerous Bacteria Found In US Gulf Coast, Warning Issued
World News Edited by Amit Chaturvedi Updated: June 07, 2023 2:05 pm IST The bacteria cause melioidosis, which can have a wide range of symptoms.(Representational Pic) US health authorities are closely monitoring a dangerous bacteria that causes lethal melioidosis after it made its way to the country’s Gulf Coast. Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has...
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Possible Bivalent Vaccine Link to Strokes in People Over 65
Ralph Ellis January 17, 2023 A vaccine database found a possible link between the Pfizer/BioNTech bivalent COVID-19 vaccine and ischemic strokes in people over 65 who got the shot, the CDC and the FDA said in a joint news release. The release did not recommend people change their vaccine practices, saying the database finding probably did not represent a...
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The 5 Biggest Changes in the 2023 Adult Vaccine Schedules
Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, MD February 09, 2023 Hello. I’m Dr Sandra Fryhofer. Welcome to Medicine Matters. The topic is highlights from ACIP’s new adult schedule for 2023, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, and why this new schedule may be a collector’s item. It’s a new year, which means a new ACIP adult immunization schedule — a valuable resource collating ACIP’s...
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B-Vitamin May Help Boost Antidepressant Efficacy
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW June 02, 2023 The B vitamin, L-methylfolate (LMT) can be an effective adjunctive treatment for patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) with an inadequate response to antidepressants, new research suggests. Investigators analyzed six studies and found support for adjunctive use of LMF with patients with MDD not responding to antidepressant monotherapy. Treatment...
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SMART researchers discover novel combination therapy to counter antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus infections
SINGAPORE-MIT ALLIANCE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY (SMART) IMAGE: SMART AMR RESEARCHERS PEIYING HO, SHARON LING, BOON CHONG GOH, AND PATRINA CHUA (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) PERFORMED COMPOUND SCREENING TO IDENTIFY NOVEL ANTIBIOTIC COMBINATIONS. CREDIT: SMART AMR Singapore, 6 June 2023 – Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s...