NEW ORLEANS — Although still technically an orphan disease, hereditary angioedema (HAE) remains a popular focus for drug developers despite a half-dozen products already approved in the U.S. That was on full display at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology’s annual meeting here, with phase II studies on two investigational agents featured in
After revisiting aspirin indications earlier this month, I received a few excellent questions that prompted me to delve further into the mysteries of this remarkable antiplatelet drug. First, T.D. Murray asked: Hello Dr. P. Thanks for your very informative website. I have read that as little as 30 mg of aspirin per day is sufficient
You’ve probably heard of some allergy-friendly products, such as HVAC/furnace filters and bedding, but, it might come as a surprise that even some home materials, such as paint and flooring, can be friendlier for allergy and asthma sufferers. Within 46 different product categories, there are over 200 products in the U.S. that have passed the
El metaverso es una red de entornos virtuales siempre activos en los que muchas personas pueden interactuar entre sí y con objetos digitales mientras operan representaciones virtuales, o avatares, de sí mismos. Piense en una combinación de realidad virtual inmersiva, un juego de rol en línea multijugador masivo y la web. El metaverso es un
Vanessa Dietzel, author of The Performance Curve, explains the effect purpose can have on our wellbeing, and how we can harness this power for our own good From a really young age, my twin brother had a clear sense of his purpose in crafting unique experiences through technology such as lasers. Pursuing this purpose brought
As the medical assistant put on rubber gloves and readied the syringe, 5-year-old Victoria Macias, wearing a pink Minnie Mouse mask and white blouse, turned her head away and closed her eyes. “It’s not going to hurt, OK? I’ll hold your hand, I’ll hold your hand,” said her older sister, Alondra, 8. “Deep breath, deep
Dr. Monika Dutt was just adjusting to her new role as the medical officer of health for the central and western parts of Newfoundland and Labrador when COVID-19 reached the province. As the regions turned to her for guidance, she faced an added stress: applying for her licence to practise there. Dutt, a family doctor and
For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for whom a first Janus kinase inhibitor (JAKi) has failed, there appears to be no difference in treatment effectiveness whether the patient is cycled to a second JAKi or receives a biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD), a study of international patient registry data suggests. However, patients who are prescribed
The hub, the first of its kind in Ireland, aims to build on Dublin’s emerging international reputation as a leading center for life sciences innovation and start-up activity. Spear Street Capital, an owner and operator of distinctive properties located in the US, Canada and Europe, will invest in the purpose-built life sciences campus. The site
Quicksilver Scientific manufactures a number of dietary supplements based on liposomal delivery. The warning letter, which was posted on FDA’s website yesterday and was dated Oct. 13, took the Louisville, CO- based manufacturer to task over a host of alleged disease claims that were made within blog posts. The blog posts have since been removed.
The loss of muscle mass is a natural part of aging. Older women with sarcopenia (age-related loss of muscle mass and function) are at an increased risk of reduced mobility, diminished quality of life, heart disease, and fall-related injuries. However, according to a new study, they are less likely to experience hot flashes. Study results
Metastatic breast cancer is incurable, and unfortunately, about a third of breast cancer cases will eventually become metastatic. However, advances in treatment have helped extend survival times for patients. Information shared at a recent conference shows that patients with two forms of the disease in particular are seeing encouraging numbers. At the Advanced Breast Cancer
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes leaves after a hearing at a federal court in San Jose, California, July 17, 2019. Stephen Lam | Reuters SAN JOSE, CALIF. — In the final two years of Theranos the company’s lab director, Kingshuk Das, says CEO Elizabeth Holmes ignored his repeated complaints about serious errors with the start-ups
PIEZO1, an ion channel mechanosensor found within cells, has been revealed to play a key role in regulating the speed of skin wound healing by researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). Published today in eLife, the study, titled, “Spatiotemporal dynamics of PIEZO1 localization controls keratinocyte migration during wound healing,” found that in mice
The word ‘sorry’ can lose all meaning when it becomes a habit, or when it’s used to clean the slate without dealing with the underlying issues. So, it’s time we reviewed our relationship with apologies – you won’t be sorry Many of us use the word ‘sorry’ frequently throughout the day. Even when we’re innocent,
Now that booster doses are rolling out in the country, many people are skeptical about getting additional shots that are different from the main COVID-19 vaccine they had. This is particularly true for those who got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. But there is evidence that Janssen recipients will actually benefit more from getting Moderna
An analysis of open-access skin image datasets available to train machine learning algorithms to identify skin cancer has revealed that darker skin types are markedly underrepresented in the databases, researchers in the United Kingdom report. Out of 106,950 skin lesions documented in 21 open-access databases and 17 open-access atlases identified by David Wen, BMBCh, from
A developer of diagnostic tests, protective nasal sprays and mobile medical facilities, Birmingham Biotech Ltd has entered into a partnership with that university to commercialize the product. The formulation was engineered by Professor Liam Grover, from the university’s Healthcare Technologies Institute, and a team of researchers who also collaborated on its testing. “As COVID-19 restrictions
During the first part of FoodNavigator-USA’s Food For Kids Summit tomorrow, Nov. 10, we will take a close look at how parents approach their children’s nutrition – from breastfeeding or bottle feeding to the pivotal first bites of solid food – and at how infant formula and baby food manufacturers are either helping or complicating
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its blood lead reference value – the level at which children ages 1-5 are considered to have high exposure to lead. Since 2012, this threshold had been set at 5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood; children at or above this level represented the
NEW ORLEANS — Only a minority of teenagers with asthma got substantial advice and assistance from their pediatricians in how to manage their condition as adults, according to a small single-center study reported here. Young adults surveyed about their experiences in transitioning to adult asthma care mostly got no help from their regular doctors until
A session at the recent Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) annual conference focused on the opioid epidemic, highlighting that women may be more susceptible than men to addiction and relapse, and that early detection and intervention through screening is paramount. In this exclusive MedPage Today video, NPWH Committee Co-chair Ginny Moore, DNP, APRN, of