Biologic-based combination therapy for patients with rheumatoid arthritis is no more effective in reducing work loss than conventional combination therapy, despite better radiologic outcomes, shows a secondary analysis of a randomized trial.
The onset of depression increases the risk for nonadherence to antihypertensive medication, but only among men, research published in the Journal of Hypertension suggests.
Australian research shows that in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and comorbid diabetes, high-dose corticosteroids are associated with an increased risk for diabetes-related complications, regardless of how they are administered.
Research shows that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease benefit the most from the addition of an inhaled corticosteroid to their bronchodilator therapy if they are receiving diuretics or show significant bronchodilator reversibility.
Japanese scientists have uncovered a mechanism by which smoking reduces the efficacy of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy in patients with lung cancer.
Researchers highlight the importance of testing for HER2 mutations in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, adding to evidence that supports the use of HER2-targeted drugs in this population.
Phase III trial results support the use of albumin-bound paclitaxel plus carboplatin as a first-line treatment for Japanese patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.
Data from Japan show that the introduction of an educational program allowing community pharmacists to deliver inhaler technique training to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease led to improved adherence and outcomes.
Preliminary trial results suggest that a novel, highly selective ALK inhibitor may be effective for the treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer in Japanese patients with the ALK rearrangement.
Treatment with a heatshock protein 90 inhibitor may induce loss of EML4-AKL expression in non-small cell lung cancer cells, preliminary results suggest.
Health officials in the UK have announced a national catch-up program to target 10–16 year olds who did not receive the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination in early childhood due to fears about links with autism.
Clinical trial results point to a role for interleukin-1 targeted agents for the treatment of dry eye disease associated with meibomian gland dysfunction.
Children born to mothers who take valproate during pregnancy are at increased risk for developing autism compared with children of women who did not take the epilepsy drug, Danish research shows.
Direct communication with healthcare professionals, in the form of so-called “Dear doctor” letters, can be effective in reducing inappropriate and unsafe use of medicines, Dutch scientists believe.
Research supports the use of perioperative beta blockade in patients with cardiovascular risk factors undergoing nonvascular procedures, finding this treatment to significantly improve short-term survival.
Individuals with colorectal cancer that has metastasized to the liver or lung live longer after curative surgery plus chemotherapy than their counterparts who receive palliative chemotherapy alone, report researchers.
Permanent stoma creation in patients with extensive Crohn’s disease has fallen to a third of its previous rate following the advent of biologic therapy, research shows.