AstraZeneca's Move to Protect Nexium Market Ruled Legal "Pay to delay" strategy upheld by court. Dec 08, 2014
Drugmaker: Aptiom Monotherapy Cuts Seizures Study supports FDA filing for expanded indication. Dec 08, 2014
Benefits Pile Up for Epilepsy Surgery When surgery is an option, studies suggest it's usually the best one. Dec 08, 2014
Women, Blacks at Greater Risk for Bunions Subgroups most likely to develop hallux valgus confirmed in major study. Dec 04, 2014
10 Ways Primary Care Practices Can Improve Care High quality care and cost-cutting aren't mutually exclusive. Dec 04, 2014
Knee Surgery Linked to Higher OA Risk Can meniscus repairs actually worsen joint damage? Dec 04, 2014
Disease Activity Predicts Death in Sjogren's High disease activity at baseline and immune markers can be used as prognostic markers in Sjogren's syndrome. Dec 02, 2014
Mild Stenosis Linked to Death in Diabetes Long-term registry shows impact similar to single-vessel obstruction. Dec 02, 2014
Atherosclerosis a Signal for Brain Drain? Plaque burden was linked to cognitive impairment in a population-based study. Nov 28, 2014
New Treatments for High Potassium on the Horizon But ultimate success is far from guaranteed. Nov 26, 2014
FDA Panel Wants Safer Epidural Steroid Shots Majority votes to end epidural injections with "particulate" steroids. Nov 25, 2014
I-PASS Handoff System Leads to Decline in Medical Errors Mnemonic device helps for oral and written handoffs. Nov 25, 2014
Does an IUD and Family History Boost RA Risk? RA-associated autoantibodies tied to IUDs in at-risk women. Nov 21, 2014
Gout May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease Study showed AD incidence higher over 5 years for patients without gout. Nov 21, 2014
Humira Benefits Persist in Spine Disease Anti-TNF treatment efficacy maintained at 3 years in axial spondyloarthritis. Nov 21, 2014
Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Is Rare With Denosumab for Bone Loss Study finds risk very low, even with long-term drug therapy. Nov 20, 2014
Cyclophosphamide May Ease Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Majority of patients treated with CYC experienced improved muscle strength and function. Nov 19, 2014
Otezla Benefit Durable in PsA Benefits persist through 2 years with apremilast in psoriatic arthritis. Nov 19, 2014
Clinical Focus In Renal Cell Carcinoma: Clues from Gene Studies Mutations in four genes appear to play a key role in the origin of renal cell carcinoma. Nov 17, 2014
Lung Transplant Valid in SSc Patients with systemic sclerosis shouldn't be denied lung transplants. Nov 17, 2014
New Antibody Found in Membranous Nephropathy Antibodies against THSD7A may be behind some cases. Nov 14, 2014
Investigative Combo Pill Effective Against HCV Infection Treating refractory HCV without ribavirin onboard. Nov 13, 2014
Patients Should Share Accountability for Own Health A new report recommends doctors not be penalized for poor outcomes if patients fail to follow recommended protocols Nov 13, 2014
Preterm Birth Common for RA Mothers Risk for preterm birth was 1.5 times higher with maternal RA. Nov 13, 2014
The Happy PCP: $400K/Yr and Home in Time for Dinner Primary care doc earns a specialist's income without working overtime. Nov 07, 2014
Are There Fewer 'Tasty' Meals After Bariatric Surgery? Taste buds may be diminished by weight-loss surgery. Nov 07, 2014
Two Gastric Balloons May Be Better than One A dual-balloon intragastric device helped patients shed more pounds. Nov 06, 2014
Do Statins Up a Woman's Risk for Thyroid Cancer? Estrogen may neutralize the cancer-protective effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs. Nov 05, 2014
Munchausen by Proxy: A Case Study of Abuse This patient saw doctors in five different states. Oct 29, 2014
Healthcare Serial Killings Down in U.S. but Up Globally Electronic health records may be a deterrent. Oct 28, 2014
Genetic Factors Tied to Violent Behaviors Account for up to 10% of extreme violent crime, authors say. Oct 28, 2014
Sexsomnia: A Case Study of a New DSM-5 Diagnosis Initiating sex while asleep is not only a drug side effect. Oct 27, 2014
Kidney Stones Up Fracture Risk Risk is strongest in adolescent men and women in their 30s. Oct 24, 2014