Archive: 10/11/2015
Intellectual disabilities share disease mechanisms, study suggests
Brain disorders that cause intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders may share common defects despite having different genetic causes, a study has found.
Nov 10, 2015
New treatment option may be on the horizon for polymyalgia rheumatica
A drug approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis, tocilizumab (Actemra, Genentech), is a potential new therapy for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica, according to an open-label, phase II study presented at the annual meeting ...
Nov 10, 2015
Low-income, elderly, women less likely to complete cardiac rehab after bypass
Bypass patients who are older, female and/or from lower-income neighbourhoods are more likely to face delays in beginning cardiac rehabilitation (CR), making them less likely to complete CR, which can lead to a higher mortality ...
Nov 10, 2015
Cotellic approved for advanced melanoma
(HealthDay)—Cotellic (cobimetinib) in combination with another chemotherapy, vemurafenib (Zelboraf) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat melanoma skin cancer that has spread or cannot be surgically ...
Nov 10, 2015