Sleep problems of as many as 80-90 of children suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can be effectively treated with a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy surgery, as per a Saint Louis University study.
Ron Mitchell, M.D., professor of pediatric otolaryngology at Saint Louis University and the study’s author, was of the view that OSA has a considerable [...]
January 22, 2010 | Posted in
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Rituxan, a drug that has already been approved for treating non-Hodgkin’s B cell lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis, can also prove to be an effective option for treating severe ANCA-associated vasculitis. It was noted that the drug can prove its worth just as cyclophosphamide, the current standard therapy.
The finding was presented on October 18, 2009 at [...]
January 20, 2010 | Posted in
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Rituxan, a drug that is presently used to treat non-Hodgkin’s B cell lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis, can also prove its worth when it comes to the treatment of severe ANCA-associated vasculitis on the lines of cyclophosphamide, the current standard therapy, as per a presentation made at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology [...]
January 7, 2010 | Posted in
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Rituximab, which is used for treating rheumatoid arthritis, is not only safe but also very much effective at the same time as per the biggest study of its kind. The study results were presented for the first time at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, EULAR 2005, in Vienna.
Lead author, Professor Paul Emery from the [...]
November 17, 2009 | Posted in
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a type of arthritis where the body’s immune system attacks several joints resulting to deformity, and could leave a person in a disabled state.
It is often characterized by pain, stiffness and swelling in two or more joints in the hand. Over 1.3 million people get to be affected with RA in [...]
September 4, 2009 | Posted in
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