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• BMS’ Opdivo/Yervoy combination fails to shine in melanoma

  21-11-2019 12:01 via PMLiVE RSS Feed: News RSS
  
  Combo therapy did not show significant benefit in key patient population
  
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• FDA clears Alnylam’s second RNAi drug for rare disease

  21-11-2019 11:16 via PMLiVE RSS Feed: News RSS
  
  Second drug in the class to be cleared by regulatory authority
  
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• MSD’s Keytruda scores another EU okay, in head and neck cancer

  21-11-2019 11:01 via PMLiVE RSS Feed: News RSS
  
  First anti-PD-1 drug to improve overall survival in first-line setting
  
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• Vigorous Activity Weekly May Improve Outcomes in Stable CAD

  20-11-2019 20:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- Performing vigorous physical activity once or twice a week compared with sedentary behavior or light physical activity may improve long-term cardiac health in patients with stable coronary artery disease, according to a...
  
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• Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Comorbidities Before, After Diagnosis

  20-11-2019 20:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- There are associations between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and multiple comorbidities before and after diagnosis, with inflammatory bowel disease, type 1 diabetes, and venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurring more often...
  
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• More Appropriate Prostate Cancer Tx Seen at Multidisciplinary Clinic

  20-11-2019 20:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- Receiving care at a multidisciplinary (MultiD) clinic facilitates adherence to evidence-based national treatment guidelines for prostate cancer, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in Cancer.
  Chad Tang, M.D.,...
  
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• Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy May Reduce Essential Tremor

  20-11-2019 20:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- Transcranial magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (tcMRgFUS) thalamotomy shows continued benefit for suppression of medication-refractory essential tremor (ET) at three years, according to a study published online...
  
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• CDC Updates Interim Guidance on Vaping-Linked Lung Illness

  20-11-2019 20:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- In an article published in the Nov. 19 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, interim guidance is provided for health care professionals managing...
  
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• ~25 Percent of Adolescents, Young Adults Use Rx Opioids

  20-11-2019 13:11 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- Prescription opioid use among teens and young adults is higher than expected, with most obtaining the drugs from friends and family, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in PLOS Medicine.
  Joel D. Hudgins, M.D.,...
  
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• Weight Loss Tied to Loss of Hip Bone Density in Older Adults

  20-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- Obese and overweight older individuals who lose weight have lower bone mineral density (BMD) in their hips, according to a study published in the November issue of Obesity.
  Daniel E. Kammire, of the Wake Forest University...
  
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• Prenatal Antidepressant Use May Up Risk for Gestational Diabetes

  20-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- Taking certain antidepressants while pregnant can increase the risk for developing gestational diabetes, according to a study recently published in The BMJ.
  Maëlle Dandjinou, Ph.D., of the University of Montreal, and...
  
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• Poll: Parents Cite Barriers to Recognizing Depression in Adolescents

  20-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- Two-thirds of parents acknowledge there are barriers to recognizing depression in their own adolescent child, according to a Mott Poll Report, published Nov. 18 by the University of Michigan.
  Ipsos Public Affairs...
  
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• Most Infants, Toddlers Consuming Added Sugars

  20-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- Most infants and toddlers consume added sugars in their daily diets, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
  Kirsten A. Herrick, Ph.D., from the U.S. Centers...
  
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• Infection Likely Cause of One in Eight Stillbirths

  20-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- Most cases of infection-related stillbirth may be due to bacterial pathogens, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
  Jessica M. Page, M.D., from the University of Utah in Salt Lake...
  
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• Incidence of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus Increasing

  20-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- There has been an increase in the incidence of squamous cell carcinoma of the anus (SCCA) in the United States, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
  Ashish A....
  
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• CDC: 63.5 Percent of 3- to 5-Year-Olds Have Had Vision Tested

  20-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  WEDNEDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- Overall, 63.5 percent of children aged 3 to 5 years have ever had their vision tested, according to a November data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health...
  
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• Cardiovascular Disease Rates Dropping in American Indians

  20-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- New cardiovascular disease is declining among American Indians, according to a study published in the Nov. 5 issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association.
  Clemma J. Muller, Ph.D., from Washington State...
  
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• Cancer Yield Similar for Dense Breast Ultrasound After DM, DBT

  20-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- There is no significant difference in breast cancer detection rates with dense breast ultrasound screening following digital mammography (DM) versus digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), according to a study recently...
  
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• ~25 Percent of Adolescents, Young Adults Use Rx Opioids

  20-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- Prescription opioid use among teens and young adults is higher than expected, with most obtaining the drugs from friends and family, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in PLOS Medicine.
  Joel D. Hudgins, M.D.,...
  
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• Vertex reveals promising data from first CRISPR-treated patients

  20-11-2019 12:55 via PMLiVE RSS Feed: News RSS
  
  Investigational gene therapy has potentially curative effect
  
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• J&J’s new Darzalex formulation OK’d for use in Europe

  20-11-2019 12:05 via PMLiVE RSS Feed: News RSS
  
  Extends use of multiple myeloma therapy even further
  
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• Myovant preps US filing for relugolix in prostate cancer

  20-11-2019 11:54 via PMLiVE RSS Feed: News RSS
  
  Takeda-partnered drug had 97% response rate in advanced prostate cancer
  
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• The Medicines Company surges on rumours of Novartis takeover

  20-11-2019 11:07 via PMLiVE RSS Feed: News RSS
  
  Buyers interested in company as it prepares to file inclisiran
  
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• Umbilical Cord Milking May Harm Extremely Preterm Infants

  19-11-2019 20:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 -- In preterm infants born at less than 32 weeks of gestation, there is no significant difference in the rate for the composite outcome of mortality or severe intraventricular hemorrhage with umbilical cord milking versus...
  
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• Ubrogepant Superior to Placebo for Migraine Pain Relief

  19-11-2019 20:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 -- Acute treatment of migraine with ubrogepant leads to significantly greater rates of pain freedom at two hours than placebo, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in the Journal of the American Medical...
  
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• Statin Use Not Linked to Rate of Cognitive Decline in Seniors

  19-11-2019 20:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 -- Statin therapy is not associated with increased decline in memory or cognition among older adults, according to a study published in the Nov. 26 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
  Katherine Samaras,...
  
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• Endurance Exercise May Offer Vascular Benefit in Sickle Cell Disease

  19-11-2019 20:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 -- Endurance exercise training may improve skeletal muscle microvasculature in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to a study published online Nov. 19 in Blood.
  Angèle N. Merlet, Ph.D., from the Universitè de...
  
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• Cancer Patients Say Ask Before Using Medical Records for Research

  19-11-2019 20:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 -- Oncology patients would prefer to be asked for their consent before deidentified data from their medical records is used for research, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
  In an...
  
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• Saxony and Great Britain expand cooperation in state-of-the-art medical diagnostics

  19-11-2019 18:04 via Pharmaceutical-research feed from realwire
  
  "Medical Innovation & Diagnostics" – Start-ups bring research results into clinical practice rapidly London’s King's College and the Saxon University of Excellence TU Dresden maintain a particularly close cooperation. In 2015, the two universities founded the "transCampus" for joint projects in research and medical education. Under the motto "Medical Innovation & Diagnostics", start-ups from Saxony and Great Britain will present themselves for the first time to a wider audien
  
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• Novartis changes focus in Shanghai from early research to drug development

  19-11-2019 13:27 via PMLiVE RSS Feed: News RSS
  
  Swiss pharma switches focus of $1bn R&D institute
  
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• Optic Nerve Ultrasound May ID Increased Intracranial Pressure

  19-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 -- Optic nerve ultrasonography can help diagnose increased intracranial pressure with high specificity and sensitivity for patients with traumatic and nontraumatic brain injury, according to a review published online Nov. 19...
  
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• HbA1c Variability Linked to Cardiovascular Disease Risk

  19-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 -- For patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, visit-to-visit hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) variability is associated with increased risks for cardiovascular disease and microvascular complications, according to a study...
  
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• Distribution of Self-Test Kits Can Up HIV Awareness

  19-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 -- Distribution of HIV self-tests among men who have sex with men (MSM) can increase testing and newly identified infections, according to a study published online Nov. 18 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
  Robin J. MacGowan, M.P.H.,...
  
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• Cervical Cancer Screening Remains Low in Women Ages 45 to 65 Years

  19-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 -- Cervical cancer screening rates are only about 70 percent among women ages 45 to 65 years, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in Preventive Medicine.
  Diane M. Harper, M.D., from the University of Michigan in Ann...
  
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• CDC: ~20 Percent of U.S. Adults Currently Use Tobacco Products

  19-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 -- In 2018, 19.7 percent of U.S. adults reported currently using any tobacco products, according to research published in the Nov. 15 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly...
  
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• AMA, AHA Support Refresher Training for Measuring Blood Pressure

  19-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 -- Health care professionals (HCPs) should receive consistent and frequent training in measuring blood pressure (BP), according to a report prepared for the American Medical Association and the American Heart Association and...
  
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• AHA: Neurohormonal Blockade Beneficial for Patients With LVAD

  19-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 -- For patients with heart failure with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), neurohormonal blockade (NHB) is associated with improved survival, according to a study published online Nov. 18 in JAMA Cardiology to coincide...
  
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• AHA: Lower-Target LDL Level Beneficial After Stroke, TIA

  19-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 -- For patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) with evidence of atherosclerosis, those with a target low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol level of less than 70 mg/dL have a lower risk for...
  
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• AAP: Emergency Contraception Should be Given to Sexually Active Teens

  19-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2019 -- Pediatricians should provide emergency contraception (EC) to teenagers who have had unprotected or underprotected intercourse, according to a policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics published online Nov. 18...
  
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• Karuna’s shares spike on schizophrenia drug data

  19-11-2019 12:43 via PMLiVE RSS Feed: News RSS
  
  Value leaps to more than $1bn following mid-stage trial results
  
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• Alkermes boosts CNS presence with $950m Rodin acquisition

  19-11-2019 12:12 via PMLiVE RSS Feed: News RSS
  
  Follows company making job cuts in September as part of cost-saving efforts
  
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• Biogen under fire over $88,000 Vumerity annual price

  19-11-2019 11:16 via PMLiVE RSS Feed: News RSS
  
  Pricing pressure levelled at Tecfidera follow-up MS drug
  
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• Bayer, Merck’s high-risk heart failure drug comes good in phase 3

  19-11-2019 10:59 via PMLiVE RSS Feed: News RSS
  
  Reduced the risk of hospitalisation or cardiovascular death
  
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• White House Wants Hospitals, Insurers to Provide Actual Costs of Care

  18-11-2019 20:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2019 -- New rules requiring hospitals and insurers to disclose the actual prices for common tests and procedures before they are performed have been proposed by the Trump Administration.
  White House officials said the objective is...
  
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• Bipartisan Bill to Curb Drug Costs Backed by White House

  18-11-2019 20:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2019 -- A bipartisan Senate bill that would curb prescription drug costs is being backed by the Trump administration as a new poll shows that many Americans think the White House has done little to tackle the issue.
  The Gallup-West...
  
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• American College of Rheumatology, Nov. 8-13

  18-11-2019 20:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  The 83rd Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology
  The annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology was held from Nov. 8 to 13 in Atlanta and attracted approximately 17,000 participants from around the world, including...
  
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• Fresenius Kabi starts United for Clinical Nutrition initiative in Europe with first-of-its-kind clinical study assessing critically ill patients in 11 European countries

  18-11-2019 14:00 via Pharmaceutical-clinical trials feed from realwire
  
  BAD HOMBURG, GERMANY – [November 18, 2019] The first patients are about to be enrolled in the EuroPN survey, a clinical study that will assess the nutritional balance and focus on functional outcomes of critically ill patients in about 100 hospitals across 11 European countries. The survey is an important scientific project by United for Clinical Nutrition (UFCN), a global initiative that strives to fight hospital malnutrition and its detrimental effects on patient outcomes. Healthcare...S
  
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• The NHS is facing shortages of lifesaving treatments, says internal document

  18-11-2019 13:19 via PMLiVE RSS Feed: News RSS
  
  Identifies 17 new shortages including drugs for cancer treatment
  
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• Studies Confirm Safety of 9-Valent HPV Vaccination

  18-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2019 -- The safety of the 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine (9vHPV) has been confirmed, according to two studies published online Nov. 18 in Pediatrics.
  Tom T. Shimabukuro, M.D., M.P.H., from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
  
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• Revision, Removal Risks Low for Synthetic Midurethral Slings

  18-11-2019 13:00 via Drugs.com - News for Health Professionals
  
  MONDAY, Nov. 18, 2019 -- The long-term risk for women with stress urinary incontinence needing surgical revision or removal after initial placement of synthetic midurethral slings is low, according to a study published in the November issue of...
  
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