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Metabolic syndrome more prevalent in patients with psoriasis in Singapore

04 Mar 2020 by

There is a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients with psoriasis in Singapore, which is nearly threefold higher than the general population, results of a cross-sectional study have shown.

Metabolic syndrome more prevalent in patients with psoriasis in Singapore

04 Mar 2020

Pemphigus, pemphigoid up risk of autoimmune disorders

04 Mar 2020

Patients with pemphigus or pemphigoid are at increased risk of developing multiple cutaneous, extracutaneous and systemic autoimmune disorders, which then correlate with a substantial cost burden, suggests a recent study.

Pemphigus, pemphigoid up risk of autoimmune disorders

04 Mar 2020

Blood glucose often deregulated in kids with type 1 diabetes

04 Mar 2020 by

Children with type 1 diabetes spend most of the day outside the target glucose range, according to a new study.

Blood glucose often deregulated in kids with type 1 diabetes

04 Mar 2020

Ixekizumab trumps adalimumab for psoriatic arthritis

04 Mar 2020 by

The high-affinity monoclonal antibody ixekizumab was superior to the tumour necrosis factor inhibitor adalimumab in the achievement of simultaneous improvements in joint and skin disease among bDMARD*-naïve patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and inadequate response to conventional synthetic(cs)DMARDs, according to the 24-week results of the SPIRIT-H2H study.

Ixekizumab trumps adalimumab for psoriatic arthritis

04 Mar 2020

ASCO’s 2020 Advance of the Year: Systemic therapies refine cancer surgical treatment

04 Mar 2020 by

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has named the refinement of surgical treatment of cancer as 2020 Advance of the Year.

ASCO’s 2020 Advance of the Year: Systemic therapies refine cancer surgical treatment

04 Mar 2020

Anal sex stigma cripples HIV prevention strategies in MSM

04 Mar 2020

The stigma against anal sexuality impedes HIV prevention strategies in men who have sex with men (MSM), reports a recent study.

Anal sex stigma cripples HIV prevention strategies in MSM

04 Mar 2020

Long-term use of birth control pills implicated in bulging waistlines

04 Mar 2020 by

Habitual use of oral contraceptives in the long term poses an increased likelihood of developing obesity, a study has found.

Long-term use of birth control pills implicated in bulging waistlines

04 Mar 2020

Can blood pressure-lowering drugs be repurposed as treatments for depression?

04 Mar 2020

Antihypertensive drugs do not appear to be useful for treating major depressive disorder, although angiotensin antagonists may be protective against bipolar disorder, as shown in a recent study.

Can blood pressure-lowering drugs be repurposed as treatments for depression?

04 Mar 2020

Mammography screening: When to stop?

03 Mar 2020 by

Continuing mammography screening annually might not benefit healthy women aged 75 years and above, suggests a large-scale, population-based study in the US.

Mammography screening: When to stop?

03 Mar 2020

Maintenance subcutaneous vedolizumab effective in moderately, severely active ulcerative colitis

03 Mar 2020

Subcutaneous vedolizumab works as a maintenance therapy in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis, a recent study has found.

Maintenance subcutaneous vedolizumab effective in moderately, severely active ulcerative colitis

03 Mar 2020

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Metabolic syndrome more prevalent in patients with psoriasis in Singapore

Metabolic syndrome more prevalent in patients with psoriasis in Singapore

Pemphigus, pemphigoid up risk of autoimmune disorders

Pemphigus, pemphigoid up risk of autoimmune disorders

Blood glucose often deregulated in kids with type 1 diabetes

Blood glucose often deregulated in kids with type 1 diabetes

Ixekizumab trumps adalimumab for psoriatic arthritis

Ixekizumab trumps adalimumab for psoriatic arthritis

ASCO’s 2020 Advance of the Year: Systemic therapies refine cancer surgical treatment

ASCO’s 2020 Advance of the Year: Systemic therapies refine cancer surgical treatment

Anal sex stigma cripples HIV prevention strategies in MSM

Anal sex stigma cripples HIV prevention strategies in MSM

Long-term use of birth control pills implicated in bulging waistlines

Long-term use of birth control pills implicated in bulging waistlines

Can blood pressure-lowering drugs be repurposed as treatments for depression?

Can blood pressure-lowering drugs be repurposed as treatments for depression?

Mammography screening: When to stop?

Mammography screening: When to stop?

Maintenance subcutaneous vedolizumab effective in moderately, severely active ulcerative colitis

Maintenance subcutaneous vedolizumab effective in moderately, severely active ulcerative colitis