Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine has purchased a type of technology that is used to detect markers of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, lupus, and autoimmune hepatitis. Read Summary >
(U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) November 19, 2009
U.S. health officials are warning people who take the blood thinner Plavix (clopidogrel)that combining the drug with heartburn meds such as Prilosac, Prevacid, or Protonix may reduce the blood thinner's effectiveness by half. Read Summary >
One child treated with a bone marrow transplant was cured of colitis, and researchers hope the treatment will prove useful for some adult IBD patients who have the interleukin-10 variant. Read Summary >
An analysis by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation has found that monthly premiums will rise an average 11 percent, though the premium changes vary widely by which plan seniors select. Read Summary >
Drugmakers say the current FDA guidelines requiring both benefits and risks of drugs on ads hampers advertising on the Internet given the space constraints for ads on Web pages. Read Summary >
