Thailand Medical News

Cardiovascular Deaths Linked to Suboptimal Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

Source: Thailand Medical News Jun 09, 2019 6 years ago

Results of a new global study by The Friedman School Of Nutrition Science, Tuff University that were presented at the American Society For Nutrition 2019 Annual Meeting held at Baltimore on June 8th showed that inadequate fruit and vegetable intake accounted for millions of death from heart disease and strokes each year. The study lead by Victoria Miller, a postdoctoral resear...

New Trial Results Show that Shorter Duration Of Herceptin (Trastuzumab) Is Effective For Prevention Of Breasts Cancer Return

Source: Thailand Medical News Jun 08, 2019 6 years ago

PERSEPHONE , A new trial study by the University of Warwick and the University Of Cambridge has shown that shortening the duration of a therapy for breast cancer patients does not increase the risk of their cancer returning. This trial addresses the issues of concerning reduction in the length of treatments and attendant toxicities and whether this can be achieved without any worsening of...

More studies emerging that PPIs (proton Pump Inhibitors) linked to increased risks of deaths

Source: Thailand Medical News Jun 07, 2019 6 years ago

Results from another new study, this time conducted by Washington University School Of medicine in St Louis indicates that people who use common heartburn drugs such as PPIs or proton pump inhibitors faced increased risk of dying from heart diseases, stomach cancer or kidney failure The study involved more than 200,000 U.S. veterans. It's the latest to raise concerns over drugs called...

Type 2 Diabetic Patients Can Suffer Serious Nerve Damage By Reduced Cholesterol Levels

Source: Thailand Medical News Jun 06, 2019 6 years ago

A new discovery by a research team from Heidelberg University in Germany reveals that lowering serum cholesterol levels in patients with type 2 diabetes is associated with diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN). Diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage that occurs when an individual has diabetes. High blood sugar (glucose) can injure nerves throughout the body. Diabetic neuropathy most often ...

Breaking News: US FDA Issues Warning About Usage Of Supplements Containing Vinpocetine By Females

Source: Thailand Medical News Jun 05, 2019 6 years ago

The US FDA has issued warnings that supplements containing Vinpocetine may pose a risk to women of childbearing age and even women planning to have children in the near future as it could lead to miscarriages or even harm the fetus despite consuming the supplement way before pregnancy. Vinpocetine is a synthetic chemical resembling a phytochemical found in the periwinkle plant Vinca minor...

Keytruda, An Immunotherapy Drug Safe For Treating HIV Patients With Cancer

Source: Thailand Medical News Jun 04, 2019 6 years ago

Most HIV patients have a 60% risk of developing a form of cancer during their life-span. Cancers like Lymphoma, Lung Cancer, Anal Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Oral and oropharyngeal cancer ,liver cancer, skin cancer and also Kaposi's sarcoma are most prevalent among HIV patients. At the recent ASCO presentation, study led by doctors at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center showed that pati...

Metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) patients have better survival rates with Enzalutamide

Source: Thailand Medical News Jun 03, 2019 6 years ago

Findings of a study presented during the American Society Of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual 2019 Meeting(31st May to 4th June) in Chicago by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute showed that Enzalutamide, an oral androgen receptor inhibitor, can improve outcomes for men with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC). Analytical results of the ANZUP-led international r...

Eyela (aflibercept) Approved for Diabetic Retinopathy That Causes Blindness

Source: Thailand Medical News Jun 02, 2019 6 years ago

Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in adults across the world, but the most challenging aspect of the disease is that it often goes undetected until too much damage has been done and the person affected is already losing their vision. Most diabetics have few treatment options as the severity of the condition and vision loss worsens. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals D...

Prostate Cancer Treatment Now Enhanced By Avenda AI Health Platform

Source: Thailand Medical News Jun 01, 2019 6 years ago

One of the most common cancers affecting men globally is Prostate cancer, with a rising rate of about 1 out of 8 men being inflicted. Due to the close anatomical association between the prostate and nearby organs, very often complications of prostate cancer treatment result in urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction. California-based Avenda Health has created a new la...

Vascepa Set To Steal Market Share From Statins.

Source: Thailand Medical News Jun 01, 2019 6 years ago

Vascepa ( Icosapent Ethyl) by Amarin Group Of Companies, (New Jersey, US) is the only EPA prescription Omega-3 clinically proven to lower very high triglycerides in adults by 33%, without raising bad cholesterol (LDL-C). Unlike VASCEPA, common Omega Oil and fish oil supplements are not pure EPA and most also contain DHA which can raise bad cholesterol. The produc...

Non-Thermal Radio Waves To Treat Cancer?

Source: Thailand Medical News Jun 01, 2019 6 years ago

Scientists at Wake Forests School Of Medicine,North Carolina, conducted a therapeutic study of the effects of using non-thermal radio waves on liver cancer cells. The study concluded that the new targeted therapy has proven to be successful in blocking the growth of liver cancer cells anywhere in the body without damaging healthy cells The research team headed by Boris Pasche, M.D., Ph.D....

Discovery of Neutrophils States May Lead To New Diagnostic Models For Inflammatory Diseases.

Source: Thaialnd Medical News May 31, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers at the University of Toronto have made a discovery about the nature of neutrophils; the most numerous white blood cells in the body, that may lead to new models for diagnosing and tracking inflammatory diseases such as cancer, osteoarthritis and also auto-immune diseases. Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) are the most abundant leukocytes in the blood and is the first line o...

British Medical Journal (BMJ) Publishes New Studies Proving That Ultra-Processed Foods Are A Health Risks

Source: BMJ May 30, 2019 6 years ago

The BMJ published two major European studies that find positive associations between consumption of highly processed ("ultra-processed") foods and risk of cardiovascular disease and death. The researchers are calling for policies that promote consumption of fresh or minimally processed foods over highly processed foods. Ultra-processed foods include packaged baked goods and snacks, f...

New LifeFlow Next Gen Rapid Infuser.

Source: 410 Medical May 29, 2019 6 years ago

410 Medical, a Durham, North Carolina firm, has released a new version of its LifeFlow rapid infuser for treating infected patients during sepsis or shock. The LifeFlow Next Gen can safely deliver 500 ml of crystalloid fluid rapidly in less than two minutes, nearly four and a half times faster than when using a standard pressure bag. The device can be operated with one hand and can be used w...

Piqray (Alpelisib),The First PI3K inhibitor Approved By US FDA For Breast Cancer

Source: US FDA May 29, 2019 6 years ago

The U.S. FDA has approved Piqray (alpelisib) tablets, to be used in combination with the approved endocrine therapy fulvestrant, to treat postmenopausal women, and men, with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, PIK3CA-mutated, advanced or metastatic breast cancer (only as detected by an FDA-approved test) following progression on or after an end...

Study Reveals Mutations in “Junk” DNA Causes Autism and Opens New Perspectives In Genomics

Source: Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Biology (CCB) May 29, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers in New York, leveraging on artificial intelligence techniques, have demonstrated that mutations in so-called 'junk' DNA can cause autism .This study is the first to functionally link such mutations to the neurodevelopmental condition. Led by Olga Troyanskaya , deputy director for genomics at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Biology (CCB) in New Yor...

Feeding Gut Microbiota With Healthy Fibre Is Essential For Heart Failure Patients

Source: Proceedings From European Society of Cardiology Annual 2019 Scientific Congress May 28, 2019 6 years ago

The Fibre Study presented by Dr Cristiane Mayerhover, of Oslo University, at Heart Failure 2019, a recent scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), showed that patients who consume more dietary fibre tend to have healthier gut bacteria, which is associated with reduced risk of death or need of a heart transplant. Gut microbiota is composed of trillions of microorganisms t...

Thailand’s Office Workers Branded Coffee Drinking Culture Will Be A Boom To The Local Healthcare Segment

Source: Thailand Medical News May 27, 2019 6 years ago

Just take look at any Office Tower in Bangkok these days, and you will find either a Starbucks or some other knock off branded coffee outlets with a long queue of local office workers. Many of these office workers despite being on one of the lowest monthly salaries compared to any other well-developed cities around the world, can always be seen holding a cup of these coffee as a sort of status sym...

Pruksa’s Vimutti International Hospital Set to Open In 2020 despite Pessimism In Thailand’s Healthcare Industry

Source: Thailand Medical News May 26, 2019 6 years ago

Thai-listed property company Pruksa Holdings PLC is set to open its first hospital in the Saphan Kwai vicinity by 2020. The 250 bed is targetting the middle-class segment and is JCI accredited. Pruksa is investing a total of Bt 4.9 billion into this venture and is expecting to make profit in the third year of operations. The hospital and healthcare market is getting extremely compe...

Novel Approach To Treating Drug-Resistant Candida Albicans Fungal Infections

Source: Thailand Medical News May 26, 2019 6 years ago

Candida Albicans is opportunistic pathogenic yeasts that is found worldwide but most commonly compromises immunocompromised individuals with serious diseases such as HIV and cancer. It is ranked as one of the most common groups of organisms that cause hospital-acquired infections especially with patients that have recently undergone surgery, a transplant ,in the Intensive...

Summarised Updates About Latest Developments On Prostate Cancer.

Source: Thailand Medical News May 25, 2019 6 years ago

There are more than 1.1 million new cases of men diagnosed with Prostate Cancer each year while about 310,000 of them die annually due to the disease. (Figures from Globoscan). Here Thailand Medical News brings you in summarized form, developments this week from across the globe with regards to prostate cancer research and developments for easy reading. Biomaker, PSA contributes to...

Singapore Researchers Discover Treatment for Fatty Liver Disease

Source: Thailand Medcial News May 24, 2019 6 years ago

Fatty liver disease is a prevailing disease affecting around 17% of the global population and actually comprises of a variety of specific liver conditions that caused due to existing diabetic or obesity conditions. Very often individuals affected are not even aware in the initial stages till symptoms manifest itself in the later stages of the disease. Its occurrence is more pr...

Chemotherapy Negative Effects On Healthcare Staff In Asia On The Rise

Source: Thailand Medical News May 23, 2019 6 years ago

Despite the advances in both Immunotherapy and Targeted Medicine protocols for the treatment of cancer, Chemotherapy is still going to be the mainstay for the next decade or so for most of Asia due to cost factors and also availability. In fact, statistical data shows the figure of chemotherapies would most likely double by 2025 in Asia from current 2019 levels. But what is tr...

Midweek Medical News Summaries

Source: Thailand Medical News May 22, 2019 6 years ago

More HIV Patients dying from cryptococcal infections Latest Worldwide figures show that 1 out of 10 HIV related deaths are due cryptococcal infections. .According to a study by Barcelona Institute for Global Health , the incidences of deaths due to the fungus is rising due to late detection and also because the fungus itself is mutating and presenting less obvious symptoms in the early...

New Stem Cells (CDx2) Discovered That Can Regenerate A Heart After A Myocardial Infarction Event

Source: Thailand Medical News May 21, 2019 6 years ago

When a person experiences a heart attack (Myocardial Infarction), in most cases, heart muscles and other cells are damaged during the process as a result of blood stoppage to certain of these muscles and tissues during the event. Blood vessels in the heart are also damaged. These damaged muscle tissues can sometimes turn to become scar tissues. Damaged muscle tissue and damaged vessels in the hear...

Anti-Aging Drug ,ALT-711 (Alagebrium Chloride) Again Gaining Prominence Due To New Studies

Source: Thailand Medical News May 20, 2019 6 years ago

In 2005, John Hopkins Medical Institution first published data in numerous medical journals about a new class of drugs known as collagen-crosslink breakers that was supposed to assist in the rejuvenation of arterial capillaries that have been damaged due to aging processes and also by AGEs or Advanced Glycation Endproducts that are formed as a result of too much glucose in the bloodstream re...

Incidences Of Side-effects From Steroid Abuse Rising Among Men Globally

Source: Thailand Medical News May 20, 2019 6 years ago

According to a study presented at the current ongoing European Society Of Endrocrinology Annual Meeting 2019 at Lyon, the number of male patients with increased complications and symptoms arising due to the misuse if steroids in increasing globally especially in Asian countries where illegal steroids are easily available. Many males despite the health warnings associated with anabolic ster...

Medical Benefits of Kwao Krua (Pueraria mirifica) For Women

Source: Thailand Medical News May 19, 2019 6 years ago

Pueraria mirifica is a plant that grows in Thailand, India and other parts of Southeast Asia. For centuries, the roots of Pueraria mirifica have been used as a traditional Thai antiaging and rejuvenation medicine to promote youthfulness in women. Relieves Menopausal Symptoms One of the main phytochemicals found in Pueraria mirifica is a type of chemical that ...

Pzifer’s Fragmin Drug Gets US FDA’s Approval For Treatment Of Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)

Source: Thailand Medical News May 19, 2019 6 years ago

US FDA has approved the Dalteparin Sodium, (Fragmin) which is a low molecular weight heparin(LMWH) for the treatment of of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) in pediatric patients 1 month of age and older. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a condition in which a blood clot forms most often in the deep veins of the leg, groin or arm (known as deep vein thrombosis, DVT) ...

May-June Selections Of Top US Biotech Stocks

Source: Thailand Medical News May 19, 2019 6 years ago

Despite the ongoing China and US trade war that has sent many stock markets into a tumble, US Biotech stocks are still looking promising as ever and will most probably be the most resilient stocks in times of uncertainty. As usual, we are still staying away from Thai Stocks due to so much ongoing political uncertainties despite the elections and even with whatever government that comes into ...

Alert : New Dog Disease That Passes To Pet Owners Emerging Worldwide (Canine Brucellosis).

Exclusive: Thailand Medical News May 19, 2019 6 years ago

A little known canine disease that has been around for eons and has the ability to pass to humans, is suddenly emerging in various countries with the latest outbreak in Marion County , Iowa. Cases are emerging in Canada, Australia, Britain and its believed that in Asia, the scenario could be more frightening as most medical and also veterinary professionals are total oblivious and ignorant a...

The New Sexually-Transmitted Epidemic

Source: Thailand Medical News May 18, 2019 6 years ago

The bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is sexually transmitted and can cause inflammation of the urinary and genital tracts in men and women. This germ may also be linked to other problems, including some cases of arthritis and, in women, pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility. MG appears to be spread by unprotected anal or vaginal intercourse, as it can be detected in fluid sa...

New Smart Insulin To Prevent Hypoglycemia in Diabetic Patients

Source: Thailand Medical News May 18, 2019 6 years ago

Diabetes affects about 442 million people worldwide (2019) and the figures keep rising with Thailand alone having more than 4.7 million people with diabetes. Diabetes is the result when a person’s body is not able to produce enough insulin naturally (type 1 diabetes) or when the insulin produced is not efficiently used in the body (type 2 diabetes). Insulin is produced i...

Metformin Emerging as New Treatment for Fibromyalgia As Study Links Insulin Resistance As The Cause

Source: Thailand Medical News May 17, 2019 6 years ago

Fibromyalgia is one of the most common existing conditions causing chronic pain and disability. The economic impact of fibromyalgia worldwide is phenomenal -- in the U.S. alone, related health care costs linked to this condition is about $100 billion annually. Despite extensive research the cause of fibromyalgia is unknown, hence there is no specific diagnostics or therapies for this condition oth...

New Study Suggest That Glucosamine Supplements May Reduces Risk Of Cardiovascular Diseases

Source: Thailand Medical News May 16, 2019 6 years ago

A Study involving the analysis of a large databank of more than 466,039 individuals from a UK biobank by University Of Tulane in New Orleans led by Professor Lu Qi had their findings published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ ). The findings indicated that glucosamine may have benefits in preventing CVD (Cardiovascular Disease) events, such as stroke and coronary heart disease bu...

Healthy Ethnic Asians At High Risk Of Brain Bleeds From Taking Preventive Low Aspirin Doses

Source: Thailand Medical News Exclusive May 15, 2019 6 years ago

Stop taking daily low dose aspirin as a means to prevent cardiovascular issues unless your doctor prescribes it, according to new guidelines issued by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), as it can actually do more harm than good. "We're talking about healthy people who don't have known heart disease or stroke, who migh...

Food Additive, E171(Titanium Dioxide) found in processed foods,meds and toiletries dangerous to human health

Source: University Of Sydney May 14, 2019 6 years ago

Breaking research by University Of Sydney provides new evidence that nanoparticles in the form of food additives, which are present in many food items, have a substantial and harmful influence on human health and is a factor for many leading gastrointestinal diseases and even neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases. The study investigated the health impacts of food additive E171 (...

Mandatory for Private hospitals to display medicine prices

Source: National News Bureau May 13, 2019 6 years ago

Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce has implemented a new law after announcing medicine and medical supplies as controlled items, requiring hospitals to display pricings of more than 3,000 items via QR codes allowing the general public to make comparisons. Failure to comply with this law will result in up to 1 year imprisonment or up to 20,000 baht fine. Ms. Chutima Bunyapraphasar...

What causes Eye Macular Degeneration finally discovered

Source: University Of Sydney May 13, 2019 6 years ago

Scientists have found significant differences in the shape and biology of the same type of cell taken from different parts of the retina, according to a study in eLife. The results could help explain why the macula region of the eye is more susceptible to disease than the peripheral retina and reveals a protective mechanism that may be disrupted in disease. The macula is a specialise...

Food Flavourings Used Commonly In Thailand can lead to Hardened Arteries.

Source: Thailand Medical News May 12, 2019 6 years ago

One of the largest of its kind, the study performed an untargeted metabolomics profile of over 1,200 participants to identify metabolites linked to the hardening of arteries. Hardening arteries, or arterial stiffness, is an independent risk factor for heart disease and death, and the mechanisms that contribute to arterial stiffening are not well understood. That's where m...

New Strategies For HIV Vaccine

Source: La Jolla Institute for Immunology, California May 11, 2019 6 years ago

A new HIV vaccine delivery strategy appears to enhance the protective immune response in a preclinical model. Scientists at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have discovered that delivering an HIV vaccine in small doses over a series of days leads to a stronger immune response than when the same vaccine is given all at once. A similar escalating dose method could be the best way...

Statins linked to lower Glaucoma risk

Source: Harvard Medical School, Boston May 10, 2019 6 years ago

Statin use may lower the risk for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), according to a study published online May 2 in JAMA Ophthalmology. High cholesterol is associated with an increased risk of developing glaucoma, but a new study suggests taking statins to lower cholesterol helps to reduce this risk. Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that can damage the optic nerve, typic...

Thailand Fertility Clinic wins GHT Award

Source: Thailand Medical News May 09, 2019 6 years ago

First Fertility Group, which comprises of its main clinic in Bangkok located at Rajdamri and also branch clinics in Cambodia and also elsewhere in the region, was recently the recipient of the Fertility Service Provider Of The Year in Asia Pacific by Global Health and Travel (GHT). The Global Health & Travel Awards recognizes companies that have push boundary of delighting their custo...

New Epidemic Of Chronic Kidney Disease Among Agricultural Workers due to high Heat and Toxins.

Source: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus May 09, 2019 6 years ago

A mysterious epidemic of chronic kidney disease among agricultural workers and manual laborers may be caused by a combination of increasingly hot temperatures, toxins and infections, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. In recent years, chronic kidney disease has emerged as a major illness among workers in hot climates. It was first identified in the 1...

Warning : Diabetes Drugs, SGLT2 Inhibitors linked to Genital Gangrene

Source: US FDA May 08, 2019 6 years ago

If you have type 2 diabetes and are taking a newer class of medications to treat your disease—but one day you notice pain, redness and a foul odor in your genital area.If this happens, new research suggests you need to see your doctor immediately, because you may be suffering from Fournier gangrene. Also known as a "flesh-eating" disease, this infection attacks your genital or anal...

Mutated RB1 Gene found in Prostrate Cancer Patients Linked to Triple Risk Factor of Fatality

Source: Institute of Cancer Research, UK May 07, 2019 6 years ago

Scientists have identified a gene mutation in the tumours of men with prostate cancer that is linked to very poor survival—and which could be used to pick out patients for more intensive treatment. Men with mutations in the retinoblastoma gene in their tumours were more than three times as likely to die and nearly seven times as likely to relapse on standard treatments as those without th...

Paromomysin Topical cream found as less-toxic therapy to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis

Source: PLOS May 06, 2019 6 years ago

Paromomysin-based topical treatments were shown to be effective in curing cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), according to a randomized, double blind study conducted in Central America and published with PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Leishmaniasis, transmitted by a female phlebotomine sand fly bite, is endemic in 98 countries and has approximately 0.7 to 1.2 million CL cases each year. Infectio...

New Approach to choosing appropriate treatment for advanced prostate cancer

Source: Karolinska Institutet May 05, 2019 6 years ago

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified blood-based biomarkers that may determine which patients will benefit from continued hormonal therapy for advanced prostate cancer. The researchers envision that this discovery may eventually result in a test that contributes to a more personalised treatment of the disease. Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer in Sweden. App...

Gene LRRK2 Involved In Causing Parkinson’s Identified with New Treatment Protocols On The Way

Source: University of Oxford May 04, 2019 6 years ago

The discovery of a new way to target and treat the leading genetic contributor to Parkinson's may open the way for a potential new clinical treatment. Researchers from Oxford's Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG) have identified how the dysfunction of a key gene, LRRK2, causes the neurons affected in Parkinson's to lose their ability to effectively clear out cell c...

Breakthrough in 3D Bioprinting of Replacement Organs

Source: Rice University May 03, 2019 6 years ago

Bioengineers have cleared a major hurdle on the path to 3D printing replacement organs with a breakthrough technique for bioprinting tissues. Bioprinting research from the lab of Rice University bioengineer Jordan Miller featured a visually stunning proof-of-principle -- a scale-model of a lung-mimicking air sac with airways and blood vessels that never touch yet still provide oxygen to re...

Risk of gestational diabetes reduced by daily folic acid intakes

Source: National Institutes of Health,US May 02, 2019 6 years ago

Taking a folic acid supplement daily before pregnancy may reduce the risk of gestational, or pregnancy-related, diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate, or vitamin B9, which is found in leafy green vegetables, nuts, peas, beans and other foods. The U.S. Preventive Services T...

Sandoz enters agreement for proposed trastuzumab biosimilar, currently in Phase III development, to treat selected HER2-positive cancer tumors

Source: Novartis May 01, 2019 6 years ago

Collaboration covers proposed trastuzumab biosimilar in Phase III development for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive (HER2+) breast and gastric tumors Per licence agreement, EirGenix, Inc is responsible for development and manufacturing; Sandoz has right to commercialize in all markets except China and Taiwan Agreement is third announced biosimilars collaboration for San...

Hua Chiew Organises Regular Diabetes Educational Workshops

Source: Thailand Medical News May 01, 2019 6 years ago

Hua Chiew Hospital recently conducted a Free Diabetic workshop for patients and individuals interested in diabetes prevention and management. The workshop covered topics including blood sugar monitoring, educational aspects of the disease. Food and diet management, types of treatment protocols and drugs available and also covered aspects of neuropathic ailments and also gangrene dangers and ...

Peppermint Helps Patients With Oesophagus And Digestive Disorders

Source: Medical University of South Carolina May 01, 2019 6 years ago

Peppermint can help with the difficulty swallowing and non-cardiac chest pain experienced by some patients with disorders of the esophagus, report investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina. Of the 38 patients enrolled in the MUSC pilot study, 63 percent overall reported improvement of symptoms. Patients were recruited from the Esophageal Disorders Clinic at the MUSC Health Digestiv...

FDA approves Benlysta for pediatric patients with lupus

Source: US FDA May 01, 2019 6 years ago

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Benlysta (belimumab) intravenous (IV) infusion for treatment of children with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) - often referred to as simply "lupus" - a serious chronic disease that causes inflammation and damage to various body tissues and organs. This is the first time that the FDA has approved a treatment for pediatric patients with SLE...

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