Adalimumab Gets FDA Orphan Drug Status for Use in Hidradenitis Suppurativa

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The FDA has granted adalimumab (Humira) orphan drug designation for the investigational treatment of moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) (Hurley Stage II and Hurley Stage III disease).

The Risk of Listeriosis in RA

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In the mid-1990s, our Rheumatology Division at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School became involved with an early trial of a brand new TNF inhibitor.

Adjuvant Herpes Zoster Subunit Vaccine is 97% Effective in Adults

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May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month

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Lyme disease is a multisystem disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. The organism is transmitted through the bite of certain species of blacklegged ticks (Ixodes spp.).

Lyme disease: recent advances and perspectives

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Lyme disease remains endemic in many parts of North America and continues as a public health concern. This article reviews endemic and nonedemic areas, the lack of an available Lyme vaccine, immune pathways and what is known about the vector and bug.

The Science and Faith of Herpes Zoster Management

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