Gout's often told tale of a nocturnal rapid onset and dramatic pain provoked by a bed sheet, is studied in detail by Choi and the Boston online gout study. This report shows that more than half the attacks occur late night and are unrelated to alcohol or purine intake.
Older estimates suggested it would cost $1 billion to develop a new drug. ThisNY Times article discusses newer estimates claiming it cost 2.6 billion to bring a new drug to market.
Congress investigates why the price of more than 1,200 generic medications increased an average 448% betweeen 2013-2014.http://buff.ly/1v56VUt
WASHINGTON - Pregnant women are about to get easier-to-understand information on how safe their medicine is for baby.
Dr James Watson, of Watson and Crick double-stranded DNA fame, has offered up his Nobel prize for auction, with the intention of donating the proceeds to medical institutions which he says has nurtured him, and scores of others, during his career.
The patients out of pocket costs for "Specialty Drugs" will increase significantly in 2015.
In September 2014, the participating members of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Lupus (AMP RA/Lupus) Program funded a research Network to implement the program.
Ibuprofen has a corner on the over-the-counter pain market, accounting for one-third of OTC analgesics in the U.S. But this popular pill has serious risks, having been definitively linked to heart disease in a Fortunately, there are alternatives, and new research suggests one of the best options may be the spice turmeric.
Salk scientists identify how immune cells use two critical receptors to clear dead cells from the body, pointing the way to new autoimmune and cancer therapies.
Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said on Monday the European Union has approved the use of its drug RoActemra in patients with early-stage rheumatoid arthritis. Roche said the European Commission has backed RoActemra as a treatment for patients with severe, active and progressive rheumatoid arthritis who have previously not been treated with methotrexate.
Restarting infliximab therapy after a drug holiday is safe and effective for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association."Our findings suggest that starting infliximab after a history of prior therapy can be very beneficial to patients," said lead study autho
