Stopping biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA); before they undergo hip or knee replacement might increase postoperative infection; risk if it leads to increased use of glucocorticoids (GCs) to control disease flares, a study suggests. Guidelines advise stopping bDMARDs before patients with RA undergo hip or knee replacement; but the…
Bhutan provides free access to basic public health services to its citizens as its constitutional mandate; and the primary eye care program is integrate into the primary health care system. In Bhutan, the first RAAB survey was conducted in 2009; it documented 1.5% blindness in people ≥ 50 years age. The results of the first…
The researches find that the Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) look at large populations to find genes that contribute to common, multi-gene traits like height or obesity. Because These comprehensive investigations frequently turn up large numbers of tiny genetic variations that show up more often in people who are tall; obese, etc. But this association doesn’t…
As the incidence of diseases transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes in the U.S. continues to rise, a coordinated and strategic response is needed now more than ever and a diverse set of organizations are aligning to answer the call. However, under the stewardship of the Entomological Society of America, 18 scientific and medical societies, professional…
The researches find that the computed tomography (CT) imaging at diagnosis to assess their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) rather than relying on body mass index (BMI), say US investigators; as it is a better indicator of outcomes. Justin C. Brown, PhD; director of the Cancer Metabolism Program at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge,…
The study find that the Women are more at risk of depression while they are pregnant; and during the weeks and months after having a baby. During pregnancy; hormone changes affect brain chemicals and cause depression and anxiety. Sometimes; pregnant women don’t realize they are depressed. They may think they have symptoms of pregnancy or…
The study find that the computed tomography (CT); and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); are routinely use in the evaluation of memory clinic patients. Therefore Hybrid PET/MR systems now allow simultaneous PET and MRI imaging within the duration of the PET emission scan. Brain imaging plays a pivotal role in the evaluation of patients with cognitive…
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have clarified the link between the molecule interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the brain and obesity. In experiments on rats and mice, they show that the molecule does affect the risk of obesity; and also where this effect occurs in the brain. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a well-known pro-inflammatory molecule; and…
Several University of Georgia researchers teamed up to create a statistical method that may allow public health; and infectious disease forecasters to better predict disease reemergence; especially for preventable childhood infections such as measles and pertussis. But as described in the journal PLOS Computational Biology, their five-year project resulted in a model that shows how…
The study find that the inhibition of phosphorylation of collapsing response mediator protein 2 (CRMP2), a microtubule-binding protein; suppresses degeneration of nerve fibers and promotes its regeneration after optic nerve injury. The findings of this study; recently published online in Scientific Reports; could be translate into the development of novel treatments for patients with optic…
Taking a high dose of icosapent ethyl—a pure and stable prescription form of the omega-3 fatty acid known as EPA—significantly reduces the occurrence of first, subsequent and total ischemic events, including heart attacks, strokes and related deaths, among people at high cardiovascular risk despite already being on statin therapy, according to research presented at the…
The study find that the acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have a one-month mortality rate of 41% and overall survival (OS) of 1.5 months; Because according to a research letter publish in the June issue of the American Journal of Hematology. Therefore Vijaya R. Bhatt, M.D., from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha; and…