Linzess (linaclotide), a medication for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with constipation or chronic idiopathic constipation is now available in American pharmacies, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Forest Laboratories Inc announced. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) recently approved the...
The drug rituximab, an antibody that targets the immune system and is often used to treat immune disorders such as lymphoma and arthritis, has recently emerged as a potential treatment for a childhood kidney disorder known as idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS). While the cause of INS is not...
On November 10 at the American Society of Nephrology 44th Annual Meeting, Boston University Assistant Professor of Medicine Laurence H. Beck, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. will present results from a study which found that H.P. Acthar® Gel may induce a remission of proteinuria in patients with idiopathic...
According to investigators at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Centocor R&D, a group of blood proteins can foresee which patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) - a progressive lung disease - are more likely to die within two years or live at least five years. The...
A new study found that treatment-resistant epilepsy (TRE) is common in idiopathic autism. Early age at the onset of seizures and delayed global development were associated with a higher frequency of resistance to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Full findings appear online in Epilepsia, a journal...
Most patients with scoliosis (curved spine) developing after age ten don't need routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning before spine-straightening surgery, suggests a study in the April 14 issue of Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters...