Erenumab may prevent migraine when patients do not get relief with other treatments
Results of a preliminary to be presented at the forthcoming American Academy of Neurology’s 70th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles show that treatment with erenumab, a monoclonal antibody may prevent migraine when patients do not get relief with other treatments..... read more
First therapy for x-linked hypophosphatemia
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Crysvita (burosumab), the first drug approved to treat adults and children aged 1 year and older with x-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), a rare, inherited form of rickets,..... read more
Study finds high rates of type 1 diabetes near food swamps
A new study published April 17, 2018 in the Journal of the Endocrine Society has suggested a role for environment in type 1 diabetes. The study found higher rates of type 1 diabetes in food swamps i.e. areas with a higher proportion of fast food restaurants,... read more
Sedentary lifestyle affects memory in older adults
Increased sedentary lifestyle is associated with reduced thickness of medial temporal lobe in middle-aged and older adults (45–75 years) without dementia with consequent impairment of memory, as per a study published online April 12, 2018 in PLos One..... read more
USPSTF recommendations to prevent falls in older adults
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has published updated recommendations to prevent falls in older adults aged 65 years or older in JAMA, online April 17, 2018. The Task Force recommends exercise as an intervention to prevent falls,.... read more
BP should be measured more than once in the same office visit
A study reported online April 16, 2018 in JAMA Internal Medicine has shown that patients who initially had high blood pressure readings had a median drop of 8 mm Hg in systolic BP when measured again in the same office visit.... read more