Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
According to JAMA, one third of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) starting receiving etanercept treatment demonstrated excellent responses. Etanercept, approved 10 years ago by the U.S. FDA and European Agency for the treatment of JIA, is linked to younger age at the onset of JIA, low measures of disability ...
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
Patients who had undergone hemodialysis using dialyzers that had been sterilized with the use of electron beams were more likely to develop thrombocytopenia (an abnormally low platelet count in the blood, associated with increased risk of bleeding), according to a study in the October 19 issue of JAMA. "Adverse device ...
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
A new investigation published in the October 19 issue of JAMA revealed that hospitalizations related to heart-failure had declined considerably among Medicare patients between 1998 and 2008, although at a lower rate for black men. In addition, they also revealed that during this time one year mortality rates declined slightly, ...
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Saturday, October 8th, 2011
A study published in the October 5 issue of JAMA shows that Medicare patients living in regions with higher levels of end-of-life spending, who made a living will (advance directive) in which they specified treatment limits were less likely to die in hospital, averaging substantially lower end-of-life Medicare spending and ...
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
According to an investigation in JAMA, contrary to discoveries of prior investigations, a new study has revealed that individuals who received dietary supplements, such as antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids following an acute lung injury experience, such as sepsis or pneumonia, were on ventilators for longer, spent more days in ...
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