A month ago, the historic milestone of deciphering the entire genetic code book of the human body (the genome), was made public. The genes are found on the chromosomes. These chromosomes are then loc… [+3011 chars]
Genetic analysis has suggested that there are two distinct strains of monkeypox in the United States, public health officials said, raising the possibility that cases may have previously gone under t… [+2515 chars]
SINGAPORE Three children in Singapore are among the 650 children worldwide believed to have contracted acute hepatitis or liver inflammation from an undetermined cause. Little is known about the di… [+6808 chars]
Diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be challenging because of the nonspecific nature of the early symptoms of COPD, noted Michael Hess, MPH, RRT, RPFT, respiratory therapist, … [+14507 chars]
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COPENHAGEN -- A randomized trial reported here appears to confirm that, contrary to guidance from major rheumatology societies, years-long use of corticosteroids in older rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pa… [+5591 chars]
In work presented at the 2022 EULAR Congress, Dr. Jens Kristian Pedersen and colleagues used data from the DANBIO registry to describe the all-cause mortality risk associated with depression in patie… [+2718 chars]
Arterial stiffness is an extremely good predictor of future type 2 diabetes, regardless of blood pressure. However, patients who have stiff arteries and high blood pressure are at the highest risk of… [+4882 chars]
At the 2022 EULAR Congress, Joana Vicente presented the findings of a survey which set out to identify the levels of invalidation and lack of understanding felt by adults with RMDs from health profes… [+3974 chars]
SINGAPORE Former American president Donald Trump bragged about getting just three to four hours of sleep a day and some people, too, like to tell of what an over-achiever they are by how productive a… [+4567 chars]
The recent monkeypox outbreak has been spreading in 28 countries, of which 23 are non-endemic regions for the virus. With an unprecedented 257 confirmed cases being reported as of Sunday, it has got … [+498 chars]
SINGAPORE Former American president Donald Trump bragged about getting just three to four hours of sleep a day and some people, too, like to tell of what an over-achiever they are by how productive a… [+4567 chars]
