Oral alitretinoin results in a near clearing of symptoms in close to half of patients with chronic severe hand eczema unresponsive to topical corticosteroids. Medscape Medical News
In hemophiliacs, high-intensity exposure to blood products and being African-American are associated with factor VIII inhibitor formation. Reuters Health Information
Sorafenib, an agent with both antiangiogenic and antiproliferative activity, may represent a useful treatment for progressive hormone-refractory prostate cancer, new research suggests. Reuters Health Information
Patients with schizophrenia have a high incidence of diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, COPD, hypothyroidism, visual problems and other somatic diseases, but they tend to present late. Reuters Health Information
Dr. Cohen reviews the latest data on the efficacy and safety of TNF inhibitors in the treatment of RA -- an update from ACR 2007. Medscape Rheumatology
Pfizer Inc has won a U.S. court ruling that could limit the lawsuits claiming that its Celebrex painkiller caused heart attacks and strokes. Reuters Health Information
