THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) — An arthritis therapy appears to increase the risk of tuberculosis in certain patients, French researchers have found.
Their study examined the connection between TB and two anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other auto-immune diseases — soluble TNF receptor therapy (etanercept) and anti-TNF monoclonal antibody therapy (infliximab or adalimumab). Read More
THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) — News reports about a possible link between pop star Michael Jackson’s death and his alleged abuse of prescription drugs may have increased the public’s concern about
TUESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) — Concerns about the possibility of fatal overdoses led U.S. health officials Tuesday to take several steps to limit the risk of using
TUESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) — Minimally invasive surgery for the excruciating back
MONDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) — Beyond the already well-known “BlackBerry thumb,” avid texting may also cause
THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) — Banning the popular painkillers Percocet and Vicodin, which a U.S. health advisory panel has urged, would not be as drastic as it sounds, some medical experts contend.
TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — The popular prescription painkillers
TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — Millions of people suffer from tendinitis of the
MONDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) — The immunosuppressive drug golimumab shows promise in treating