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The 10 Most Effective Ways To Lower Your Cholesterol
If your doctor has told you your cholesterol levels are creeping up, you are probably wondering what you can do to prevent them going any higher. Research supports adding foods…
Psoriatic Arthritis: Symptoms, Causes and Treatments
Psoriatic arthritis is estimated to affect up to 1.5 million people in the United States. We give an overview of this disabling, painful, joint condition and look at what treatment…
Chickenpox And Varicella Vaccine - What You Need To Know
Chickenpox is a highly contagious viral illness that mainly affects children. Widespread vaccination since 1995 has greatly reduced the prevalence of chickenpox; however, vaccination is not 100% effective against the…
Opioid Use Disorder: These Treatments Are Available, Now
Opioid use disorder is at an all-time high in the U.S. However, medication assisted treatment (MAT) to help prevent relapse is greatly underutilized. Learn how treatments like methadone or buprenorphine…
Hives: The What, Where, And Why Of This Bizarre Skin Condition
Hives have to be one of the most bizarre types of skin reactions we suffer from. What other rash has the ability to come on suddenly, then disappear completely from…
Type 1 Diabetes: Symptoms, Treatments, and Breakthroughs
Being told your child or a loved one has type 1 diabetes may seem devastating at the time. But with the right support and attitude, diabetes does not need to…
Ask The Expert: How Do Clinical Studies Work?
Medicine wouldn't be where it is today without clinical research. Before a new drug or intervention is available for widespread use, it has to undergo a series of human studies…
Understanding Insulin: What You Need To Know
The discovery of insulin represented a milestone in medical history because it meant that people no longer died from diabetes. But what exactly is insulin and why are there so…
CAR T-Cell Therapy: A Healthcare Professional's Guide - The Top 10 Questions: Answered
The commercial potential of CAR T cell therapy could exceed $1.5 by 2020. But how much do you know about this new immunotherapy that may pioneer the way advanced cancer…
CAR T-Cell Therapy: A Healthcare Professional's Guide - KTE-C19 for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is now approved and may revolutionize the treatment of some advanced cancers. Here, review the investigational use of Yescarta (KTE-C19 or axicabtagene ciloleucel) for…
Diabetic Nerve Pain: Symptoms And Treatment
Long-term, uncontrolled, high blood glucose levels are extremely detrimental to nerves. Everybody with diabetes needs to completely understand the importance of adhering to treatment recommendations before irreparable nerve damage occurs.
CAR T-Cell Therapy: A Healthcare Professional's Guide - The Solid Tumor
The success of CAR T-cell therapy in hematologic cancers has not been extrapolated to solid tumors, to date. What are the roadblocks, and besides CAR T, what other engineered T-cells…
Mammogram Memos: What You Need To Know
Mammograms are the currently recommended screening tool for breast cancer. But how safe are they and do they find all cancers?
Treatment of Opioid-Induced Constipation: The Hard Facts
Constipation is not exactly dinner party talk. But it is the number one long-term side effect linked with opioid pain relievers. What's the best way to deal with this troubling…
CAR T-Cell Therapy: A Healthcare Professional's Guide - Commercialization
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy study results demonstrate positive results in advanced cancers where patients have few, if any, options. How will manufacturing, cost and commercialization factor into this…
