Health News
Looking at a Common MS Treatment
Providing patients with realistic expectations of their treatment is important. How do both patients and doctors understand the effectiveness of the most widely prescribed multiple sclerosis medication, interferon beta?
European Drug for Menopause and Osteoporosis
Pfizer Inc. announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) accepted for review the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for bazedoxifene/conjugated estrogens (BZA/CE), a potential new medicine for postmenopausal women with a uterus for the treatment of estrogen deficiency symptoms and treatment of osteoporosis in women at risk of fracture.
Keeping Dementia Patients Safe at Home
People with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) often have better quality of life when they continue living at home, but staying at home can be a challenge for both the patient and caregiver.
Low Rates of Knee Arthritis in Women
Knee osteoarthritis is one of the main health burdens in the United States. Because of this condition, there is a need to better understand the course of disease to help prevent and slow knee arthritis.
FDA Responds to Pfizer’s Tafamidis New Drug Application
Pfizer Inc. announced that it has received a Complete Response Letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its New Drug Application (NDA) for tafamidis meglumine .
Osteoarthritis After ACL Surgery
Your anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, is one of four ligaments in the knee. If your ACL tears, you may need surgery. Unfortunately, many patients develop osteoarthritis after surgery, regardless of the type of surgery.
Which Drug is Best for Chorea?
Sorting through different medications to see which one works best for you can be a daunting task for both the patient and sometimes his or her physician. When it comes to drugs to treat chorea from Huntington's disease, the process may be getting easier.
New Risk Factor for Dementia Discovered
Looking for biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) may lead scientists to new treatments. Biomarkers are proteins found in the body that are linked to AD.
Brain Salt Level May Indicate MS Stage
Predicting the course of multiple sclerosis (MS) is difficult. New patients are often confused about what to expect from their condition. The good news is you may be able to predict the stage of the disease based on levels of sodium found on the brain.
Relax to Prevent MS Progression
Headaches, muscle tension, pain, fatigue and anxiety are all signs that stress is working over your body. We know that managing our stress levels is important, but for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, it may be key to halting the disease’s progression.