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Proton Pump Inhibitor Use Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk
Type 2 diabetes risk increased with increasing length of PPI use, particularly use for more than two years.
Xeljanz Approved for Active Polyarticular Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Patients treated with tofacitinib experienced significantly fewer disease flares compared with placebo.
Generic Version of Ferriprox Now Available
Deferiprone is indicated for the treatment of patients with transfusional iron overload due to thalassemia syndromes when current chelation therapy is inadequate.
Haegarda Approved for Pediatric Hereditary Angioedema
The expanded approval was based on data from the pivotal phase 3 COMPACT study and the COMPACT open-label extension study.
Clinical Program for Investigational GERD Drug Discontinued
The bile acid sequestrant was designed to be maintained in the stomach over an extended period of time where it was expected to intercept bile before it reached the esophagus.
Only Two-Thirds of Parents Planning to Get Flu Shots for Their Children
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, only one-third of parents see the flu vaccine as more necessary this year.
Under 10 Percent of US Population Has Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2
Comparing seroprevalence and case counts shows only 9.2 percent of seropositive patients diagnosed.
Clinical Severity Lower With Vitamin D Sufficiency in COVID-19
Of patients aged ≥40 who died, 9.7% were vitamin D-sufficient versus 20 percent with 25(OH)D <30ng/mL
Brain-Eating Amoeba Found in Tap Water of Lake Jackson, Texas
Infection can occur when Naegleria fowleri-contaminated water enters body through the nose.
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