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Hypertensive agents may prevent diabetic retinopathy

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Written by Danielle Barron Monday, 08 March 2010 15:35

Ben-Bo Gao, Joanna A. Phipps, Dahlia Bursell, et al; J Proteome Res., 2009, 8 (12), pp 5541–5549

The authors write that diabetic retinopathy is the most common microvascular complication caused by diabetes mellitus and is a leading cause of vision loss among working-age adults in developed countries.

Superior efficacy for fingolimod in MS

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Written by Danielle Barron Monday, 08 March 2010 15:31

Jeffrey A. Cohen, Frederik Barkhof, Giancarlo Comi, et al; N Engl J Med 2010 January (online)

Fingolimod (FTY720), a sphingosine-1-phosphate–receptor modulator that prevents lymphocyte egress from lymph nodes, showed clinical efficacy and improvement on imaging in a phase 2 study involving patients with multiple sclerosis, wrote the authors.

The effects of secondhand tobacco smoke exposure on TB

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Written by Danielle Barron Friday, 12 February 2010 14:57

Chi C Leung, Tai H Lam, Kin S Ho, et al; Arch Intern Med. 2010;170(3):287-292

Increasing evidence has incriminated active smoking as a causal factor for tuberculosis (TB), write the authors. However, the effect of secondhand tobacco smoke exposure on TB has not been similarly elucidated.

Monitoring for children of asthmatic mothers recommended

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Written by Danielle Barron Monday, 08 February 2010 16:07

Martel MJ, Beauchesne MF, Malo JL, Rey E, et al; J Pediatr. 2009 Nov;155(5):707-13.e1

The authors sought to evaluate the relationship between maternal asthma, its level of control and severity during pregnancy, and atopic dermatitis (AD) and allergic rhinitis (AR) incidence in children.