The FDA has approved belimumab (Benlysta) to treat patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who are already receiving standard treatment. Belimumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that targets the B-lymphocyte stimulator protein, is the first new lupus therapy in...
Primary melanomas developed less often with daily, rather than discretionary, sunscreen use. Routine sunscreen for melanoma prevention is a recommendation almost written in stone. Sunburns are associated with melanoma risk, and sunscreens were designed to minimize...
The pertinent issue may be not which patients are likely to fail a road test, but rather who should take the test in the first place. What are the best clinical predictors of passing a road test after a stroke? To find out, investigators conducted a literature search...
FDA NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 24, 2011 Media Inquiries: Shelly Burgess, 301-796-4651, shelly.burgess@fda.hhs.gov Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the use of Zostavax, a live attenuated virus...
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An update of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines incorporates several lines of new evidence. About one in four strokes that occur annually are recurrent events. The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has now...
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