Oral alitretinoin results in a near clearing of symptoms in close to half of patients with chronic severe hand eczema unresponsive to topical corticosteroids. Medscape Medical News
Second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) are no better than placebo from a cost-benefit viewpoint for treating psychosis and aggression in Alzheimer disease patients, according to a report in the November issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. Reuters Health Information
Pegylated arginine deiminase might prolong survival in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, phase II trial data suggest. Reuters Health Information
Scientists at the University of California at Irvine report that a vaccine that clears amyloid-beta protein from skeletal muscle improves motor function in an animal model of inclusion body myositis. Reuters Health Information
In patients with psoriatic arthritis, once weekly etanercept (Enbrel) is suitable for joint symptoms but twice weekly dosing is needed to best address skin lesions, according to a report in the February 9th Online First issue of BMJ Reuters Health Information
The upward trend in the incidence and mortality of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) seen during the later part of the 20th century has now started to level off or decline in Europe and other developed countries. Reuters Health Information
