AIFA Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco Web activation and publication of monitoring cards — First-line Opdivo Registry (Adenocarcinoma of the stomach, junction and esophagus) Users of the Drug Registries subject to Monitoring are informed that, following the publication of the AIFA Determine in the OJ no. 256 of , starting from it is possible to use, […]
Erkenntnis The monkeypox virus (MPXV) may have been transmitted through anal sex, even in male patients presenting without proctitis (rectal pain or discomfort). Why this matters If MPXV is suspected, take smears of both anorectal lesions and penile lesions, even if there are no rectal symptoms. Key results Clinical evaluation and anorectal testing averaged 4.6 Days […]
An information sheet of the Department of technological innovations and safety of plants, products and anthropic settlements (DIT), recently published on the Inail website, explains the methods of decontamination of plants and devices used in the health sector. The possibility of contracting an infectious disease as a result of exposure to biological agents, during the […]
SIF Societa’ Italiana di Farmacologia FarmacoGenetica n.155 — OncologyWide association study between NUDT15 polymorphisms and mercaptopurine tolerance in a Japanese paediatric cohort with acute lymphoblastic leukemiaNeuropsychiatryPharmacogenetics-guided administration of clozapine based on HLA-DQB1, HLA-B and SLCO1B3-SLCO1B7 variantsImmunomodulationPharmacogenomics of genes encoding for methotrexate pathway proteins in rheumatoid arthritis patients: an approach towards personalized medicineNeonatologyPharmacogenetics may explain some […]
The low-carb diet may help people with diabetes achieve better short-term weight loss and glucose control compared to a low-fat diet Effect of low-carb, high-fat diet without calorie restriction versus high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet on type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease non-alcoholic Abstract Background It is unclear whether a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet (LCHF) is a […]
Add Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) seems to provide a survival benefit to patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), especially those with macrovascular invasion. This is the result of a clinical trial of phase 3 presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology. The current standard of care for unresectable HCC […]
MK-0616, an oral PCSK9 inhibitor, met its primary endpoint in a Phase 2 study, significantly reducing LDL cholesterol levels in patients with hypercholesterolemia at doses of 6 mg to 30 mg compared to placebo. ApoB and non-HDL cholesterol levels have also been reduced. «These data support the further development of MK-0616, which may improve access […]
Background Several epidemiological studies suggested a link between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the development of lung cancer, but were methodologically deficient. Insight A new, more rigorous study found that CVD is associated with a 67% higher risk of lung cancer and a 95% higher risk of death from lung cancer.The study was a nationwide matched […]
Pistoia, 7 Feb. — (Adnkronos Salute) — Tomorrow, Wednesday 8 February, starting at 9.00 am, in the Cinzia Lupi room of the San Jacopo hospital in via Ciliegiole 97 in Pistoia, there will be the presentation of regional reform projects: continuity of care, emergency urgency and reorganization of integrated networks starting from the experiences in […]
Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers of Further implementing provisions of the decree-law , n. 19, converted, with amendments, by Law , n. 35, containing ‘Urgent measures to deal with the emergency epidemiological from COVID-19″, of the decree-law , n. 33, converted, with modifications, from law 14 July 2020, n. 74, on […]