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ASH: JAK Inhibitor Shows Promise in Myelofibrosis

ASH: JAK Inhibitor Shows Promise in Myelofibrosis

www.medpagetoday.com NEW ORLEANS -- Half of patients with myelofibrosis had major clinical responses to an investigational inhibitor of Janus activated kinase (JAK), according to data from the largest-ever trial of patients with the incurable bone marrow disease.

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ASH: Sickle Cell Kids at Special Risk for Severe H1N1 Flu

ASH: Sickle Cell Kids at Special Risk for Severe H1N1 Flu

www.medpagetoday.com NEW ORLEANS -- Pandemic H1N1 influenza appears to be especially severe in children and young adults with sickle cell disease, a researcher reported here.

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Diabetes Care Will Cost $336B by 2034

Diabetes Care Will Cost  $336B by 2034

www.medpagetoday.com More than 44 million Americans will have diabetes within 25 years under current trends, and the annual cost of caring for them will triple to $336 billion in constant 2007 dollars, researchers said.

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ACAAI: HAE Drug Offers Faster Relief

ACAAI: HAE Drug Offers Faster Relief

www.medpagetoday.com MIAMI BEACH -- An investigational kallikrein inhibitor may hold out hope for people with acute attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE), a researcher said here.

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ACAAI: New Method Tackles Nonallergic Rhinitis

ACAAI: New Method Tackles Nonallergic Rhinitis

www.medpagetoday.com MIAMI BEACH -- Using a novel environmental chamber, researchers are beginning to tease out the factors involved in nonallergic rhinitis, a debilitating condition that affects millions of adults.

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ACAAI: Egg Allergy No Excuse for Skipping Flu Shot

ACAAI: Egg Allergy No Excuse for Skipping Flu Shot

www.medpagetoday.com MIAMI BEACH -- Patients who are allergic to eggs may still be able to get the flu shot -- both the seasonal and the H1N1 vaccines, researchers here said.

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ACAAI: Nasal Saline Blown Out of Proportion

ACAAI: Nasal Saline Blown Out of Proportion

www.medpagetoday.com MIAMI BEACH -- The use of nasal saline irrigation has drawn attention at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. A new study finds it may be less safe than its proponents think. But it's just one of the hot topics at the meeting. In this infocus™ segment, John Oppenheimer, MD, of New Jersey Medical School in Newark, NJ, and Gailen Marshall, MD, phd, of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, discuss that study and ...

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ACAAI: Frequent Nose Irrigation May Lead to More Sinus Infec

ACAAI: Frequent Nose Irrigation May Lead to More Sinus Infec

www.medpagetoday.com MIAMI BEACH -- Contrary to popular belief, irrigating the nose every day with the help of a Neti pot may actually make patients more susceptible to sinus infections, researchers said here.

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CHEST: Varenicline Helps Patients with COPD Quit Smoking

CHEST: Varenicline Helps Patients with COPD Quit Smoking

www.medpagetoday.com SAN DIEGO -- Much as it aided the general population of smokers, varenicline (Chantix) helped patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) quit too, a randomized trial showed.

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AASLD: New Drug Boosts HCV Clearance

AASLD: New Drug Boosts HCV Clearance

www.medpagetoday.com BOSTON -- Most hepatitis C patients who are initially unresponsive to standard therapy were able to achieve sustained virologic responses when the investigational drug boceprevir was added, a researcher reported here.

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