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For many years the dangers of opioid addiction have been well known. Taking the steps needed to reverse its impact has been slower in taking hold across the country.

As one of the first signs of multiple sclerosis acute optic neuritis can be a worrying symptom for patients. Finding the proper treatment can be important in the early stages of diagnosis.

Chronic conditions like multiple sclerosis require constant monitoring by doctors and patients, As time goes on medication and treatment options may need to be changed. Tecfidera, one popular treatment option has become a popular choice in patient care.

In addition to injection drug use, alcohol consumption puts people at risk of dying from hepatitis C infection by increasing the severity of the disease. A French research study spells out the risks.

A new antiviral combination is showing promise in treating patients with both chronic kidney disease and chronic hepatitis C, Texas researchers reported at the International Liver Congress in Vienna, Austria.

Video Interview: Camille Barrault, MD discussed how her experiences with alcohol dependent patients correlated with her team's current research at The International Liver Congress 2015, Vienna, Austria.

In this video interview, Palak Trivedi, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, from the University of Birmingham Centre for Liver Research, United Kingdom, discussed the implications his research findings have for IBD patients at The International Liver Congress 2015 in Vienna, Austria.

Many studies have looked at the link between vitamin D deficiency and liver disease. A Korean team recently examined whether vitamin D deficiency played a pivotal role in abnormal liver enzymes.

Huntington's Disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant progressive neurodegenerative disorder. In addition to the central nervous system disturbance the ailment causes, there is increasing evidence the genetic abnormality also affects peripheral organs and tissues.

Fred Grossman, DO, FAPA, who serves as the head of Global Clinical Development and Medical Affairs at Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, discusses recent study results that indicated Aptiom (eslicarbazepine acetate), already approved as adjunct therapy for partial-onset seizures, may be effective as a monotherapy for patients with epilepsy.

Diagnosing Anti-N-methyl D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antibody encephalitis in adults differs from doing so in young children. Gait disturbance is a reliable sign, a Johns Hopkins team reports.

Since physicians are unlikely to see many opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome patients, a team of researchers from Boston, MA, set out to offer clinical features, diagnostic findings, and recommended treatments for this rare condition that is often a sign of cancer.

Gabapentin is used to treat neuropathic pain from several causes, including diabetic neuropathy, post-herpetic neuralgia, and central neuropathic pain. In a study presented at the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians in Orlando, FL, April 11, Tobore Onojighofia, MD, MPH and colleagues found genetics plays a role in which patients do well on the drug.

Interventional pain management-the field of helping patients with acute or chronic pain without doing major surgery--is a both a growing specialty and one that is under assault. As the annual meeting of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians got underway in Orlando, FL today, group leaders outlined the organization's political agenda.

In the inner cities some children do not have the resources at their disposal to get the care they needed. Recently considerable effort has been made to helping keep them healthy and able to function in their daily lives.

A lot of work goes into a medication being approved for the public including many rounds of trials and adjustments along the way. For a new plaque psoriasis medication that work is well underway and the developers hope to have it to patients in the near future.

Physicians may think patients over 80 are too old to benefit from agressive care to treat unstable angina or clogged arteries that caused a heart attack. Think again, a Norwegian researcher said at the American College of Cardiology meeting in San Diego, CA. These patients were 47% more likely to survive and healthier after invasive procedures than a group that got non-invasive care.

Having worked at Cedars Sinai since 1982 Robert J. Siegel, MD, has seen a lot of changes in the medical profession and helped many doctors hone their craft as they begin their own work in the field.

Sunil Agarwal, MD, from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, discussed the results of his research on the use of continuous cardiac monitoring to monitor elderly patients for atrial fibrillation and sub-clinical arrhythmia and help reduce their risk of stroke and other health complications.

AstraZeneca researchers report that a new drug call MED12452 is being developed as an antidote for patients who need to reverse the effects of ticagrelor (Brilinta/AstraZeneca) on an emergency basis. That could be important for patients taking ticagrelor who need emergency surgery or are bleeding from an accident.

Researchers are always looking for new ways to use existing medications. That is true for the hormone oxytocin, which a group of researchers recently looked at as a potential weight loss tool for men.

There is a higher risk of certain types of cancer in patients who survive myocardial infarction, according to researchers in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Many male patients with low to moderate levels of testosterone are being diagnosed with depression more often these days. The question then for healthcare professionals becomes how best to treat them.

Childhood can be a stressful enough time without the impact of outside influences and other factors. Healthcare professionals around the country are working to ensure that young gender dysphoria patients get the care and help they need in their process.

Researchers reported no association between endogenous testosterone and incident stroke and ischemic changes in men evaluated via brain MRI imaging.

Due to allergy concerns and changing dietary habits, children (particularly adolescents) are consuming fewer nuts. Some researchers are concerned that the lack of this key food could contribute to other health issues later in life.

Testosterone is not significantly associated with bone mineral density or fracture risk. Estrone, however, may have a role in bone health and fracture prevention in postmenopausal women.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a strategy with significant historical precedent in the infectious disease field. Applied to HIV prevention, at-risk individuals would take PrEP to protect against HIV acquisition in case of any planned or unplanned exposure, potentially permitting HIV prophylactic control by the uninfected individual.