Pringle Fined Written by: GRNSWThedogs.com.auMr Pringle pleaded guilty to a charge under Greyhound Racing Rule 83 (2) (a) in that he presented Buck Fever for the race in question not free of a prohibited substance as the urine sample taken from the gre…
Veterinary Q&A: Food allergiesThe Seattle TimesIn cases where antibiotics are given to treat secondary infections, or oral corticosteroids for severe itchiness, the diet must be continued for a minimum of two weeks past discontinuation of these tre…
Prior Glucocorticoid Therapy Influences Infection Risk in RAFamily Practice News Digital NetworkThe findings showed that taking a 5 mg/day dose of prednisolone for 12 months increases risk of serious infection by 55%, compared to non-users. Furthermore…
InPharmRegorafenib Anticipated to Show Survival Advantage in Colorectal CancerFamily Practice News Digital NetworkOther noteworthy studies include a reanalysis of the phase III RADIANT-2 trial suggesting that everolimus (Afinitor) may be of greater ben…
Refinements in Inhaled Drug Delivery Enhancing Growth Prospects as Global …PharmiWeb.com (press release)For example, long-acting b2-agonists and inhaled corticosteroids are two classes of drugs having very different modes of action and targeting diff…
Rituximab Disappoints for Those With Lupus NephritisMedscapeIn my own practice, I am only using it in select patients with nephritis who have failed to achieve remission with conventional therapies such as mycophenolate, cyclophosphamide, and calcineur…
Refining the Use of Everolimus for Neuroendocrine TumorsMedscapeDr. Yao said that the reanalysis had another potentially important finding — that everolimus might be more effective in the treatment of these tumors than originally reported. In RADIANT…
Waters and Tecan Sign Agreement for Clinical Assay PlatformMarketWatch (press release)… Applications for the Clinical Laboratory (MSACL) meeting January 14 – 18 at which Waters will be exhibiting a number of its LC-MS based products including those f…
The Latest Insights into Managing Joint Disease in HorsesTheHorse.com"Traditional corticosteroids remain a mainstay in the treatment of joint-related lameness in horses," relayed David Frisbie, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, from Colorado State Univer…
Daily MailWhy don't my asthma drugs work any more?Daily MailI'm now on Seretide and have been put on prednisolone, but have felt no real improvement. I also have the lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), though I have nev…