Anti-Inflammatory Agents

In a large cohort of patients with autoimmune diseases, treatment with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs was associated with reduced incidence of Parkinson’s disease, data show.

Mothers taking antidepressants or anti-inflammatory medications had lower protein and fat levels in breastmilk, which may cause health risks for infants, but researchers noted that more studies are needed to confirm the findings.

Sigh. I really thought we would have some new stuff to chat about now that it is September 2023. I mean, you know, besides Brent Saunders.

In a video interview, Lyons Hardy, MS, RN, P-MHNP, discussed a presentation on moving beyond the standard treatment paradigm for bipolar depression given at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference.

The FDA announced that manufacturers of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs will be required to update their boxed warning to list potential fetal risk in women using the medications 20 weeks or later in their pregnancies.

“There ain’t no cure for the summertime blues.”

SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Pflugfelder, MD, professor and James and Margaret Elkins Chair in Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine, discussed using topical anti-inflammatory agents to manage atopic and vernal conjunctivitis in a presentation at Cornea Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.

More than 17 million adults in the U.S. have experienced a major depressive episode, according to data from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Amy S. Paller, MD, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, discussed how to approach treatment of mild-to-moderate vs. moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.