Health Units

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Dupilumab With Topical Corticosteroids Superior
To Treatment With TCS

• Paris, France, and Tarrytown, N.Y., June 6,
  2016 Sanofi and Regeneron outed the results
  of a one-year phase 3 study announcing that
  dupilumab has met its primary and secondary goals
  in the treatment of inadequately controlled
  moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. The drug,
  when used in combination with topical
  corticosteroids (TCS), has shown superiority over
  the conventional therapy with TCS alone.
  Essentially, Dupilumab with TCS treatment has
  been shown to be better than TCS treatment alone.
• Read full Article at https//www.healthunits.com/
  dupilumab-with-tcs-superior-treatment

2
CDC Heat Wave Preparation Underway

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  has recently published an article discussing
  imminent heat waves in the country. Extreme
  heat-related illnesses are preventable yet many
  people across the globe succumb to them due to a
  lack of heat wave preparation. In an attempt to
  make the situation better, CDC has partnered
  itself with many local and international
  organizations to increase its efforts in
  protecting people against extreme heat-related
  illnesses.
• Read Full Article at https//www.healthunits.com/
  heat-wave-preparation

3
Oct-4 Probable Fountain Of Youth Gene Found

• Nature Medicine has recently published a research
  on a potential age defying gene, which was
  conducted by a team of scientists from the
  University of Virginia. The scientists closely
  scrutinized the effects of a gene known as Oct-4
  and its significance in human body, eventually
  discovering that Oct-4 has an atheroprotective
  role in atherosclerosis.
• Read full Article at https//www.healthunits.com/
  oct-4-probable-fountain-youth-gene-found

4
Marriage Linked With Reduced Alcohol Use Disorder
Likelihood

• According to a recently published report in the
  American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP), released at
  the annual meeting of American Psychiatry
  Association (APA) held in Atlanta, there is a
  strong link between marriage and alcohol use
  disorder (AUD) in which marriage causes reduced
  alcohol use disorder likelihood.
• Read Full Article at https//www.healthunits.com/
  marriage-reduced-alcohol-use-disorder-likelihood

5
Adjuvant Chemotherapy Of S-1 Versus Gemcitabine
For Resected Pancreatic Cancer

• A new study has been published in The Lancet on
  2nd June, 2016, that claims that the S-1 drug is
  more effective than the gold standard in
  improving the survival and quality of life in
  patients with resected pancreatic cancer
  gemcitabine therapy.
• Read Full Article at https//www.healthunits.com/
  gemcitabine-chemotherapy-for-pancreatic-cancer

6
Stroke Symptoms Reversed In Unprecedented Study

• Stanford University School of Medicine
  investigators have proposed and demonstrated that
  administrating adult human-modified stem cells to
  the brains of patients with chronic stroke is a
  safe and effective method to restore muscle and
  motor function. The clinical trial was published
  in the journal, Stroke on 3rd June 2016.
• Read Full Article at https//www.healthunits.com/
  stroke-symptoms-reversed

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How Heat Waves Can Damage Your Kidneys And What
You Can Do To Stay Safe

• Heat waves occur when sustained temperatures
  reach 40-45 degree Celsius (104-113 degrees
  Fahrenheit), or when the temperature increases by
  5-6 degrees Celsius over the normal maximum
  temperature of the region.
• Read Full Artile at https//www.healthunits.com/h
  eat-waves-can-damage-your-kidneys