FDA approves GSK s BENLYSTA as the first medicine for adult patients with active lupus nephritis in the US
Approval builds on nearly 10 years of experience in lupus
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LONDON, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BENLYSTA (belimumab) for the treatment of adult patients with active lupus nephritis (LN) who are receiving standard therapy. Lupus nephritis is a serious inflammation of the kidneys caused by systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the most common form of lupus, which can lead to end-stage kidney disease, requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant. The approval extends the current indication in the US to include both SLE and LN for both the intravenous and subcutaneous formulations.
Kenyan Doctor Vaccinated In US Says, “We Can See The End Of COVID-19 Pandemic”
A Kenyan-born doctor has expressed hope that the end of coronavirus is nigh after she received a vaccine jab that was rolled out in the United States on Monday, December 14.
Dr Stella Ogake, an assistant professor of internal medicine in pulmonary and critical care at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre in Colombus, Ohio, was among the first recipients of the vaccine. She received the Pfizer-BioNTech jab at her workplace saying her experience had been smooth.
“I feel great. I just got the vaccine, it was not painful at all. I do not know how I am going to feel in the next few hours, but I feel good,” she told
By Charlotte Huff
If you have heart failure, you’ll quickly learn that to feel your best, the food and beverages you don’t consume may be as important as those you do.
Heart failure, sometimes called congestive heart failure, means your heart continues to pump blood and push oxygen throughout your body. But it doesn’t work at a top-notch pace.
“Your organs aren’t getting the proper nourishment and oxygen that they need,” says Leslie Beck, a registered dietitian in Toronto. You may find that you tire more easily or that you get short of breath.
Also, “when your heart is having more difficulty pumping blood, the body has trouble getting rid of that extra fluid and water.” If that happens, you may notice that your legs and ankles look and feel more swollen, she says.
How Can a Pain Specialist Help Relieve Your Chronic Pain?
December 17, 2020
Dealing with chronic pain can be uncomfortable, unpleasant, but is quite common among both men and women, as well as mature people. You can switch between both oral and topical therapies when it comes to any type of chronic pain and you can control it, cure it, or keep it at its minimal point with the right drugs, and with the right approach. Luckily, a pain specialist can help you relieve most symptoms, as long as you’re willing to make that first step, and let them do their magic! Here are some key facts that you should know.
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