New Data Show Majority of Adults with Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis Treated with First-in-Class TREMFYA ® (guselkumab) Experienced Durable Skin Clearance Through Five Years Regardless of Metabolic Syndrome Status, Baseline Disease Severity, or Treatment History
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, March 25, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced its first-in-class interleukin (IL)-23 inhibitor TREMFYA® (guselkumab) provided a consistent, high degree of durable skin clearance through five years in a majority of adult patients across broad subpopulations with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (PsO) in the Phase 3 VOYAGE 1 and VOYAGE 2 clinical trials.1 A separate post hoc analysis of the VOYAGE studies showed TREMFYA provided high rates of efficacy and durability through five years and similar safety outcomes among patients with and without...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - March 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Metabolic Syndrome Ups Odds of ARDS, Death in COVID-19
Researchers found that people with metabolic syndrome were associated with an increased risk for intensive care unit (ICU) admission with COVID. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Long-Term Prognosis in Alcohol-related Liver Disease or NAFLD Long-Term Prognosis in Alcohol-related Liver Disease or NAFLD
This study assessed survival in patients with NAFLD according to alcohol use and ALD according to the presence of metabolic syndrome.Liver International (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news

Food Insecurity Linked to Metabolic Syndrome Food Insecurity Linked to Metabolic Syndrome
"Among Hispanic/Latino youth, no study, to our knowledge has evaluated food insecurity ' s role in metabolic syndrome and metabolic syndrome –relevant cardiometabolic markers in this population."Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

Food Insecurity Tied to Poor MetS Markers in Hispanic/Latino Youth
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 -- For Hispanic/Latino youth, lower food security (FS) is associated with unfavorable metabolic syndrome-relevant cardiometabolic markers, according to a study published online March 16 in Pediatrics. Luis E. Maldonado,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 16, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Risk Factor Trio Best Predicts Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factor Trio Best Predicts Metabolic Syndrome
The product of fasting plasma triglyceride and glucose levels (TyG index) plus waist-to-height ratio accounted for 68.6% of the risk for incident metabolic syndrome in 590 Chinese adults.First Look (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Analysis: How Common Is Metabolic Syndrome in Patients With PSA? Analysis: How Common Is Metabolic Syndrome in Patients With PSA?
Assessing the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with PsA remains a challenge because the definition varies across studies, according to the authors.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news

Adults Go From Metabolic Syndrome to Healthy, or Vice Versa Adults Go From Metabolic Syndrome to Healthy, or Vice Versa
Transitions between metabolic health and metabolic syndrome in a Swedish cohort during mid to late-life were frequent and bidirectional regardless of baseline BMI.First Look (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - March 1, 2022 Category: Cardiology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy Linked to Metabolic Syndrome, HTN
ODI ≥5 in pregnancy linked to increased risk for HTN and MetS while AHI ≥5 in pregnancy linked to MetS, but not hypertension (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - February 11, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Gynecology, Neurology, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy Linked to Metabolic Syndrome, HTN
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 -- Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for metabolic syndrome (MetS) and hypertension (HTN) after delivery, according to a study published online Feb. 11 in the American Journal of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 11, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Nearly Half of U.S. Adults Gained Weight During First Year of Pandemic
THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 -- Almost half of U.S. adults report gaining weight during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online in the January issue of Diabetes& Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research&... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 20, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Screen-Based Sedentary Behaviors and Metabolic Syndrome Screen-Based Sedentary Behaviors and Metabolic Syndrome
Nearly 50% of Mexican adults have metabolic syndrome. Does screen-based sedentary time increase the development of metabolic risk factors?Preventing Chronic Disease (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

Metabolic Syndrome Ups Odds of ARDS, Death in COVID - 19
For each additional metabolic syndrome criterion, risk for ARDS increases in an additive manner (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - January 3, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Infections, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news

Metabolic Syndrome Ups Odds of ARDS, Death in COVID-19
MONDAY, Jan. 3, 2022 -- For hospitalized COVID-19 patients, the presence of metabolic syndrome is associated with increased odds of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and mortality, according to a study published online Dec. 22 in JAMA... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 3, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Metabolic Syndrome Links With Increased Thyroid Cancer Incidence Metabolic Syndrome Links With Increased Thyroid Cancer Incidence
Data from more than 4.6 million adult residents of South Korea showed significant links between metabolic syndrome and its related conditions and incident thyroid cancer.First Look (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - December 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news