Outside medical experts for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday recommended approval of Roche Holding AG's drug Actemra to treat moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis.

The drug is more effective at reducing symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis than existing biologic agents, which are dominated by a type of drug known as anti-TNFs. The new drug will target the drug for patients who failed anti-TNFs, such as Johnson & Johnson's drug Remicade and Abbott Laboratories' Humira, DowJones reported

Stress has definitely taken its toll on American war veteran, reflected in the spike of calls received by a suicide hot line on its first 12 months of operation.

According to Janet Hemp, national suicide prevention coordinator of the Veteran Affairs Department, over 22,000 veterans sought the assistance of stress experts by calling the suicide hot line for the past year. Because of the timely intervention, 1,221 suicides have been prevented

The finding may improve understanding of how the visual system develops and boost hope for the discovery of gene therapies for eye disorders.

Duane syndrome, which is more prevalent in women and in the left eye, affects about half a million people worldwide. It is a congenital eye movement disorder that causes eye muscles to contract and relax when they should not. The syndrome affects nerve growth in the eyes and cause them to have limited sideways movement

A large number of older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), while diagnoses among younger children have held steady, a federal report said Wednesday.

A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said about 5 percent of children between the ages of 6 and 17 are diagnosed with ADHD, a neurobehavioral developmental disorder

Children born prematurely are more likely to have medical and social disabilities in adulthood, new research says. The factors can hinder the preemies from getting a well-paid job and starting a family, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Over the last four decades, the advancement in medical science has led to better survival in premature babies but studies suggest that it may come at the cost of disabilities and hurdles in adult life