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talkhealth at the Allergy and Free From Show

This weekend, from Friday 5th – Sunday 8th July, talkhealth will be at the Allergy and Free From Show at the Olympia, London. We’ll be exhibiting at stand A611 and would love anyone attending to drop by and say hello!

We’ve got a lot going on at the show, including news about our latest Patient Support Programme, myIBS. Written by medical experts and part sponsored by Enterosgel, myIBS has been created to help provide those living with IBS self-management advice, information around the condition and expert guidance. The programme runs for 12 weeks and includes coverage of topics such as:

  • What can I do to help myself
  • Specialist treatments for IBS-D and IBS-C
  • Questions to ask your doctor
  • Psychological impacts
  • What causes IBS
  • And much more

In addition to this, talkhealth’s Director, Deborah Wyatt, will be taking part in the event with a talk on “IBS – symptoms overview, latest treatments, research and self-help programmes” alongside Bowel Specialist Nurse, Michelle Henderson, from 2:00 – 2:45 PM on the Friday. Make sure you don’t miss out!

Finally, if you pop over to our stand at A611 you could be in with the chance of winning one of 5 hampers we’re giving away at the event. Simply head to our stand and have a chat with on of our advisors and we can enter you into the competition! The hamper is full of goodies, and includes:

A massive thank you to all our clients who contributed to our hamper of goodies! Make sure you pop by the stall to be in with the chance of winning. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Novartis Data Show AIN457 Significantly Reduced Signs And Symptoms In Patients With Hard-To-Treat Moderate-To-Severe Plaque Psoriasis

AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release. Click ‘references’ tab above for source.
Visit our eczema / psoriasis section for the latest news on this subject. 1. Paul C, Mroweitz U, Nakayama J et al. Secukinumab, a fully human, anti-interleukin (IL)-17A monoclonal antibody improves signs and symptoms of hand and foot psoriasis: results from a phase II regimen-finding trial. Presented at: 21st Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology; 27-30 September, 2012; Prague, Czech Republic. Poster PRA12-0816.

2. Gaffen SL. Structure and signaling in the IL-17 receptor family. Nat Rev Immunol. 2009;9(8):556-67.


3. Ivanov S, Linden A. Interleukin-17 as a drug target in human disease. Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2009;30(2):95-103.


4. Kopf M, Bachmann MF, Marsland BJ. Averting inflammation by targeting the cytokine environment. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2010;9(9):703-18.


5. Radtke MA, Langenbruch AK, Schafer I et al. Nail psoriasis as a severity indicator: results from the PsoReal study. Patient Relat Outcome Meas. http://www.eczemablog.net/ 2011;2:1-6


6. Pettey AA, Balkrishnan R, Rapp et al. Patients with palmoplantar psoriasis have more physical disability and discomfort than patients with other forms of psoriasis: implications for clinical practice. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003;49(2) :271-275.


7. Gottlieb AB, Reich K, Philipp S et al. Secukinumab improves signs and symptoms of nail psoriasis: results from a phase II regimen-finding trial. Presented at: 21st Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology; 27-30 September, 2012; Prague, Czech Republic. Poster PRA12-0668.


8. Wilsmann-Theis D, Terui T, Draelos Z et al. Improvement with secukinumab on patient reported skin related quality of life (QoL) and health status among moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis patients: results from a phase II regimen-finding trial. Presented at: 21st Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology; 27-30 September, 2012; Prague, Czech Republic. Poster: PRA12-0822.


9. Rapp SR, Feldman SR, Exum, ML et al. Psoriasis causes as much disability as other major medical diseases. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999;41(3):401-407.Leipe J, Grunke M, Dechant C et al. Role of Th17 cells in human autoimmune arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 2010;62:2876-2885.


10. Rich P.A. et al. Secukinumab, a new fully human monoclonal anti-Interleukin-17A antibody, in the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis: Interim efficacy and safety data from a phase II regimen-finding trial. Presented at: 20th Congress of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology; 20-24 October, 2011; Lisbon, Portugal. Oral presentation FC01.6.


11. Genovese M, Kellner H, Durez P, et al. Secukinumab treatment improves ACR50, HAQ-DI and EULAR remission rates in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. At: EULAR 2012, The Annual European Congress of Rheumatology; 6-9 June 2012, Berlin, Germany. Abstract 2925.


12. Baeten D, Sieper J, Emery P, et al. The anti-il17a monoclonal antibody secukinumab (AIN457) showed good safety and efficacy in the treatment of active ankylosing spondylitis. At: EULAR 2011, The Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, 25-28 May 2011, London, UK. Abstract 0174.


13. McInnes I, Sieper J, Braun J, et al. Anti-Interleukin 17A monoclonal antibody secukinumab reduces signs and symptoms of psoriatic arthritis in a 24-week multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo- controlled trial. Presented at: Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals; 4-9 November 2011; Chicago, IL. Abstract 19541.


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This week in health news: The Pharmacy Show

Last week, talkhealth attended the annual Pharmacy Show conference. The event, which was held in the NEC in Birmingham, brought together some of the most prestigious pharmaceutical and healthcare companies in the world. Each company used their stall to feature some of the newest products on the market, as well as displaying some of their more recognised products.

 

my-trusty-standThe conference ran over two days, with thousands visiting the exhibition. The national conference and exhibition was created to support pharmacy and the role it plays in delivering front line healthcare, “Whether you’re a pharmacist, a manager, pharmacy technician or part of the pharmacy team, you need to be here. And whether you work for a multiple, a hospital or run your own community pharmacy – The Pharmacy Show is YOUR event.

“It’s where you’ll benefit from hundreds and hundreds of pounds worth of cutting-edge CPD training – all in one place, and all for free.”

Along with the numerous stalls exhibiting the latest products and services in pharmacy healthcare, presentations and educational seminars were taking place. Over the course of the two days, CPD education and support was being screened across eight theatres throughout the show. Over 60 hours of content was on offer, covering all aspects of community pharmacy. Workshops and seminars were taking place across the show room, and were available for anyone to participate in.

 

scratchsleevesc-prodreview-standWhen walking around the various stalls, a number of talkhealth partnering clients could be seen, including My Trusty, Forum Health and Scratchsleeves to name but a few. We were very happy to see some of our clients featuring their latest and greatest products, and particularly pleased to see Scratchsleeves had featured some of our product reviews on their exhibition stand. The two days were a complete success and talkhealth will most definitely be attending future shows.

If you would like to read more about the Pharmacy Show, please visit their website.

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