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In obesity and knee OA, weight loss is a big win

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 20:45

PARIS – Weight loss of more than 5% produced clinically meaningful improvements in knee osteoarthritis, even when final body mass index remained high, a large, community-based study has shown. For...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

SLGT2 inhibitors show promise in renal protection

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 19:40

LAS VEGAS – In the opinion of Dr. David Cherney, it’s not uncommon for physicians to feel grim about the limited efficacy of available agents to treat chronic kidney disease in patients with type 1...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Growth hormone levels predict postsurgical acromegaly remission

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 14:20

Elevated growth hormone levels had a negative impact on remission in acromegaly patients undergoing transsphenoidal adenomectomies, researchers from Emory University in Atlanta concluded after a...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Canagliflozin effects include weight loss in phase III placebo-controlled trial

Posted on: 15/05/2014 - 17:45

Treatment with canagliflozin was associated with significant weight loss as well as improvements in glycemic control, when compared with placebo in a 26-week, phase III study of nearly 600...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Nonmelanoma skin cancer linked to increased fracture risk in postmenopausal women

Posted on: 14/05/2014 - 18:10

ALBUQUERQUE – Postmenopausal women who reported a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer were almost 16% more likely to sustain a lower arm fracture than were women without a skin cancer history,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Nonmelanoma skin cancer linked to increased fracture risk in postmenopausal women

Posted on: 14/05/2014 - 18:10

ALBUQUERQUE – Postmenopausal women who reported a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer were almost 16% more likely to sustain a lower arm fracture than were women without a skin cancer history,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Think ‘celiac disease’ in patients requiring high-dose levothyroxine

Posted on: 13/05/2014 - 17:45

CHICAGO – Hypothyroid patients who need either at least 125 mcg or 1.5 mcg/kg of levothyroxine per day in order to remain euthyroid should routinely be tested for celiac disease, Dr. Richard S....

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Think ‘celiac disease’ in patients requiring high-dose levothyroxine

Posted on: 13/05/2014 - 17:45

CHICAGO – Hypothyroid patients who need either at least 125 mcg or 1.5 mcg/kg of levothyroxine per day in order to remain euthyroid should routinely be tested for celiac disease, Dr. Richard S....

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Polyp, adenoma detection rises with Endocuff device

Posted on: 12/05/2014 - 21:05

CHICAGO – German investigators reported on their experience using the disposable Endocuff device in a prospective, randomized two-center trial involving 498 patients undergoing colonoscopy. The...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Polyp, adenoma detection rises with Endocuff device

Posted on: 12/05/2014 - 21:05

CHICAGO – German investigators reported on their experience using the disposable Endocuff device in a prospective, randomized two-center trial involving 498 patients undergoing colonoscopy. The...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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