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Ospemifene’s effect more comprehensive than its FDA indication

Posted on: 24/11/2014 - 21:52

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Ospemifene, a treatment for dyspareunia in postmenopausal women, also improved other symptoms of vaginal vulvar atrophy, according to a secondary analysis of two pivotal phase...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Simple risk score predicts dementia risk in type 2 diabetes

Posted on: 24/11/2014 - 20:44

BERLIN – The first-ever dementia risk score designed specifically for patients with type 2 diabetes has successfully undergone external validation and is ready for everyday use by clinicians, Rachel...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Radioactive iodine may boost survival in papillary thyroid cancer

Posted on: 20/11/2014 - 20:30

CORONADO, CALIF. – The use of radioactive iodine in patients with papillary thyroid cancer showed a small but statistically significant survival benefit for all tumor size categories, a long-term...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Repeat BMD screening not helpful for women under 65

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 22:15

Postmenopausal women without osteoporosis on their first bone mineral density test are unlikely to fracture before age 65, and are therefore unlikely to benefit from regular or repeated screening...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Total thyroidectomy more likely with younger thyroid cancer patients

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 17:46

CORONADO, CALIF. – Patients with differentiated thyroid cancer who were younger than age 45 years were more likely to undergo total or near-total thyroidectomy and to receive radioactive iodine,...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Functional MRI shows diabetes-induced cognitive deficits in elderly

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 15:00

Elderly patients with type 2 diabetes had diminished frontal brain activity on functional magnetic resonance imaging that correlated with deficits in working memory and executive function,...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Enhanced thyroid cancer guidelines expected in 2015

Posted on: 13/11/2014 - 21:59

CORONADO, CALIF. – Expect significant enhancements to the updated thyroid cancer management guidelines from the American Thyroid Association, due to be released in early 2015. Last updated in <a...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Vigorous exercise better in PCOS

Posted on: 11/11/2014 - 17:22

HONOLULU – An hour of vigorous exercise per week decreased the risk for metabolic syndrome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome by 22%, a retrospective study of 326 women found....

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Soy isoflavones safe in postmenopausal women, data from 3-year trial showed

Posted on: 07/11/2014 - 21:12

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Soy isoflavones are safe for postmenopausal women to take long term, having no treatment effect on endometrial thickness, reproductive hormones, or thyroid function, the...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Obesity, diabetes spur on group A strep infections

Posted on: 06/11/2014 - 18:50

PHILADELPHIA – Obesity and diabetes are independent risk factors for invasive group A Streptococcus infections, with the highest risk among those with diabetes and morbid obesity. The...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

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