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Liver cancer without cirrhosis surprisingly common: Is NAFLD the cause?

Posted on: 30/05/2014 - 17:15

CHICAGO – A full 13% of patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma did not have underlying cirrhosis in a national sample of 1,500 veterans. Although hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients...

Field of Interest: Oncology

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Liver cancer without cirrhosis surprisingly common: Is NAFLD the cause?

Posted on: 30/05/2014 - 17:15

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

In diabetes, women far more likely to develop CHD than men

Posted on: 22/05/2014 - 23:00

Women with diabetes have a 44% greater chance of developing coronary heart disease than do men with diabetes, a large review and meta-analysis has shown. In a retrospective review of data...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Testosterone therapy may not be associated with CV risk

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

LAS VEGAS – Analysis of data from a low testosterone therapy company showed that...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: AACE/ACE introduce new obesity diagnosis framework

Posted on: 17/05/2014 - 16:35

LAS VEGAS —Your patient’s body mass index indicates obesity. Now, what’s the course of action? The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology are...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Evolocumab lowers LDL-C with no effect on glucose metabolism

Posted on: 17/05/2014 - 15:00

LAS VEGAS – Evolocumab, an investigational antibody that inhibits PCSK9, reduces levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic patients who have dysglycemia or metabolic...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Vertical incision at C-section in morbidly obese women led to lower infection rates

Posted on: 12/05/2014 - 14:10

NEW ORLEANS – Vertical incisions in morbidly obese women undergoing a primary cesarean delivery are associated with fewer wound complications, compared with transverse incisions. The findings were...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Significant improvements in adherence, blood pressure, and LDL cholesterol with polypill

Posted on: 05/05/2014 - 20:25

MELBOURNE – A polypill combining aspirin, simvastatin, and two antihypertensive drugs has shown a significant improvement in adherence as well as reductions in blood pressure and LDL cholesterol in...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Salt targets could reduce cardiovascular disease burden and health expenditures

Posted on: 05/05/2014 - 15:01

MELBOURNE – Reducing salt intake to less than 5 g/day could reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease by 11% and significantly decrease out-of-pocket health expenditures, particularly among...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Topical lidocaine reduces menopausal dyspareunia

Posted on: 25/04/2014 - 22:00

Applying topical liquid lidocaine to the vulvar vestibule prior to penetration allows for comfortable intercourse in breast cancer survivors with severe menopausal dyspareunia, according to findings...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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