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Aspirin, vitamin D levels protect against recurrent CRC

Posted on: 04/06/2015 - 21:18

CHICAGO – Both aspirin and higher plasma levels of vitamin D appear to be modestly effective in secondary prevention of colorectal cancer, investigators in a large cohort study and a randomized trial...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

DDW: Uveitis significantly more common in black patients with IBD

Posted on: 04/06/2015 - 20:00

WASHINGTON – Black patients with inflammatory bowel disease were significantly more likely to have at least one extraintestinal manifestation of the disease than were white patients, particularly...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Annual U.S. incidence of BCC pegged at 2 million

Posted on: 04/06/2015 - 15:49

Approximately 2 million basal cell carcinomas occur in the United States each year, a number that has increased only modestly during the past 15 years, according to <a...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

First in-human RA vaccine trial yields positive results

Posted on: 03/06/2015 - 19:20

A single intradermal injection of autologous modified dendritic cells exposed to citrullinated peptides is safe and has immunoregulatory and anti-inflammatory effects, results of a phase I first...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

DDW: SVR rates slump with real world use of sofosbuvir-based HCV regimens

Posted on: 03/06/2015 - 18:29

WASHINGTON – Sustained virologic response rates for genotype 1 and 2 patients are lower with sofosbuvir-based hepatitis C virus regimens in routine clinical practice than clinical trials, results...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Hormone therapy helps mood, but not cognition, in younger menopausal women

Posted on: 02/06/2015 - 19:00

For recently postmenopausal women, oral combined hormone therapy may help with symptoms of depression and anxiety. But hormone therapy did not produce any changes in cognition. In a large,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

OARSI: CRP is prognostic marker in knee osteoarthritis

Posted on: 01/06/2015 - 22:26

SEATTLE – C-reactive protein is associated with the presence and progression of bone marrow lesions in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, according to data from a cohort study of 192 patients...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

OARSI: CRP is prognostic marker in knee osteoarthritis

Posted on: 01/06/2015 - 22:26

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Experts advocate ‘treat-to-target’ approach for Crohn’s disease

Posted on: 01/06/2015 - 07:01

Patients with Crohn’s disease could benefit from a “treat-to-target” approach based on intervening early to reverse inflammation and gathering objective data to guide clinical decisions, according to...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Referral centers varied significantly in IBD treatment approaches

Posted on: 01/06/2015 - 07:01

Even high-volume referral centers varied significantly in their use of immunomodulators and some other therapies for patients with inflammatory bowel disease, particularly Crohn’s disease, a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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