CME-candidate

Aim for deep remission, high troughs in Crohn’s

Posted on: 01/03/2014 - 05:01

"Deep remission" of Crohn’s disease is associated with better quality of life, physical function, and cost savings. Moreover, this composite clinical and endoscopic endpoint may be best...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Endoscopic mucosal resection new gold standard for esophageal adenocarcinoma

Posted on: 01/03/2014 - 05:01

Endoscopic resection for mucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma is safe and highly effective, and should be the new standard of care. That’s according to Dr. Oliver Pech, whose study in the March issue...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

TNF inhibitors reduce coronary artery disease risk in rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 27/02/2014 - 20:55

Use of tumor necrosis factor–alpha inhibitors was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of coronary artery disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, particularly with longer term...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

TNF inhibitors reduce coronary artery disease risk in rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 27/02/2014 - 20:55

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Monoclonal antibody against new target found safe for moderate RA

Posted on: 27/02/2014 - 18:50

The human monoclonal antibody MOR103, which targets granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, was well tolerated and exhibited a satisfactory safety profile in the first human study assessing...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

RAS blocker prescriptions still lag for ACS patients

Posted on: 25/02/2014 - 21:00

Fifteen percent of eligible patients treated for acute coronary syndrome still are not given ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers as recommended, according to data from a quality...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Continuous AF monitors raise questions about when to intervene

Posted on: 20/02/2014 - 18:05

SAN DIEGO – Medtronic’s Reveal XT heart monitor implant detected atrial fibrillation missed by older techniques in a randomized trial. The company’s North American and European <link...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Ablation edges out drugs for treatment-naive paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Posted on: 18/02/2014 - 21:00

Among younger patients with treatment-naive paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, radiofrequency ablation modestly lowered the rate of recurrent atrial tachyarrhythmia during 2 years of follow-up, compared...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Postpartum thrombosis risk high for 12 weeks

Posted on: 13/02/2014 - 20:50

SAN DIEGO – The risk of thrombosis after giving birth remains significantly elevated for 12 weeks after delivery, twice as long as previously thought, an analysis of data on 1.7 million women...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Sleeve gastrectomy often worsens GERD

Posted on: 06/02/2014 - 16:10

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy not only fails to improve gastroesophageal reflux disease in most patients who undergo the weight-loss procedure, it actually worsens GERD symptoms in many of them and...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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