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Glucocorticoid shots ineffective for spinal stenosis

Posted on: 02/07/2014 - 22:00

Epidural injections of glucocorticoids plus lidocaine proved ineffective at improving pain or function in older adults with central spinal stenosis in a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
Type: News Item

Poor sleep is linked to cortical amyloid burden

Posted on: 12/06/2014 - 21:30

MINNEAPOLIS – People who report feeling more sleepy and less rested have elevated levels of amyloid in regions of the brain that are commonly involved in Alzheimer’s disease, finds a cohort study...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
Type: News Item

Copaxone lipoatrophy far more common than reported

Posted on: 09/06/2014 - 17:30

DALLAS – The risk of lipoatrophy with glatiramer acetate is greater than 60%, according to a review of 73 multiple sclerosis patients at one clinic. The risk is "substantially higher than...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

Coronary artery calcification can guide aspirin therapy

Posted on: 06/05/2014 - 21:00

The benefits of aspirin therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease outweigh the risks in patients who have coronary artery calcification scores of 100 or more, while the opposite is...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

VIDEO: Practice pearls for treating opiate dependence

Posted on: 12/04/2014 - 20:24

ORLANDO — What should you do when you have a patient who is opiate dependent, but is hospitalized for an unrelated medical reason? What should you do at discharge? And how effective are the available...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
Type: News Item

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