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Resuming aspirin for cardioprotection after GI bleed tied to 38% cut in CV risk

Posted on: 18/06/2014 - 15:25

CHICAGO – New data shine a light on the trade-offs involved in resuming low-dose aspirin therapy for secondary cardiovascular prevention following a lower gastrointestinal bleeding event. Going...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Cancer risk elevated before and 90 days after diabetes diagnosis

Posted on: 16/06/2014 - 17:10

SAN FRANCISCO – Among diabetes patients, the risk of cancer was significantly increased before diagnosis and 3 months after diabetes diagnosis, but not beyond that time point, results from a...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Gut inflammation linked to worsening spondyloarthritis

Posted on: 13/06/2014 - 20:20

Spondyloarthritis patients with microscopic gut inflammation had to start anti–tumor necrosis factor treatment sooner in the course of their disease than patients without gut inflammation in a...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Sarilumab shown safe, effective for RA in phase III trial

Posted on: 13/06/2014 - 16:15

PARIS – Rheumatoid arthritis patients who received the interleukin-6–blocking drug sarilumab plus methotrexate had significantly better short-term and 1-year outcomes than did patients on...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Different triggers found for knee and hand OA

Posted on: 13/06/2014 - 14:20

Mechanical stress is the most important underlying mechanism in osteoarthritis of the knees, while systemic processes may contribute most to hand osteoarthritis, Dutch researchers <link...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Micro RNA biomarkers hint at potential for predicting OA

Posted on: 12/06/2014 - 16:10

PARIS – Newly discovered micro RNA molecules found in the blood of patients before they developed severe osteoarthritis may help predict the disease and potentially identify those who would most...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Erectile dysfunction may often occur in men with gout

Posted on: 12/06/2014 - 14:20

PARIS – Men with gout are significantly more likely to experience erectile dysfunction than are those without the disorder, Dr. Naomi Schlesinger said at the annual European Congress of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Infliximab biosimilar shown identical over first 16 weeks

Posted on: 11/06/2014 - 21:25

Treatment with infliximab and a biosimilar agent showed virtually identical efficacy and safety performance at several time points during the first 16 weeks of treatment of 189 patients with...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Mesalazine didn’t help diarrhea-predominant IBS

Posted on: 10/06/2014 - 19:40

CHICAGO – Treating diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome with mesalazine for 12 weeks failed to improve stool frequency or other symptoms, compared with placebo, in a multicenter, randomized...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Novel noninvasive therapy for extraesophageal reflux

Posted on: 10/06/2014 - 14:15

CHICAGO – A novel, externally worn device for the treatment of extraesophageal reflux proved effective, safe, and well tolerated in a multicenter clinical trial. "Given the poor response to...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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