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The future of obesity treatments could include endoscopically placed devices

Posted on: 24/02/2014 - 20:10

WASHINGTON – Endoscopically placed devices that include intragastric balloons and gastrointestinal liners are being evaluated for the treatment of obesity and could eventually fill some of the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

The future of obesity treatments could include endoscopically placed devices

Posted on: 24/02/2014 - 20:10

WASHINGTON – Endoscopically placed devices that include intragastric balloons and gastrointestinal liners are being evaluated for the treatment of obesity and could eventually fill some of the...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Coffee Break 4: What did you learn at the meeting?

Posted on: 24/02/2014 - 18:00

WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – Our editor, Heidi Splete, catches up with attendees at the Hawaii Dermatology Seminar to find out what they learned at the meeting that they will take back to their...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: How to improve cancer survivorship planning

Posted on: 24/02/2014 - 14:25

BRUSSELS – National Cancer Institute Director Catherine Alfano, Ph.D., summarizes the institute’s work on improving cancer survivor planning, better coordinating survivor care, and gathering new data...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: How to evaluate the need for systemic psoriasis therapy

Posted on: 24/02/2014 - 14:15

PALM BEACH, ARUBA – When is it time to transition a patient with psoriasis from topical therapy to systemic therapy? Dr. Mark Jackson of the University of Louisville (Ky.) discusses how to evaluate...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Take the ‘whole’ approach to treating psoriasis patients

Posted on: 21/02/2014 - 18:10

PALM BEACH, ARUBA – Dr. Kenneth Gordon, professor of dermatology at Northwestern University, Chicago, explains why it’s important to treat not just the physical manifestations of psoriasis, but also...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Study finds increased infant mortality for home births

Posted on: 21/02/2014 - 16:45

NEW ORLEANS – Midwife-attended home births appear to have a higher mortality rate than midwife-attended hospital births, a new national database study suggests. But for both physicians and families,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Coffee Break 3: What did you learn at the meeting?

Posted on: 21/02/2014 - 15:55

WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – Our editor, Heidi Splete, catches up with attendees at the Hawaii Dermatology...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Device detects more atrial fibrillation, but when is intervention necessary?

Posted on: 21/02/2014 - 14:20

SAN DIEGO – After 6 months, Medtronic’s Reveal XT implant picked up atrial fibrillation in 8.6% of cryptogenic stroke patients. Standard monitoring found it in 1.4%, according to company data...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

U.K. ahead of U.S.A. in cancer survivorship planning

Posted on: 21/02/2014 - 14:00

BRUSSELS – Cancer survivorship planning in the United Kingdom is ahead of the United States and the rest of Europe with the recent rollout of a model care plan for cancer patients, along with a guide...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

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