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Long-term benefits shown after gastric banding

Posted on: 07/08/2014 - 22:20

SAN FRANCISCO – The greater benefits of laparoscopic gastric banding surgery compared with medical treatment for obese patients were maintained for up to 17 years in a study of data on 1,490...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Pelvic floor disorders prevalent in female triathletes

Posted on: 07/08/2014 - 19:35

WASHINGTON – A large proportion of female triathletes who responded to a national Web-based survey have symptoms of pelvic floor disorders, and one in four screened positive for the female athlete...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Widowhood paradoxically does not increase risk of dementia in older adults

Posted on: 04/08/2014 - 21:10

COPENHAGEN – Losing a spouse has been associated with the broken heart syndrome and other adverse health outcomes, but the loss seems to have a paradoxical effect on the development of dementia. An...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Multicenter cooperative psoriatic arthritis study group formed

Posted on: 04/08/2014 - 14:10

NEW YORK – A research consortium in psoriatic arthritis has been recently organized by a group of researchers at academic centers hoping to accelerate data collection by pooling resources. Formed...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Multicenter cooperative psoriatic arthritis study group formed

Posted on: 04/08/2014 - 14:10

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

FDA panel recommends against approval of ultrasound therapy for early prostate cancer

Posted on: 31/07/2014 - 16:30

GAITHERSBURG, MD. – A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel agreed that a device that thermally ablates the prostate gland using high-intensity focused ultrasound should not be approved for...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Look for nephrotoxicity in adult survivors of childhood cancer

Posted on: 30/07/2014 - 21:20

LAS VEGAS – Adult survivors of childhood cancer treated with high-dose cisplatin or high-dose ifosfamide are at markedly increased risk for chronic renal impairment, according to a large Dutch study...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

New insights emerge from pediatric chronic cutaneous lupus

Posted on: 28/07/2014 - 14:55

COEUR D’ALENE, ID. – Pediatric chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus transforms into systemic disease in one-quarter of cases, and if it’s going to do so, it’ll typically be within the first year...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

New insights emerge from pediatric chronic cutaneous lupus

Posted on: 28/07/2014 - 14:55

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Women are not seeking care for urinary incontinence, and physicians can be a barrier

Posted on: 25/07/2014 - 21:05

WASHINGTON – Women are not seeking care for even moderate to severe urinary incontinence because they have a fear of treatment and lack knowledge of the etiology of the condition and available...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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