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Glucose lights up the adolescent brain

Posted on: 17/06/2014 - 16:25

SAN FRANCISCO – The developing adolescent brain may be responding differently to sugary drinks, leading to higher consumption of sugars and feeding the childhood obesity epidemic, according to...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Increased intestinal permeability is central to alcoholic hepatitis

Posted on: 16/06/2014 - 20:30

CHICAGO – Why is it that only about 20% of individuals who consume 10 or more alcoholic drinks daily for years on end will develop alcoholic hepatitis? New insight into the mechanism of this...

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

VIDEO: Team approach is best for successful oncofertility clinic

Posted on: 16/06/2014 - 14:25

PHILADELPHIA – Whether you want to build an entire oncofertility clinic or just elevate the level of care your current facility offers, an integrated approach to care is key, according to Dr. Leslie...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Team approach is best for successful oncofertility clinic

Posted on: 16/06/2014 - 14:25

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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

Chlamydia prevalence is high, many infections go undiagnosed

Posted on: 13/06/2014 - 19:05

ATLANTA – An estimated 1 in 15 sexually active adolescent girls has a chlamydial infection, and many of these infections go undiagnosed, according to an analysis of National Health and Nutrition...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

International RA risk tool for CVD comes closer to reality

Posted on: 13/06/2014 - 18:30

An international collaboration of experts has developed a cardiovascular risk calculator specifically for rheumatoid arthritis patients that has the potential to become part of routine rheumatology...

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

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