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Gut bacteria populations may predict colon cancers

Posted on: 11/08/2014 - 18:50

The addition of a gut microbiome analysis to fecal occult blood testing improved the accuracy of standard colorectal cancer screening by more than 50-fold. The expanded analysis not only...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Gut bacteria populations may predict colon cancers

Posted on: 11/08/2014 - 18:50

The addition of a gut microbiome analysis to fecal occult blood testing improved the accuracy of standard colorectal cancer screening by more than 50-fold. The expanded analysis not only...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Combined hormonal contraception raises VTE risk fivefold

Posted on: 05/08/2014 - 22:00

Combined hormonal contraception raises the risk for venous thromboembolism fivefold overall, with certain formulations increasing that risk even further and with thrombophilic genotypes raising it...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Mutations identified for phenytoin-related severe skin reactions

Posted on: 05/08/2014 - 21:00

Mutations in the CYP2C genes on chromosome 10 appear to predispose carriers to severe adverse cutaneous reactions to the antiepileptic drug phenytoin, according to a report published Aug. 5 in...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Simulation model projects HCV to be rare by 2026

Posted on: 04/08/2014 - 22:00

A simulation model that incorporated a one-time universal screening of U.S. adults for hepatitis C virus and made conservative assumptions as to the availability and efficacy of various therapies...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Age, income, ethnicity predicted rheumatoid arthritis drug discontinuation

Posted on: 31/07/2014 - 18:25

Some of the same factors that predict patients’ discontinuation of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis also appear to predict their initiation, such as use of oral...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Early low-dose menopausal hormone therapy did not affect atherosclerosis

Posted on: 28/07/2014 - 22:00

Two low-dose menopausal hormone regimens improved some cardiovascular parameters in healthy women but did not affect atherosclerosis progression, even when started early and continued for up to 4...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Stage esophageal cancer after neoadjuvant chemo

Posted on: 28/07/2014 - 21:00

Among patients with resectable esophageal adenocarcinoma, tumor stage after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is a much more important predictor of survival than is initial tumor stage at...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Stage esophageal cancer after neoadjuvant chemo

Posted on: 28/07/2014 - 21:00

Among patients with resectable esophageal adenocarcinoma, tumor stage after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is a much more important predictor of survival than is initial tumor stage at...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Hormonal birth control linked to gestational diabetes

Posted on: 17/07/2014 - 22:15

Missouri women who used hormonal birth control were 1.4 times more likely to develop gestational diabetes, compared with those who used no birth control, according to a first-in-kind study published...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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