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Overanticoagulation in AF boosts dementia risk

Posted on: 06/01/2015 - 17:16

CHICAGO – Patients with atrial fibrillation who frequently have a supratherapeutic international normalized ratio are at sharply increased risk for ... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Cancer patients with incidental VTE have high risk of recurrent thrombi

Posted on: 09/12/2014 - 17:15

SAN FRANCISCO – Unless there is a clear contraindication to anticoagulation therapy, cancer patients who have an incidental pulmonary embolism discovered during imaging studies should receive chronic...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Novel oral prophylaxis tames hereditary angioedema

Posted on: 03/12/2014 - 18:13

AMSTERDAM – A targeted oral medication for the prevention of potentially life-threatening episodes of hereditary angioedema produced a clinically meaningful reduction in attack frequency in a...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Proposed criteria for lung cancer screening with LDCT may not be most efficient

Posted on: 02/12/2014 - 19:00

Criteria recently proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the coverage of lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography may not be the most efficient way to screen...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Acid suppression results in more severe CAP, poorer outcomes

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 17:43

AUSTIN, TEX. – Use of acid-suppressing drugs was associated with more severe presentation, longer hospital stay, and increased mortality among patients with community-acquired pneumonia presenting to...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

PPI, steroid use raises risk of CDAD recurrence

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 14:12

AUSTIN, TEX. – Use of proton pump inhibitors and steroids was independently associated with recurrences of Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea among patients in an intensive care unit,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

CMS proposes lung cancer screening with low-dose CT for high-risk patients

Posted on: 10/11/2014 - 22:41

Medicare patients who are at high risk for lung cancer would be able to get screening using low-dose computed tomography under a proposed national coverage decision announced Nov. 10. “The evidence...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Vaccine slashes odds of flu hospitalizations for older adults

Posted on: 04/11/2014 - 17:55

PHILADELPHIA – Receiving a flu shot cut the odds of influenza hospitalizations by 56% among older adults during the 2010-1011 flu season, surveillance data show. Vaccine effectiveness was...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

FDA approves new abuse-prevention labeling for extended-release Embeda

Posted on: 18/10/2014 - 16:57

The Food and Drug Administration has approved new labeling for the opioid analgesic Embeda to include information about the drug’s abuse-preventive properties, the agency announced Oct. 17. The...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Biomarkers identify RA patients at risk of lung disease

Posted on: 17/10/2014 - 18:55

An international team of researchers has identified biomarkers that may help pinpoint rheumatoid arthritis patients at risk of interstitial lung disease. Dr. Juan Chen of the First Hospital of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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