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CardioMEMS heralds new proactive era in heart failure management

Posted on: 08/10/2014 - 18:54

LAS VEGAS – Clinical roll-out of a recently approved first-in-class implantable pulmonary artery measurement device ushers in a true breakthrough in the management of heart failure patients, experts...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

ACIP recommends PCV13 for all adults 65 and up

Posted on: 23/09/2014 - 21:52

All adults who are 65 years or older should receive 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) routinely in series with 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23), according to a...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Dementia risk spikes in older veterans with sleep disorders, PTSD

Posted on: 17/07/2014 - 20:50

COPENHAGEN – Older veterans who had sleep disturbances were at a 30% greater risk of developing dementia, according to a retrospective analysis of 200,000 medical records presented at the Alzheimer’s...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Aspirin’s benefits may be blunted in African American women

Posted on: 14/07/2014 - 20:50

CHICAGO – Postmenopausal African American women with subclinical atherosclerosis appear to be more resistant to the anti-inflammatory effects of daily aspirin than their white counterparts. In a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

No blood clot risk found with HPV vaccination

Posted on: 08/07/2014 - 21:00

The quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine does not increase the risk of venous thromboembolism, a study showed. Two previous studies finding an association, one based on the Vaccine Adverse...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Women benefit from CRT at shorter QRS durations

Posted on: 24/06/2014 - 20:25

Women with mild heart failure and left bundle branch block benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy at a shorter QRS duration – less than 150 milliseconds – than do men, according to a report...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Higher risk of death seen with oral steroids in RA interstitial lung disease

Posted on: 19/06/2014 - 18:15

The use of prednisone for 3 or more months at a time was associated with a significantly elevated risk of death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and interstitial lung disease in a retrospective...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Stem-cell transplants growing routine for severe scleroderma

Posted on: 18/06/2014 - 23:30

PARIS (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Autologous stem-cell transplantation has emerged as an effective and feasible treatment for selected patients with severe systemic sclerosis who inadequately...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Stem-cell transplants growing routine for severe scleroderma

Posted on: 18/06/2014 - 23:30

PARIS (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Autologous stem-cell transplantation has emerged as an effective and feasible treatment for selected patients with severe systemic sclerosis who inadequately...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Insomnia with very short sleep duration is a risk factor for cancer

Posted on: 11/06/2014 - 19:00

MINNEAPOLIS – People who have the type of insomnia characterized by a sharply shortened duration of sleep are at increased risk for cancer, a longitudinal cohort study showed. In the study of more...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

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