CME-candidate

Large-scale psoriasis study links trauma to arthritis

Posted on: 16/06/2015 - 22:16

ROME – Patients with psoriasis were more likely to develop psoriatic arthritis if they had experienced physical trauma, based on data from a large, population-based study. The crude incidence of...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

EULAR: Hydroxychloroquine shows no benefit in hand osteoarthritis

Posted on: 16/06/2015 - 17:02

ROME – Hydroxychloroquine should not be prescribed for patients with mild to moderate hand osteoarthritis (OA) according to data from a 24-week, randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Antibiotic therapy an option for acute appendicitis

Posted on: 16/06/2015 - 16:00

Antibiotic therapy failed to be shown as noninferior to surgery in a study of adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, but it did resolve the problem and avert surgery with no adverse effects in...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Adenoma detection rates affect CRC rates, mortality

Posted on: 16/06/2015 - 16:00

In an average-risk population, screening colonoscopies yield different incidences of colorectal cancer and different cancer-related mortality, depending on the operators’ adenoma detection rates,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Cognitive impairment signals subclinical vascular disease

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 21:10

VIENNA – Measuring cognitive function might help determine if an elderly patient is at risk for developing a host of vascular diseases, including stroke and transient ischemic attack, research...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Celiac disease remains underdiagnosed

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 16:27

Celiac disease is not uncommon, affecting about 1% of the population in the United States and around the world, but the biggest barrier to patients receiving treatment is practitioners’ failure to...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Uncomplicated pregnancies in women with lupus may not boost risk for CV events

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 14:35

Pregnancy may not increase the risk of a cardiovascular event (CVE) in women with systemic lupus erythematosus as much as disease-related morbidities, according to findings from a large,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Uncomplicated pregnancies in women with lupus may not boost risk for CV events

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 14:35

Pregnancy may not increase the risk of a cardiovascular event (CVE) in women with systemic lupus erythematosus as much as disease-related morbidities, according to findings from a large,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

NSAID dosing frequency matters little in ankylosing spondylitis

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 14:09

ROME – Radiographic progression occurs at similar rates in the spines of ankylosing spondylitis patients treated over 2 years with either continuous or on-demand diclofenac, according to results...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Barrett’s esophagus increasing in frequency

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 12:45

Patients with Barrett’s esophagus, a condition in which cells lining the esophagus are replaced by the type of cells that normally line the intestine, need to be monitored carefully to prevent the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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