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Laparoscopic splenectomy underutilized in the U.S.

Posted on: 16/10/2014 - 15:58

LAS VEGAS – Laparoscopic splenectomy has become the preferred surgical approach in the literature, but the number of such procedures performed in the United States remains relatively low, according...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Genetic screen not worth cost for node-negative breast cancer patients

Posted on: 10/10/2014 - 18:27

Using a 70-gene signature screening tool for adjuvant chemotherapy decisions cost significantly more than did other methods, including giving chemotherapy to all patients, but did not confer any...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Genetic screen not worth cost for node-negative breast cancer patients

Posted on: 10/10/2014 - 18:27

Using a 70-gene signature screening tool for adjuvant chemotherapy decisions cost significantly more than did other methods, including giving chemotherapy to all patients, but did not confer any...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

MRI, ultrasound find RA disease activity despite clinical remission

Posted on: 09/10/2014 - 19:30

Are rheumatoid arthritis patients who are told that they meet criteria for clinical remission getting the full story? “Despite clinical remission, histology and imaging studies documented a...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Combination therapy best in RA regardless of prognosis

Posted on: 09/10/2014 - 17:44

Rheumatoid arthritis patients with differing prognoses achieved similar improvements in clinical outcomes and functional improvements with initial combination therapy but fared differently when given...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Mediterranean diet not associated with reduced rheumatoid arthritis risk

Posted on: 26/09/2014 - 14:21

Women who follow a Mediterranean-style diet – high in whole grains, nuts, fish, and legumes while low in red meats, processed meats, and saturated fats – showed no significant reduction in the risk...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Maternal Tdap resulted in higher maternal cord sera IgG-PT levels

Posted on: 11/09/2014 - 20:40

WASHINGTON – Immunizing expectant mothers with the Tdap vaccine booster shot resulted in higher cord serum levels of pertussis toxin antibodies, according to a study from Argentina. "The...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Vitiligo, alopecia more likely in GVHD when donor is female and recipient is male

Posted on: 10/09/2014 - 21:00

The development of vitiligo or alopecia areata is not common in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease, but it is significantly more likely to occur when the donor was female, especially...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Vitiligo, alopecia more likely in GVHD when donor is female and recipient is male

Posted on: 10/09/2014 - 21:00

The development of vitiligo or alopecia areata is not common in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease, but it is significantly more likely to occur when the donor was female, especially...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Adding MRI bone marrow edema improved diagnosis of early rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 10/09/2014 - 17:30

In patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, combining the 2010 RA classification criteria with bone marrow edema as seen on MRI was a more sensitive and accurate diagnostic approach than using the...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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