CME-candidate

DECAAF published: Assess extent of fibrosis before AF ablation

Posted on: 04/02/2014 - 21:00

For patients scheduled to undergo AF catheter ablation, estimating the extent of atrial fibrosis using delayed enhancement MRI can help distinguish those likely to respond from patients likely to...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

2014 adult vaccine schedule includes recombinant flu vaccine

Posted on: 03/02/2014 - 22:00

The recombinant influenza vaccine is now recommended as an option for adults with egg allergies, according to the 2014 recommended vaccine schedule for adults. Approved last year, the recombinant...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Fecal immunochemical tests detect most colorectal cancers

Posted on: 03/02/2014 - 22:00

Fecal immunochemical tests have an overall diagnostic accuracy of 95% for the detection of colorectal cancer, according to the results of a meta-analysis just published in the Annals of Internal...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Too much dietary sugar raises CVD mortality

Posted on: 03/02/2014 - 21:00

Excess intake of sugar in the diet significantly raises the risk of cardiovascular mortality, independently of other risk factors, according to an analysis of National Health and Nutrition...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Hyaluronic acid injection for knee OA as effective as NSAIDs in short term

Posted on: 31/01/2014 - 20:15

Treatment of osteoarthritis with intra-articular injections of hyaluronic acid over a 5-week period provided symptomatic relief that had noninferior efficacy and was safer than treatment with an oral...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Hyaluronic acid injection for knee OA as effective as NSAIDs in short term

Posted on: 31/01/2014 - 20:15

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Two Alzheimer’s immunotherapy drugs flunk in four studies

Posted on: 22/01/2014 - 22:00

Two investigational Alzheimer’s immunotherapies failed to show any benefit in a series of phase III trials comprising more than 4,000 patients. Neither bapineuzumab, which targets soluble and...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

MicroRNA screening might reveal pancreatic cancer

Posted on: 21/01/2014 - 22:20

Researchers have identified two novel panels of microRNAs that eventually might be used to screen patients for pancreatic cancer, distinguishing affected patients from healthy individuals and from...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Daclatasvir-sofosbuvir combo scores in resistant hepatitis C

Posted on: 15/01/2014 - 22:00

A combined regimen of daclatasvir and sofosbuvir achieved sustained virologic response rates greater than 90% in an industry-sponsored trial involving patients with chronic HCV, according to study...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Golimumab maintains response in UC

Posted on: 01/01/2014 - 05:01

Subcutaneous golimumab induces and maintains clinical response in ulcerative colitis, according to two studies in the January issue of Gastroenterology. <link...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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