FPN || Conferences

Consider a zero therapy approach to periorificial dermatitis

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 20:55

CHICAGO – For periorificial dermatitis, don’t do a thing. That was the first-line therapy suggested at this year’s American Academy of Dermatology summer meeting. "Sometimes you have to be...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Psoriasis patients post above-average cancer rates

Posted on: 22/08/2014 - 18:55

CHICAGO – Malignancy rates in patients with psoriasis outstrip those in the general population, based on data from a retrospective analysis of commercial claims. Rates for all cancers were similar...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Psoriasis patients post above-average cancer rates

Posted on: 22/08/2014 - 18:55

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Infliximab may carry a higher infection rate in psoriasis patients

Posted on: 13/08/2014 - 20:10

CHICAGO – Patients with psoriasis treated with infliximab had the highest incidence of serious infections in a retrospective analysis of commercial claims data. After 5 years of follow-up among...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Stress and inflammatory skin diseases – Does the science prove a link?

Posted on: 13/08/2014 - 19:15

CHICAGO – The data are still being developed, but evidence of a direct link between stress and inflammatory skin conditions continues to mount. The research is especially compelling for psoriasis;...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

ESHRE writes first premature ovarian insufficiency guidelines

Posted on: 12/08/2014 - 17:05

MUNICH – A working group of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology drafted the first international guidelines for managing premature ovarian insufficiency. Once formally released,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Repeat Botox treatments sustain improvements for overactive bladder

Posted on: 08/08/2014 - 19:20

WASHINGTON – Repeat treatment with onabotulinumtoxin A provided sustained improvements in the symptoms of overactive bladder and was well tolerated in women who were followed for a median 2.4 years...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Pelvic floor disorders prevalent in female triathletes

Posted on: 07/08/2014 - 19:35

WASHINGTON – A large proportion of female triathletes who responded to a national Web-based survey have symptoms of pelvic floor disorders, and one in four screened positive for the female athlete...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

TDP-43 could be potential new biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on: 06/08/2014 - 21:20

COPENHAGEN – TDP-43, a protein that has been associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, could also be contributing to brain shrinkage in...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Look for nephrotoxicity in adult survivors of childhood cancer

Posted on: 30/07/2014 - 21:20

LAS VEGAS – Adult survivors of childhood cancer treated with high-dose cisplatin or high-dose ifosfamide are at markedly increased risk for chronic renal impairment, according to a large Dutch study...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

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