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New insights emerge from pediatric chronic cutaneous lupus

Posted on: 28/07/2014 - 14:55

COEUR D’ALENE, ID. – Pediatric chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus transforms into systemic disease in one-quarter of cases, and if it’s going to do so, it’ll typically be within the first year...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

New insights emerge from pediatric chronic cutaneous lupus

Posted on: 28/07/2014 - 14:55

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Emergency physicians may be overprescribing PPIs

Posted on: 23/07/2014 - 21:00

DALLAS – The frequency at which U.S. emergency department physicians prescribed proton pump inhibitors more than doubled during 2001-2010, despite mounting safety concerns surrounding this class of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Early biologics may halt ankylosing spondylitis progression

Posted on: 23/07/2014 - 20:15

NEW YORK – Late initiation of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis more than doubles their risk of radiographic worsening, according to a prospective study that...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Late-life hypertension may reduce dementia risk

Posted on: 18/07/2014 - 19:55

COPENHAGEN – When it comes to treatment of hypertension, perhaps not all age groups should be treated equally, according to findings from a study of very elderly patients. <link...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

As severity of rheumatoid arthritis rises, so does risk of preterm delivery

Posted on: 18/07/2014 - 19:35

BELLEVUE, WASH. – The severity of rheumatoid arthritis early in pregnancy is an independent risk factor for preterm delivery, according to data from the Organization of Teratology Information...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

As severity of rheumatoid arthritis rises, so does risk of preterm delivery

Posted on: 18/07/2014 - 19:35

BELLEVUE, WASH. – The severity of rheumatoid arthritis early in pregnancy is an independent risk factor for preterm delivery, according to data from the Organization of Teratology Information...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Lifestyle improvements prevented cognitive decline in at-risk elderly

Posted on: 17/07/2014 - 21:35

COPENHAGEN – When older adults who were at risk of Alzheimer’s disease adopted more healthful lifestyles, including diet and exercise, their cognitive performance improved, according to findings from...

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

Many dementia patients have guns at home

Posted on: 17/07/2014 - 18:55

COPENHAGEN – More than 1 in 10 community-dwelling dementia patients had firearms in their homes, and many of those patients suffered from delusions, hallucinations, or depression, a study of nearly...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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