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Gout may predispose people, particularly women, to diabetes

Posted on: 02/10/2014 - 23:30

Screen for diabetes and aggressively manage risk factors in patients with gout, especially women, investigators concluded from a retrospective, matched cohort study published Oct. 2 in Annals of the...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Exposure-based therapy found superior for seniors with complicated grief

Posted on: 02/10/2014 - 15:57

About 70% of older adults with complicated grief improved with targeted exposure-based counseling, compared with 32% who underwent interpersonal therapy, according to <a...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

AAP issues new teen contraception and sexual health guidelines

Posted on: 30/09/2014 - 20:21

Pediatricians should be aware of the most recent updates in contraception and considerations for special populations so they can appropriately counsel their adolescent patients, according to the new...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Publication bias still strong in rheumatoid arthritis trials

Posted on: 30/09/2014 - 19:31

Randomized, controlled trials of patients with rheumatoid arthritis are published sooner and more likely to be published if the outcome is positive, indicating publication bias, a recent study...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Study suggests higher odds for developing RA among smokers with high-sodium diets

Posted on: 26/09/2014 - 14:47

Smokers with high sodium intake were more than twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis as were those with low sodium intake in a nested case-control study. The study, which lends support to...

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

Later transplant for renal failure in lupus nephritis may raise graft failure risk

Posted on: 25/09/2014 - 19:47

Delaying kidney transplantation to allow for quiescence of systemic lupus erythematosus–related immune activity in patients with lupus nephritis and end-stage renal disease does not appear to improve...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Women who were better informed chose fewer prenatal genetic tests

Posted on: 23/09/2014 - 21:00

Pregnant women who used an interactive computer program to help them decide whether to undergo prenatal testing were 55% less likely to choose invasive testing than women who received standard...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Transanal extraction found effective in rectal cancer surgery

Posted on: 22/09/2014 - 17:45

Patients who underwent laparoscopic total mesorectal excision with coloanal anastomosis for rectal cancer had similar rates of mortality and morbidity, regardless of whether the extraction was...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Transanal extraction found effective in rectal cancer surgery

Posted on: 22/09/2014 - 17:45

Patients who underwent laparoscopic total mesorectal excision with coloanal anastomosis for rectal cancer had similar rates of mortality and morbidity, regardless of whether the extraction was...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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