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Herbal-supplement liver injuries on the rise

Posted on: 05/09/2014 - 19:15

Serious liver injury from herbal and dietary supplements – including those used by bodybuilders – has risen significantly over the past decade. According to findings from a review, herbal...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Herbal-supplement liver injuries on the rise (copy 1)

Posted on: 05/09/2014 - 19:15

Serious liver injury from herbal and dietary supplements – including those used by bodybuilders – has risen significantly over the past decade. According to findings from a review, herbal...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Vedolizumab may benefit Crohn’s patients who fail anti-TNF therapy

Posted on: 01/09/2014 - 05:01

Vedolizumab was not superior to placebo for inducing remission at 6 weeks in patients with Crohn’s disease who failed to respond to anti–tumor necrosis factor therapy, according to findings from the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Gluten-free diet benefits patients with celiac disease serum markers

Posted on: 01/09/2014 - 05:01

A gluten-free diet benefited asymptomatic patients with serologic markers for celiac disease in a prospective randomized study. The findings support active screening for celiac disease in patients...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Photodynamic therapy clears thin AKs better than cryotherapy

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 21:00

Thin actinic keratoses on the face or scalp were 14% more likely to clear completely in patients treated with photodynamic therapy, compared with cryotherapy, in a meta-analysis of four studies...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Autoantibody profile may affect the number and size of RA bone erosions

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 17:45

Rheumatoid arthritis patients who tested positive for both rheumatoid factor and anticitrullinated protein antibodies showed a greater prevalence and size of bone erosions than did patients who came...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

One in six SLE patients readmitted in 30 days

Posted on: 11/08/2014 - 05:01

One in six patients with systemic lupus erythematosus was readmitted within 30 days after discharge in a multistate, administrative database study of more than 800 hospitals and 55,000...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Higher risk of progression found in joints with subclinical joint inflammation on MRI

Posted on: 30/07/2014 - 18:50

The joints of patients with early arthritis that showed subclinical inflammation on MRI had an increased risk of radiographic progression in the first year after disease presentation, particularly...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Stress, negative emotions may up stroke and TIA risk

Posted on: 10/07/2014 - 21:00

Stress, hostility, and depressive symptoms appear to increase the risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack in middle-aged and older adults, according to findings from the Multi-Ethnic Study of...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Secukinumab bests etanercept, placebo for sustained improvement of psoriasis

Posted on: 09/07/2014 - 22:00

At least two-thirds of adults with plaque psoriasis treated with the fully human anti-interleukin-17A monoclonal antibody secukinumab achieved PASI 75 at 12 weeks in two related randomized phase III...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

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