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VIDEO: Sun protection myths debunked

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 17:20

CHAMPIONSGATE, FLA. – Can you separate sun protection myths from facts for your patients? Misperceptions persist, but sunscreen remains a safe and effective tool to help protect the skin from...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Woman-to-woman HIV transmission likely in Texas case

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 17:10

Female-to-female transmission probably caused an HIV infection in a Texas woman, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 46-year-old woman was in a monogamous...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Woman-to-woman HIV transmission likely in Texas case

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 17:10

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Nivolumab extends survival in advanced melanoma

Posted on: 12/03/2014 - 14:15

An immunomodulator that targets the PD-1 pathway effected sustained remission in 31% of patients who took it for advanced melanoma. Remission lasted a median of 2 years, with 1- and 2-year overall...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Antibiotics may contribute to high pediatric C. difficile infection rate

Posted on: 12/03/2014 - 14:05

Nearly three-quarters of Clostridium difficile infections in children and teens were community associated, with the highest incidence among 1-year-olds, according to a study published March 3...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Glucosamine no better than placebo for knee osteoarthritis

Posted on: 12/03/2014 - 14:05

Glucosamine supplements were no better than placebo at improving cartilage damage in patients with knee osteoarthritis in a randomized trial that was described by study investigators as the first...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Genomic analyses led to targeted treatment for metastatic breast cancer, though response rate disappointing

Posted on: 11/03/2014 - 18:45

Genomic abnormalities can be identified in individual patients with metastatic breast cancer, which can then lead to targeted therapy, investigators reported in the March issue of Lancet...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

High burden of insulin-related hypoglycemia

Posted on: 10/03/2014 - 20:00

Severe hypoglycemia related to overly "tight" insulin control for type 2 diabetes prompts nearly 100,000 emergency department visits and 30,000 hospitalizations each year and is...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Hospital physician orders increased postpartum Tdap vaccination rates

Posted on: 10/03/2014 - 18:35

Changing in-hospital ordering procedures for postpartum Tdap vaccination considerably increased vaccination rates in birth mothers, investigators reported in the March issue of the American Journal...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Hospital physician orders increased postpartum Tdap vaccination rates

Posted on: 10/03/2014 - 18:35

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

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