Brain changes identified in chronic fatigue syndrome

Imaging to assess brain microstructure identified increased fractional anisotropy in the anterior right arcuate fasciculus of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, which was not present in age- and...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
Type: News Item

Ovarian aging may be tip-off on cardiovascular risk

HONOLULU – Women with greater ovarian reserve had lower cardiovascular risk in a prospective study of 1,092 healthy, ovulating women aged 25-45 years, 250 of whom were followed for 3-5...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

Regurgitation controlled by transoral fundoplication

PHILADELPHIA – The first trial conducted in gastroesophageal reflux diseases that employed control of regurgitation as a primary endpoint found a significant advantage for transoral fundoplication...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

VIDEO: A practical protocol for monitoring discoid lupus

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF.– Patients with discoid lupus should be checked routinely for systemic disease, but complete autoantibody studies aren’t necessary for those patients with a prior work-up and a...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

Novel anticoagulants increase GI bleeds in elderly

PHILADELPHIA – Dabigatran and rivaroxaban, which are rapidly replacing warfarin for anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation, appear to be associated with a greater risk of GI bleeding...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

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