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Study: Patient costs for contraceptives sharply decreasing

Posted on: 25/09/2014 - 19:51

The number of privately insured women who paid no out-of-pocket costs for oral contraceptive pills rose from 15% in 2012 to 67% in 2014, according to a study published online Sept. 18 in...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Chlamydia rate higher in blacks than in whites, Mexican-Americans.

Posted on: 25/09/2014 - 18:00

The prevalence of genital chlamydia for blacks is three times higher than is the national average for people aged 14-39 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. The national...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Federal industry foundations partnership for RA, lupus research awards first grants

Posted on: 24/09/2014 - 22:45

A total of 11 new research grants have been awarded by the National Institutes of Health as part of the first year of funding for the Accelerating Medicines Partnership in Rheumatoid Arthritis and...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Apremilast approval expanded to include plaque psoriasis

Posted on: 24/09/2014 - 20:48

The oral phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor apremilast is now indicated for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. On Sept. 23, the manufacturer, Celgene, announced that the Food and Drug...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Specific pattern of male pattern baldness linked to aggressive prostate cancer

Posted on: 24/09/2014 - 15:55

Men with a combination of frontal and moderate vertex baldness at age 45 were at a significantly increased risk of having aggressive prostate cancer in a large prospective cohort study, according to...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

ACIP recommends PCV13 for all adults 65 and up

Posted on: 23/09/2014 - 21:52

All adults who are 65 years or older should receive 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) routinely in series with 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23), according to a...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

USPSTF releases updated recommendations for STI counseling, screening

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

Intensive behavioral counseling reduces risky sexual behaviors and the likelihood of sexually transmitted infections, and is recommended for all sexually active adolescents and adults who are at...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Senate OKs sunscreen bill

Posted on: 18/09/2014 - 18:03

The Senate unanimously approved a bill designed to speed up Food and Drug Administration approval of sunscreen ingredients, adding to the likelihood that the legislation will become law. The full...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Senate OKs sunscreen bill

Posted on: 18/09/2014 - 18:03

The Senate unanimously approved a bill designed to speed up Food and Drug Administration approval of sunscreen ingredients, adding to the likelihood that the legislation will become law. The full...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Microbiome-based pill holds promise for chronic C. difficile

Posted on: 11/09/2014 - 18:15

WASHINGTON – A rationally designed microbiome-based pill successfully eradicated recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in 29 of 30 patients in an <link...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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