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New HCV drugs could boost Part D spending by up to $5.8 billion

Posted on: 31/07/2014 - 19:55

New treatments for hepatitis C could boost federal spending for the Medicare Part D program by up to $5.8 billion in 2015 and lead to a 4.3%-8.6% premium increase for beneficiaries, according to a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

FDA panel recommends against approval of ultrasound therapy for early prostate cancer

Posted on: 31/07/2014 - 16:30

GAITHERSBURG, MD. – A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel agreed that a device that thermally ablates the prostate gland using high-intensity focused ultrasound should not be approved for...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Look for nephrotoxicity in adult survivors of childhood cancer

Posted on: 30/07/2014 - 21:20

LAS VEGAS – Adult survivors of childhood cancer treated with high-dose cisplatin or high-dose ifosfamide are at markedly increased risk for chronic renal impairment, according to a large Dutch study...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Acetaminophen no better than placebo for acute low back pain

Posted on: 30/07/2014 - 20:15

Acetaminophen taken regularly or as required was no better than placebo in improving time to recovery in patients with acute low back pain, Australian research shows. A randomized,...

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

Cancer spending: More patients, not more expensive patients

Posted on: 30/07/2014 - 16:50

A 55% jump in total expenditures for cancer treatment from 2001 to 2011 appears to reflect an increase in the number of patients, not an increase in the cost of treating those patients, according to...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Conventional DMARDs may be excluded from psoriatic arthritis enthesitis guidelines

Posted on: 30/07/2014 - 16:30

NEW YORK – Conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs will not be included among acceptable treatments for enthesitis related to psoriatic arthritis, according to a draft of guidelines being...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Conventional DMARDs may be excluded from psoriatic arthritis enthesitis guidelines

Posted on: 30/07/2014 - 16:30

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

House votes to speed sunscreen approvals

Posted on: 30/07/2014 - 16:10

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to speed up Food and Drug Administration approvals of new sunscreen ingredients and to eliminate a backlog. The Sunscreen Innovation Act (<link...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Women are not seeking care for urinary incontinence, and physicians can be a barrier

Posted on: 25/07/2014 - 21:05

WASHINGTON – Women are not seeking care for even moderate to severe urinary incontinence because they have a fear of treatment and lack knowledge of the etiology of the condition and available...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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