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Adding tomosynthesis improved mammography’s cancer detection

Posted on: 24/06/2014 - 21:00

Adding tomosynthesis to screening digital mammography decreases the "recall" rate by 15% while increasing the cancer detection rate by 29%, according to a report published online June 25 in...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Phone-based intervention helped breast cancer patients lose weight, but key question remains

Posted on: 23/06/2014 - 22:20

A telephone-based lifestyle intervention can have a significant effect on weight loss in overweight breast cancer survivors, according to a study that also highlights the dilemmas of funding large...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Phone-based intervention helped breast cancer patients lose weight, but key question remains

Posted on: 23/06/2014 - 22:20

A telephone-based lifestyle intervention can have a significant effect on weight loss in overweight breast cancer survivors, according to a study that also highlights the dilemmas of funding large...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

USPSTF: Women smokers might benefit from AAA screening

Posted on: 23/06/2014 - 22:00

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says that women between ages 65 and 75 years who have smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lives could benefit from one-time ultrasonography screening for...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Olmesartan can cause celiac disease mimicker

Posted on: 20/06/2014 - 20:35

CHICAGO – The antihypertensive agent olmesartan is associated with increased risk of a severe sprue-like enteropathy, as highlighted in a nationwide French cohort study. This olmesartan-related...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Stem-cell transplants growing routine for severe scleroderma

Posted on: 18/06/2014 - 23:30

PARIS (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Autologous stem-cell transplantation has emerged as an effective and feasible treatment for selected patients with severe systemic sclerosis who inadequately...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Stem-cell transplants growing routine for severe scleroderma

Posted on: 18/06/2014 - 23:30

PARIS (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Autologous stem-cell transplantation has emerged as an effective and feasible treatment for selected patients with severe systemic sclerosis who inadequately...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Flaxseeds may protect against urinary incontinence in women

Posted on: 18/06/2014 - 22:10

ORLANDO – Lignan-type phytoestrogens, but not isoflavone-type phytoestrogens, were associated with a decreased risk for incontinence symptoms in women, based on findings from a large prospective...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Tofacitinib bests methotrexate for RA

Posted on: 18/06/2014 - 22:00

Tofacitinib was superior to methotrexate at reducing the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, improving physical function, and slowing the progression of joint damage in a 2-year, phase III...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Resuming aspirin for cardioprotection after GI bleed tied to 38% cut in CV risk

Posted on: 18/06/2014 - 15:25

CHICAGO – New data shine a light on the trade-offs involved in resuming low-dose aspirin therapy for secondary cardiovascular prevention following a lower gastrointestinal bleeding event. Going...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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