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Phone calls offer ‘early warning’ in IBD

Posted on: 01/06/2014 - 05:01

Inflammatory bowel disease patients rely on phone communication as much as or more than doctor visits for management of their disease, and heavier reliance may be a sign of impending emergency...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Less risk of esophageal bleed with rifaximin

Posted on: 30/05/2014 - 19:20

CHICAGO – Patients with cirrhosis and medium to large esophageal varices were 81% less likely to develop a first esophageal variceal bleed within 5 years if they took rifaximin to manage hepatic...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Liver cancer without cirrhosis surprisingly common: Is NAFLD the cause?

Posted on: 30/05/2014 - 17:15

CHICAGO – A full 13% of patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma did not have underlying cirrhosis in a national sample of 1,500 veterans. Although hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Liver cancer without cirrhosis surprisingly common: Is NAFLD the cause?

Posted on: 30/05/2014 - 17:15

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

FDA reclassifies tanning beds; warns against use by teens

Posted on: 29/05/2014 - 20:45

The Food and Drug Administration is requiring all tanning beds to carry a "black box" warning that the devices should not be used by children under age 18 years. The labeling doesn’t...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Glucosamine, chondroitin combo found equal to celecoxib for severe knee OA pain

Posted on: 28/05/2014 - 22:30

PARIS – A fixed-dose combination of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate was as good as the cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor celecoxib in relieving moderate to severe knee pain in patients with knee...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Kaiser survey: Many women skipping preventive care

Posted on: 28/05/2014 - 21:00

WASHINGTON – A just-released survey conducted last fall shows that low-income women with private insurance or Medicaid were often foregoing preventive care and use of contraceptives, in part due to...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Consider facet joint OA in older patients with low back pain

Posted on: 28/05/2014 - 18:20

DESTIN, FLA. – Facet joint osteoarthritis likely accounts for much of what is classified as "nonspecific" low back pain, according to Dr. Alfred C. Gellhorn. "Amazingly – and I think...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

FISH panel may improve Barrett’s surveillance

Posted on: 28/05/2014 - 17:45

CHICAGO – Fluorescence in situ hybridization testing for aneuploidy and loss of the tumor suppressor gene P16 can be useful in predicting progression to high-grade dysplasia and adenocarcinoma in...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

RA’s heterogeneity poses challenge to ‘personalized medicine’

Posted on: 28/05/2014 - 15:10

DESTIN, FLA. – Personalized medicine – picking the right patient for the right drug – is a hot topic in medicine in general, but the approach is challenging for rheumatoid arthritis because of its...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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