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EndoRings-assisted colonoscopy hikes polyp, adenoma detection

Posted on: 12/05/2014 - 18:30

CHICAGO – Adding a small rubber tip with flexible, circular rings to the end of a colonoscope dramatically improves polyp and adenoma detection during colonoscopy, according to interim results from a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Negative moods tied to OA pain flares

Posted on: 12/05/2014 - 17:50

PARIS – Patients with knee osteoarthritis are significantly more likely to experience a flare if they report a higher negative mood in the previous 10 days. Passive coping strategies such as "I...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Topical tazarotene did not improve response to imiquimod 5% in lentigo maligna

Posted on: 12/05/2014 - 15:45

ALBUQUERQUE – Adding topical tazarotene did not improve response to 5% imiquimod in lentigo maligna, based on data from nearly 300 patients. But patients with higher levels of inflammation in...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Topical tazarotene did not improve response to imiquimod 5% in lentigo maligna

Posted on: 12/05/2014 - 15:45

ALBUQUERQUE – Adding topical tazarotene did not improve response to 5% imiquimod in lentigo maligna, based on data from nearly 300 patients. But patients with higher levels of inflammation in...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Atypical hip fracture risk low with bisphosphonates, but be aware

Posted on: 09/05/2014 - 20:15

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – The risk of atypical femoral fractures with long-term bisphosphonate treatment may be relatively low overall, but clinicians need to be aware, experts said at the recent British...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Parents, teens misunderstand parameters of confidential interviews

Posted on: 09/05/2014 - 17:25

PHILADELPHIA – Despite an overall agreement on its merit, both parents and their adolescent daughters are leery of the confidential interview in the gynecologic setting, in part because each cohort...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

FDA declines to approve IV antiplatelet drug cangrelor

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 22:15

The Food and Drug Administration has rejected the approval of the intravenous antiplatelet drug cangrelor, suggesting that the company provide more data, according to the drug’s manufacturer. The...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Vibrating pill may shake up constipation treatment

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 21:35

CHICAGO – A newly developed oral capsule may offer chronic idiopathic constipation patients a novel, nonpharmacologic approach to treatment: It vibrates as it moves through the intestines. In a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Acupuncture beats propofol for endoscopy analgesia

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 20:50

CHICAGO – Endoscopic ultrasound can be a long, uncomfortable, and even painful procedure. But electroacupuncture starting 45 minutes before the procedure significantly decreased the need for drugs to...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Asthma deaths declined modestly during 1999-2010

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 18:50

SAN DIEGO – Between 1999 and 2010, age-adjusted deaths from asthma in the United States declined modestly but significantly, deaths from angioedema increased significantly, and deaths from...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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