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Self-reported penicillin allergy may be undiagnosed chronic urticaria

Posted on: 19/03/2015 - 21:42

HOUSTON – The higher prevalence of chronic urticaria in patients with self-reported penicillin allergy suggests that these patients may be confusing... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Novel HCV therapies found cost effective, with caveats

Posted on: 16/03/2015 - 21:00

Two different statistical models found that novel therapies for chronic HCV infection, particularly the combination of sofosbuvir and ledipasvir, are ... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Halting biologics before surgery tied to flares in psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 13/03/2015 - 16:15

Interrupting biologic therapy before surgery led to flares in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and did not appear to prevent postoperative complicati... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Halting biologics before surgery tied to flares in psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 13/03/2015 - 16:15

Interrupting biologic therapy before surgery led to flares in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and did not appear to prevent postoperative complicati... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

mSTEADI: Better discharge-to-home rates in elderly fall patients

Posted on: 13/03/2015 - 15:32

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. – Modifying the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s outpatient fall prevention program STEADI for inpatient use di... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

FDA approves antibacterial combo drug, Avycaz

Posted on: 26/02/2015 - 22:58

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the antibacterial drug ceftazidime- avibactam (Avycaz) on Feb. 25 for complicated intra-abdominal infect... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

C. difficile responsible for nearly a half million infections in the United States

Posted on: 25/02/2015 - 22:00

The Clostridium difficile bacterium resulted in nearly 500,000 infections and 29,000 deaths in the United States in 2011, Dr. Fernanda C. Lessa and he... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Difficult-to-clean ERCP duodenoscopes linked to serious infections

Posted on: 20/02/2015 - 14:12

The Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care professionals and the public about the association with duodenoscopes and the transmission of... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Postop pancreatectomy complications most deadly in elderly

Posted on: 30/01/2015 - 16:06

Although rates of complications following pancreatectomy are relatively similar in patients both above and below the age of 80 years, significantly hi... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Postop pancreatectomy complications most deadly in elderly

Posted on: 30/01/2015 - 16:06

Although rates of complications following pancreatectomy are relatively similar in patients both above and below the age of 80 years, significantly hi... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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