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Rising projection of Alzheimer’s cases stems mainly from better reporting

Posted on: 15/07/2014 - 18:55

COPENHAGEN – Researchers appear to be tracking contradictory trends in the global incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease. There’s no doubt that both are declining in the United...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Fractures increased with two diabetes drugs

Posted on: 15/07/2014 - 18:40

SAN FRANCISCO – Adults who started taking sulfonylurea drugs for diabetes were 9% more likely to develop fractures within 5 years, and patients starting thiazolidinediones were 9% more likely to have...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Aspirin’s benefits may be blunted in African American women

Posted on: 14/07/2014 - 20:50

CHICAGO – Postmenopausal African American women with subclinical atherosclerosis appear to be more resistant to the anti-inflammatory effects of daily aspirin than their white counterparts. In a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Smelling test makes progress in identifying preclinical Alzheimer’s

Posted on: 14/07/2014 - 18:20

COPENHAGEN – A test that measures how well patients recognize scents was highly correlated with progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease as well as neurodegeneration...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Meta-analysis finds limited bone loss with low-dose glucocorticoids

Posted on: 11/07/2014 - 21:25

PARIS – Bone loss at 1 year is limited at the low doses of glucocorticoids typically used to treat adults with chronic inflammatory disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, based on a meta-analysis of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Experts disagree on skin endpoint in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 11/07/2014 - 18:20

NEW YORK – For the skin component of psoriatic arthritis, consensus about how high to set the bar for disease control continues to elude experts, judging from a debate about the value of...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Experts disagree on skin endpoint in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 11/07/2014 - 18:20

NEW YORK – For the skin component of psoriatic arthritis, consensus about how high to set the bar for disease control continues to elude experts, judging from a debate about the value of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Lasers – The scar treatment tools you already have

Posted on: 11/07/2014 - 15:55

DANA POINT, CALIF. – When you think of lasers, do you consider them as the standard of care for treatment of a range of scars, from dog bites to burns? If not, Dr. Jill Waibel, director of the Miami...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Rituximab yielded long-term benefit in lupus nephritis

Posted on: 10/07/2014 - 21:30

PARIS – Treatment with rituximab in patients with refractory lupus nephritis was associated with significant long-term improvement in symptoms, histology, and laboratory markers in a prospective...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Deaths mar atacicept trial for lupus, but research continues

Posted on: 10/07/2014 - 20:55

PARIS – A randomized trial of two doses of atacicept for systemic lupus erythematosus was interrupted after two deaths occurred in patients taking 150 mg of the drug. However, since a post hoc...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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