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Atopic dermatitis update taps top therapy choices

Posted on: 06/06/2014 - 22:05

WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – The 2014 update of the American Academy of Dermatology guidelines on atopic dermatitis take a strong stance in favor of the use of topical calcineurin inhibitors as topical...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

PLCO data: Prostate Ca screening for genetic high risk improves survival

Posted on: 06/06/2014 - 21:50

ORLANDO – Screening men who are at high genetic risk for prostate cancer appears to provide a mortality benefit, according to an analysis of data from a randomized trial. Of 73,200 men who...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Two behavioral therapies are on par for alleviating insomnia in cancer survivors

Posted on: 05/06/2014 - 20:45

MINNEAPOLIS – Both cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and mindfulness-based stress reduction training lessened insomnia in a group of cancer survivors, although the former works faster, new...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Norfloxacin reduced inflammatory bowel syndrome symptoms

Posted on: 03/06/2014 - 17:35

CHICAGO – Norfloxacin therapy relieved symptoms of inflammatory bowel syndrome better than placebo did in a prospective study of 80 patients, especially in patients with small intestinal bacterial...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Early endoscopic follow-up nets dysplasia in 9.5% of Barrett’s

Posted on: 23/05/2014 - 17:10

CHICAGO – Early endoscopic follow-up within 24 months detected dysplasia in nearly one in 10 patients with nondysplastic or low-grade Barrett’s esophagus in a retrospective study at the Mayo...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Watch for the skin side effects of novel melanoma therapies

Posted on: 21/05/2014 - 18:15

WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – The spectacular developments in the treatment of advanced melanoma that began with approval of ipilimumab in 2011 continue to accelerate, and these advances promise to keep...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Watch for the skin side effects of novel melanoma therapies

Posted on: 21/05/2014 - 18:15

WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – The spectacular developments in the treatment of advanced melanoma that began with approval of ipilimumab in 2011 continue to accelerate, and these advances promise to keep...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Fecal transplant falls short in UC, but may not be the end

Posted on: 20/05/2014 - 22:35

CHICAGO – Results were negative from the first randomized placebo-controlled trial of fecal microbiota transplant in ulcerative colitis, but enthusiasm remains for this newly regulated and trendy...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Infliximab monitoring during remission limits IBD flare-ups

Posted on: 20/05/2014 - 14:30

CHICAGO – Infliximab discontinuation rates were lower in a pilot study of inflammatory bowel disease patients who were in remission and had their serum drug levels measured. Trough infliximab...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Growth hormone levels predict postsurgical acromegaly remission

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 14:20

Elevated growth hormone levels had a negative impact on remission in acromegaly patients undergoing transsphenoidal adenomectomies, researchers from Emory University in Atlanta concluded after a...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

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