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Newcomer misses noninferiority mark against established GLP-1 receptor agonist

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 19:20

Once-daily liraglutide slightly outperformed once-weekly albiglutide in a head-to-head trial in adults with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, researchers reported in the April issue of the Lancet...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Off-label use of novel anticoagulants accelerates

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 18:30

WASHINGTON – The off-label use of novel oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in patients with valvular atrial fibrillation has climbed steeply since the drugs reached the marketplace, mirroring...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Younger men with goiter at higher risk for thyroid cancers

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 16:05

PHOENIX – More than one-fourth of men under age 50 undergoing surgery for benign goiter were found to have thyroid cancers, based on

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Many late-life hospitalizations and ED visits could be avoidable

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 15:15

WASHINGTON – During the last year of life for community-dwelling elders, up to three-fourths of hospital visits might have been avoidable. Nursing home residents also were susceptible to potentially...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Sirukumab improves rheumatoid arthritis symptoms in phase II trial

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 14:40

The investigational drug sirukumab significantly improved signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in a

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Draft recommendations back aspirin for preeclampsia prevention

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 14:05

Prophylactic low-dose aspirin – 81 mg per day – should be started after 12 weeks’ gestation in women at high risk for developing preeclampsia, according to a draft recommendation issued by the U.S....

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

New data question oseltamivir’s influenza efficacy, safety

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 00:01

A new systematic review of clinical studies of the oral anti-influenza drug oseltamivir that included a substantial amount of clinical data that were not part of previously published assessments...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Diagnosing TOPCAT’s failure in HFpEF

Posted on: 09/04/2014 - 22:28

Results of TOPCAT, one of the most talked about heart failure trials in recent years, have been published. There were no obvious surprises: Spironolactone is no more beneficial than placebo for...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Tenecteplase has risks but cuts hemodynamic decompensation in pulmonary embolism

Posted on: 09/04/2014 - 22:00

Fibrinolytic therapy with tenecteplase prevents hemodynamic decompensation in patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism but raises the risk of major hemorrhage and stroke, so its use is...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

More ways to make the most of lasers in clinical practice

Posted on: 09/04/2014 - 18:50

PHOENIX – What’s the latest in lasers? The most stubborn tattoos – those with blue or green ink – are now the easiest to remove with new laser technology and techniques. Microwave treatment for...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

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