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FDA approves PDE-4 inhibitor for treating psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 21/03/2014 - 21:50

Apremilast, an oral phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor, has been approved for treating adults with active psoriatic arthritis, based on the results of three studies of 1,493 patients, the Food and Drug...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

FDA approves omalizumab for chronic idiopathic urticaria

Posted on: 21/03/2014 - 21:30

The Food and Drug Administration has approved omalizumab (Xolair) for chronic idiopathic urticaria in people 12 years of age and older who remain symptomatic despite treatment with...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

New cholesterol guidelines would add 13 million new statin users

Posted on: 20/03/2014 - 22:20

Strict adherence to the new risk-based American College of Cardiology–American Heart Association guidelines for managing cholesterol would increase the number of adults eligible for statin therapy by...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

New cholesterol guidelines would add 13 million new statin users

Posted on: 20/03/2014 - 22:20

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Corporate health care is here

Posted on: 20/03/2014 - 16:40

Hospital mergers have been accelerating in the last few years, and doctors and other health care workers have been swept up in the process. The last time merger mania took place in the 1990s,...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Treatment decisions complex for pregnant, postpartum women with bipolar disorder

Posted on: 20/03/2014 - 15:10

The clinical features of perinatal women with bipolar disorder are much more severe than those of women seeking care for other psychiatric conditions, including greater history of suicidal behavior...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Noninvasive DNA test topped FIT at finding colorectal cancer

Posted on: 19/03/2014 - 20:30

A noninvasive, multitarget stool DNA test detected significantly more cancer than did a fecal immunochemical test in people at average risk for colorectal cancer, but had greater false positive...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Noninvasive DNA test topped FIT at finding colorectal cancer

Posted on: 19/03/2014 - 20:30

A noninvasive, multitarget stool DNA test detected significantly more cancer than did a fecal immunochemical test in people at average risk for colorectal cancer, but had greater false positive...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

TAVR results among highlights of ACC 2014 late-breaking sessions

Posted on: 19/03/2014 - 18:30

The results of clinical and registry studies on transcatheter aortic valve replacement are among the presentations slated for the late-breaking clinical trial sessions during the upcoming annual...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Frailty assessment central to TAVR decision

Posted on: 19/03/2014 - 18:05

SNOWMASS, COLO. – Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in nonsurgical candidates with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis carries a hefty price tag of $116,500 per quality-adjusted life-year gained...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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