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Hold the immunomodulators for surgery? Maybe yes, maybe no

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 20:55

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – When patients on immunosuppressive therapies need surgery, the risks of disease flare and compromised postoperative recovery and rehabilitation must be weighed against the risk of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Whole-genome sequencing not ready for prime time

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 20:25

Clinicians and the public have held great hope for years that genomic analysis would transform the prevention and treatment of disease, but although costs may be plummeting, challenges persist,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Rising to the challenge of glucose control before and after surgery

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 19:05

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Controlling hyperglycemia before and after surgery in patients with diabetes is a balancing act, but when done properly, it can reduce infections and wound complications,...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Methotrexate alone or with etanercept have equal efficacy for early inflammatory arthritis

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 18:45

Methotrexate alone appears to be just as good as when it is combined with etanercept in reducing tender and swollen joints in patients with early inflammatory arthritis who have at least one joint...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Sun protection myths debunked

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 17:20

CHAMPIONSGATE, FLA. – Can you separate sun protection myths from facts for your patients? Misperceptions persist, but sunscreen remains a safe and effective tool to help protect the skin from...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Woman-to-woman HIV transmission likely in Texas case

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 17:10

Female-to-female transmission probably caused an HIV infection in a Texas woman, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 46-year-old woman was in a monogamous...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Woman-to-woman HIV transmission likely in Texas case

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 17:10

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

FDA panel unanimously backs cobas HPV test as primary screening tool

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 16:15

COLLEGE PARK, MD. – A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has unanimously supported expanding the approval of the cobas human papilloma virus test to include its use as a first-line primary...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

FDA panel unanimously backs cobas HPV test as primary screening tool

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 16:15

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Gynecologic Oncology Consult: Ruling out malignancy in setting of an adnexal mass

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 04:01

An adnexal mass is a common gynecological presentation that can affect women of all ages. Typically, the mass is identified during an annual pelvic exam or incidentally when patients undergo pelvic...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

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