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Short-term hormone replacement therapy upped ovarian cancer risk

Posted on: 12/02/2015 - 23:30

Current, short-term use of hormone replacement therapy led to a 43% increase in risk of serous and endometrioid ovarian cancers, according to a large ... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

IOM report calls for new criteria, new name for chronic fatigue syndrome

Posted on: 10/02/2015 - 20:51

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, or ME/CFS, should be renamed systemic exertion intolerance disease to better convey the complexity... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Smoking impairs biologic response in axial spondyloarthritis

Posted on: 09/02/2015 - 23:30

Patients with axial spondyloarthritis who smoke and have elevated C-reactive protein levels respond less well to anti–tumor necrosis factor treatmen... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

NASH on the rise as a cause of liver transplants

Posted on: 09/02/2015 - 19:10

Since 2004, there’s been almost a tripling of the number of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients waiting for liver transplants; the condition is no... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Dermal filler approved for treating acne scars

Posted on: 09/02/2015 - 19:07

A collagen dermal filler already on the market has been approved for improving the appearance of acne scars in people aged 21 years and older. The f... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Study evaluates benefit of fetal growth ultrasound in detecting SGA

Posted on: 07/02/2015 - 16:04

SAN DIEGO – Fetal growth ultrasound does not identify fetuses destined to be small for gestational age at birth, but it does identify fetuses with i... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Contraceptive implant, IUD effective beyond FDA-approved use time

Posted on: 06/02/2015 - 21:10

Two long-acting reversible contraceptive devices remained highly effective for about a year beyond their approved durations of use, according to the p... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Medicare now covers low-dose CT screen for lung cancer

Posted on: 06/02/2015 - 12:52

Effective immediately, Medicare will cover annual lung cancer screening with low-dose CT for certain beneficiaries, according to a Feb. 5 national cov... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Type 1 diabetes deadlier in women

Posted on: 05/02/2015 - 23:30

Women with type 1 diabetes have a much higher risk of death from all causes than do men with type 1 diabetes, according to Dr. Rachel Huxley and her a... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

RA risk lowered by recent gastrointestinal and urogenital infections

Posted on: 04/02/2015 - 23:30

People with gastrointestinal or urogenital infections in the 2 years prior to answering a questionnaire had significantly lower odds of having rheumat... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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