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Preventing, treating HBV reactivation during immunosuppressive therapy

Posted on: 04/12/2014 - 18:32

Patients who are to undergo immunosuppressive therapy but are at high risk for reactivation of hepatitis B infection should receive antiviral prophylaxis, rather than being monitored for reactivation...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Novel oral prophylaxis tames hereditary angioedema

Posted on: 03/12/2014 - 18:13

AMSTERDAM – A targeted oral medication for the prevention of potentially life-threatening episodes of hereditary angioedema produced a clinically meaningful reduction in attack frequency in a...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Tapering TNFi’s safe and much cheaper in RA

Posted on: 01/12/2014 - 21:47

BOSTON – Tapering but perhaps not completely stopping tumor necrosis factor inhibitors can result in good control of rheumatoid arthritis with considerable cost savings, according to investigators in...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Statins don’t cut fracture risk

Posted on: 01/12/2014 - 21:00

Daily rosuvastatin did not decrease fracture risk in a large international clinical trial involving older men and women who had elevated CRP levels, according to a report published online Dec. 1 in...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Infliximab serum concentrations, efficacy linked in ulcerative colitis

Posted on: 01/12/2014 - 20:00

Higher serum concentrations of infliximab are associated with clinical response, mucosal healing, and clinical remission in adults with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, according to post hoc...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Nonsteroidal ‘DAGR’ looks sharp against RA

Posted on: 26/11/2014 - 16:06

BOSTON – A nonsteroidal investigational drug that acts on the glucocorticoid receptor was superior to placebo and noninferior to higher-dose prednisone in adults with rheumatoid arthritis,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Golimumab effective against nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis with inflammation

Posted on: 26/11/2014 - 15:16

BOSTON – Golimumab was significantly better than placebo at reducing disease activity and inflammation in patients with nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis, but only among those who were positive...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Adapalene/benzoyl peroxide + doxycycline outscores oral isotretinoin

Posted on: 25/11/2014 - 16:01

AMSTERDAM – The combination of fixed-dose adapalene/benzoyl peroxide plus oral doxycyline is a reasonable alternative to oral isotretinoin in patients with severe nodular acne, according to the...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Nonoperative management okay after draining diverticular-associated abscess

Posted on: 24/11/2014 - 22:35

SAN FRANCISCO – Patients who did not undergo elective surgical resection after successful percutaneous drainage of a diverticular-associated abscess had low rates of recurrent diverticulitis in a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Breast cancer relapse risk halved since 1986

Posted on: 24/11/2014 - 21:00

Breast cancer outcomes have improved significantly over the past 3 decades, with major gains in relapse-free survival and declines in mortality for all subtypes but particularly HER-2 positive breast...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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