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Early nasoenteric feeding not beneficial in acute pancreatitis

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 18:48

Early nasoenteric tube feeding was not superior to an oral diet introduced at 72 hours in decreasing infection or death among patients with acute pancreatitis who were at high risk for complications,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Total thyroidectomy more likely with younger thyroid cancer patients

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 17:46

CORONADO, CALIF. – Patients with differentiated thyroid cancer who were younger than age 45 years were more likely to undergo total or near-total thyroidectomy and to receive radioactive iodine,...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

RA increases mortality, particularly for respiratory causes, in women

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 14:39

BOSTON – A diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis doubled the risk of death from any cause over the risk for those without RA, based on 34 years of follow-up data from women in the Nurses’ Health...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

'Lottery' incentive increases compliance with FOBT

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 22:00

A financial incentive – offering patients a 10% chance of winning a $50 lottery if they completed a fecal occult blood test – improved compliance with the colorectal cancer screen by approximately...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

'Lottery' incentive increases compliance with FOBT

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 22:00

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Low-stage colon cancers need to be followed post surgery for recurrence

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 19:44

SAN FRANCISCO – Patients with stage I colorectal cancer should be followed as closely as patients with higher-stage primary tumors after resection, according to a prospective 6-year surveillance...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Low-stage colon cancers need to be followed post surgery for recurrence

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 19:44

SAN FRANCISCO – Patients with stage I colorectal cancer should be followed as closely as patients with higher-stage primary tumors after resection, according to a prospective 6-year surveillance...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

RA draft guidelines: Treat to target

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 18:35

BOSTON – Treat to target in both early and established rheumatoid arthritis, recommended the authors of American College of Rheumatology draft guidelines on the management of RA. The new ACR...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

PC providers have knowledge gaps in lung cancer screening

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 18:13

CHICAGO – Nearly one-fourth of primary care providers were unaware of current lung cancer screening guidelines in a survey of 212 PC providers in North Carolina, a state with one of the nation’s...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Acid suppression results in more severe CAP, poorer outcomes

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 17:43

AUSTIN, TEX. – Use of acid-suppressing drugs was associated with more severe presentation, longer hospital stay, and increased mortality among patients with community-acquired pneumonia presenting to...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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