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Running history doesn’t contribute to knee OA risk

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

BOSTON– A history of current or past running did not contribute to a higher odds of developing knee osteoarthritis and may even have a slight protective effect, researchers found in a cross-sectional...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Novel program improves RA care, cuts costs

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 15:38

BOSTON– A bundle of eight measures was effective in improving the quality of rheumatoid arthritis care while reducing costs, Dr. Eric D. Newman reported at the annual meeting of the American College...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

OA patients benefit long term from exercise or manual therapy

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 15:05

BOSTON – Improvements in pain, stiffness, and physical function that occur with the addition of exercise therapy or manual therapy to usual care for patients at all stages of osteoarthritis extended...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

PPI, steroid use raises risk of CDAD recurrence

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 14:12

AUSTIN, TEX. – Use of proton pump inhibitors and steroids was independently associated with recurrences of Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea among patients in an intensive care unit,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Energy drink poison control calls involved cardiac, neurologic effects

Posted on: 16/11/2014 - 15:38

Children under 6 years old are among those at the highest risk for poison control calls related to energy drinks, yet those most likely to experience moderate or major clinical effects from energy...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Sofosbuvir/GS-5816 combo offers promising HCV treatment results

Posted on: 16/11/2014 - 00:00

Sofosbuvir plus GS-5816 appears to be a promising treatment regimen for treatment-naive patients with chronic genotype 1-6 hepatitis C virus infection without cirrhosis, according to a new study....

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Has advertising for prostate cancer treatment gone too far?

Posted on: 14/11/2014 - 16:43

Dr. Benjamin Davies has responded to advertising claims that recently ran in the Sunday New York Times Magazine and the New Yorker with an article in Forbes entitled “Prostate Cancer Advertising:...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Low-risk actinic keratosis? No such thing

Posted on: 13/11/2014 - 19:13

AMSTERDAM – The majority of cutaneous infiltrating squamous cell carcinomas arise via direct transformation of grade 1 actinic keratoses – that is, differentiated dysplasia of the basal one-third of...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Direct-acting antivirals treat recurrent HCV after transplant

Posted on: 13/11/2014 - 18:26

BOSTON – Treating recurrent hepatitis C infection after liver transplantation using sofosbuvir-containing regimens produced a sustained virologic response 4 weeks later in 60%-90% of 237 patients,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

HCV regimen worked after sofosbuvir combos failed

Posted on: 13/11/2014 - 17:52

BOSTON – All but 1 of 51 patients who failed sofosbuvir-containing treatment regimens for hepatitis C achieved a sustained virologic response for 12 weeks after retreatment with ledipasvir and...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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