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Surveillance questioned after low-risk colorectal adenoma removal

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 22:00

Patients in Norway who underwent removal of low-risk colorectal adenomas but did not get further colonoscopic surveillance showed a 25% lower risk of death from colorectal cancer 8 years later,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Open surgery for 34% of inpatient breast biopsies

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 17:20

Open breast biopsy accounted for 34% of breast biopsies in 25,965 U.S. inpatients between 2008 and 2010, a retrospective study found. The finding suggests that minimally invasive breast biopsy...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Open surgery for 34% of inpatient breast biopsies

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 17:20

Open breast biopsy accounted for 34% of breast biopsies in 25,965 U.S. inpatients between 2008 and 2010, a retrospective study found. The finding suggests that minimally invasive breast biopsy...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Successful bariatric surgery also may improve urinary incontinence

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 14:20

WASHINGTON – The majority of obese women who had urinary incontinence before bariatric surgery had complete or near-complete resolution of symptoms for up to 3 years after surgery in a study of more...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Field therapy preferred when treating actinic keratoses

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 14:00

VANCOUVER, B.C. – In the clinical opinion of Dr. Mariusz Sapijaszko, treating actinic keratosis without field therapy creates a disadvantage "because this is not an individual lesion...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Study outlines risk factors for solid organ cancers after liver transplantation

Posted on: 26/08/2014 - 20:05

SAN FRANCISCO – The indication for liver transplant, the selection of immunosuppression therapy, and smoking status influence the long-term risk of new solid organ malignancies after liver...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Typical risk factors don’t always red-flag coronary disease in IBD patients

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 20:50

Coronary artery disease may develop at a younger age in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, even when they have fewer traditional risk factors for heart problems. A database review of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Estrogen-containing OCs cloud measurement of ovarian reserve

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 20:15

MUNICH – Oral contraceptives do more than prevent unwanted pregnancy. They also make it hard to gauge a woman’s ovarian reserve, based on data from 833 women aged 19-46 years seen at a single Danish...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Statins associated with significant decrease in risk of hepatocellular carcinoma

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 20:00

Use of statins for any duration of time is associated with a significant reduction in the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in low-risk populations. A nested case-control study among 94 cases of...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Higher cholesterol levels linked to reduced fertility

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 19:40

A couple’s cholesterol levels may play a part in how long it takes them to conceive, according to a recent study. The findings, independent of body mass index, "are the first to demonstrate...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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