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FDA advises against Enhancement intranasal splint as dermal filler

Posted on: 06/08/2014 - 18:00

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about adverse events associated with use of the Expression intranasal splint as a dermal filler

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Study finds insufflated collection bag successfully used in power morcellation cases

Posted on: 05/08/2014 - 22:00

The use of an insufflated collection bag during minimally invasive hysterectomy or myomectomy that involved a power morcellator was successful in containing morcellation in a small series, according...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Combined hormonal contraception raises VTE risk fivefold

Posted on: 05/08/2014 - 22:00

Combined hormonal contraception raises the risk for venous thromboembolism fivefold overall, with certain formulations increasing that risk even further and with thrombophilic genotypes raising it...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Mutations identified for phenytoin-related severe skin reactions

Posted on: 05/08/2014 - 21:00

Mutations in the CYP2C genes on chromosome 10 appear to predispose carriers to severe adverse cutaneous reactions to the antiepileptic drug phenytoin, according to a report published Aug. 5 in...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Simulation model projects HCV to be rare by 2026

Posted on: 04/08/2014 - 22:00

A simulation model that incorporated a one-time universal screening of U.S. adults for hepatitis C virus and made conservative assumptions as to the availability and efficacy of various therapies...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Widowhood paradoxically does not increase risk of dementia in older adults

Posted on: 04/08/2014 - 21:10

COPENHAGEN – Losing a spouse has been associated with the broken heart syndrome and other adverse health outcomes, but the loss seems to have a paradoxical effect on the development of dementia. An...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Vary CRC screening by age, sex, race, ethnicity?

Posted on: 01/08/2014 - 05:01

Among adults at average risk for colorectal cancer who undergo screening colonoscopy, the yield of large polyps and tumors varies widely by patient age, sex, race, and ethnicity. This means that an...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Interferon-free regimens yield 96%-100% SVRs

Posted on: 01/08/2014 - 05:01

Two interferon-free combination therapies yielded sustained virologic responses of 96%-100% in an international, open-label, phase III, randomized trial involving 186 patients with refractory...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Vary CRC screening by age, sex, race, ethnicity?

Posted on: 01/08/2014 - 05:01

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Less than 20% report serious disability 13 years after IBD diagnosis

Posted on: 01/08/2014 - 05:01

Only a minority of patients with longstanding inflammatory bowel disease – 19% of those with Crohn’s disease and 11% of those with ulcerative colitis – report having moderate to severe disability,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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