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Remote monitoring of devices boosted survival

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 16:35

SAN FRANCISCO – Patients with implantable pacemakers and defibrillators who engage in remote monitoring at more than 75% adherence rates have a 2.4-fold higher rate of survival than those who do not...

Field of Interest: Cardiology
Type: News Item

Picosecond laser makes its mark for tattoo removal

Posted on: 16/05/2014 - 14:55

PHOENIX – Three small case series reported at the annual meeting of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery reported good results using a picosecond laser for tattoo removal and explored...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

Bariatric surgery sliced asthma inhaler use

Posted on: 15/05/2014 - 22:35

MADRID – Morbidly obese asthmatics may require less inhaler therapy after bariatric surgery, a retrospective chart review and longitudinal cohort study suggests. Among patients who used any form of...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology
Type: News Item

VIDEO: HbA1c focus of diabetes education program

Posted on: 15/05/2014 - 18:35

LAS VEGAS – In its fourth year, the Blood Sugar Basics program, which is the American College of Endocrinology and Merck’s diabetes education program, is turning its attention to hemoglobin...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology
Type: News Item

Mindfulness improved irritable bowel for a year

Posted on: 15/05/2014 - 18:05

CHICAGO – An 8-week course in mindfulness-based stress reduction reduced the severity of irritable bowel syndrome symptoms 6 and 12 months later, compared with 8 weeks of participation in a control...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

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