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Menopause doesn’t drive severe asthma

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 20:45

MADRID – Menopause is blamed for many things, but it’s unlikely to be the reason for the increased risk of severe asthma or worse quality of life in elderly asthmatic women, a study...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Cloud of questions hovers around electronic cigarettes

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 20:10

SAN DIEGO – The country’s leading regulatory agency has as many questions about the potential health effects of electronic cigarettes as concerned clinicians do. According to Mitchell Zeller, J.D.,...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Simpler language improved patients’ recall of mesh-related risks

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 18:55

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Patients giving consent to undergo midurethral sling surgery are more likely to remember being advised of the risks of surgical mesh if their surgeon speaks at a lower grade...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Try tackling cysts or lipomas with punch tool instead of scalpel

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 18:10

DENVER – A little lidocaine and a punch biopsy tool allow physicians to tackle most cysts and lipomas in the office, providing effective treatment without interrupting patient flow. The punch...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

ACC/AHA cardiovascular risk equations get a thumbs-up

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 14:15

WASHINGTON – The controversial cardiovascular risk estimator introduced in the current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association risk-assessment guidelines demonstrated "moderate...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Doctors reconstruct noses, create vaginas using engineered human tissue

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 23:30

Researchers have successfully engineered human tissue from autologous tissue for the reconstruction of nasal alar lobules in one first-in-human trial while investigators in separate study were able...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Doctors reconstruct noses, create vaginas using engineered human tissue

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 23:30

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Adjunctive ingenol mebutate gel for actinic keratosis caused few side effects, increased compliance

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 22:08

Ingenol mebutate gel for the treatment of actinic keratosis is an effective adjunct therapy to cryosurgery, and the absence of attendant serious local reactions can increase compliance, based on data...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Ultrasound-facilitated endovascular thrombolysis 'a game changer' in acute pulmonary embolism

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 20:35

WASHINGTON – Ultrasound-facilitated, catheter-directed, low-dose fibrinolysis for acute massive or submassive pulmonary embolism significantly improves right ventricular function, reduces pulmonary...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Current smoking strongly predicts rheumatoid arthritis radiographic progression

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 19:30

Current smoking at the time of early rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis was a strong risk factor for rapid radiographic progression in early rheumatoid arthritis, according to <link...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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