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FDA warns of serious liver injury from HCV drugs Viekira Pak and Technivie

Posted on: 22/10/2015 - 22:14

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety alert warning of possible serious liver injury as a result of the hepatitis C drugs Viekira Pak and Technivie, the agency announced Oct. 22. A...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

EADV: Comorbid spondyloarthropathy common in hidradenitis suppurativa

Posted on: 22/10/2015 - 20:05

COPENHAGEN – Back pain is surprisingly common in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa, and more than half of affected patients showed MRI evidence of axial spondyloarthropathy, Dr. Sylke...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

EADV: Comorbid spondyloarthropathy common in hidradenitis suppurativa

Posted on: 22/10/2015 - 20:05

COPENHAGEN – Back pain is surprisingly common in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa, and more than half of affected patients showed MRI evidence of axial spondyloarthropathy, Dr. Sylke...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Serious infection risk rose with opioid use in rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 22/10/2015 - 20:03

Patients taking opioids for rheumatoid arthritis are at significantly higher risk of serious infection, particularly those taking long-acting formulations or opioids known to have immunosuppressive...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Risk score assesses likelihood of fecal transplant failure

Posted on: 22/10/2015 - 16:27

HONOLULU – Fecal transplant was shown to be effective in the treatment of recurrent or refractory episodes of Clostridium difficile infection in a double-blind trial for the first time, and a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Topical calcipotriene-betamethasone combination approved for plaque psoriasis

Posted on: 22/10/2015 - 16:12

A combination of calcipotriene and betamethasone dipropionate in a foam formulation has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the topical treatment of plaque psoriasis in adults,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Blacks receive inferior care for localized prostate cancer

Posted on: 22/10/2015 - 16:00

Black patients with localized prostate cancer who underwent radical prostatectomy received inferior surgical care, compared with whites, as evidenced by fewer lymph node dissections and longer delays...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Physician- and patient-based fibromyalgia criteria differ little for most patients

Posted on: 22/10/2015 - 13:39

Physician-based and patient-based reporting of fibromyalgia symptoms yielded similar rates of fibromyalgia diagnosis in an analysis of rheumatology patient cases reported to the National Data Bank...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Benefits, risks of total knee replacement for OA illuminated in trial

Posted on: 21/10/2015 - 22:00

Total knee replacement was superior to nonsurgical treatment in relieving pain, restoring function, and improving quality of life for patients with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis, according...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Benefits, risks of total knee replacement for OA illuminated in trial

Posted on: 21/10/2015 - 22:00

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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