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Bariatric surgery reduces uterine cancer risk

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 22:00

TAMPA – Women who undergo bariatric surgery to lose weight are about 70% less likely to develop uterine cancer than are obese women who do not undergo such surgery, according to findings from a large...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Hoarding: Not just a symptom of OCD

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 21:05

ORLANDO – Compulsive hoarding traditionally has been considered virtually synonymous with obsessive-compulsive disorder, but its reach actually extends far beyond. Indeed, hoarding turns out to be...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

USPSTF: Evidence still ‘insufficient’ to back cognitive impairment screening

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 21:00

Citing an ongoing lack of data about the benefits and harms of screening, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has left unchanged the recommendations of its 2003 guidelines on cognitive impairment...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Oophorectomy did not eliminate uterine cancer risk in BRCA1 mutation carriers

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 19:50

TAMPA – Women with BRCA1 mutations who undergo risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy may remain at risk for rare types of aggressive uterine cancer, according to preliminary findings from a prospective...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Oophorectomy did not eliminate uterine cancer risk in BRCA1 mutation carriers

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 19:50

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Fried foods may magnify genetic obesity risk

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 16:10

Frequent consumption of fried foods may exacerbate a genetic predisposition to obesity, according to results from a large cohort study that found a significant interaction between fried food...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Switching biologic may lower risk of second infection-related hospitalization in RA

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 13:25

Rheumatoid arthritis patients taking an anti–tumor necrosis factor agent who had a prior hospitalization because of an infection significantly reduced their risk of a subsequent infection-related...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Switching biologic may lower risk of second infection-related hospitalization in RA

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 13:25

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Novel agent for papulopustular rosacea found safe, effective in phase III trials

Posted on: 23/03/2014 - 19:50

DENVER – Ivermectin 1% cream applied once daily was effective and safe in treating patients with moderate to severe papulopustular rosacea, based on data from a pair of phase III studies. Ivermectin...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Ivermectin shows promise for treating papulopustular rosacea

Posted on: 23/03/2014 - 18:40

DENVER – A limited number of safe and effective topical medications are currently available to treat chronic papulopustular (inflammatory) rosacea. In a <link...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

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