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Two doses of HPV vaccine effective against condyloma

Posted on: 11/02/2014 - 21:00

Two doses of a human papillomavirus vaccine significantly reduced the risk of developing genital warts in a large cohort of girls and women in Sweden; subjects who had received the full scheduled...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Mini-VADs could transform heart failure therapy

Posted on: 11/02/2014 - 20:30

SNOWMASS, COLO. – Survival in patients with advanced heart failure who receive a left ventricular assist device as destination therapy or as a bridge to transplant has increased dramatically in...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

FDA to probe saxagliptin’s heart failure risk

Posted on: 11/02/2014 - 20:15

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will investigate the possible association between treatment with the type 2 diabetes drug saxagliptin and an increased rate of hospitalizations for heart failure...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Endocrine Society calls for trials on testosterone’s cardiovascular effects

Posted on: 11/02/2014 - 16:40

The Endocrine Society is calling for large-scale controlled trials of both testosterone therapy’s effects on older men and the association between testosterone therapy and cardiovascular...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Endocrine Society calls for trials on testosterone’s cardiovascular effects

Posted on: 11/02/2014 - 16:40

The Endocrine Society is calling for large-scale controlled trials of both testosterone therapy’s effects on older men and the association between testosterone therapy and cardiovascular...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

NSAID makers argue against new warnings on CV risks

Posted on: 11/02/2014 - 14:05

SILVER SPRING, MD. – Manufacturers of prescription and over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications said at a <link...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Beta-blockers linked to lower mortality in high-risk prostate cancer

Posted on: 10/02/2014 - 22:25

The use of beta-blockers in men with metastatic and high-risk prostate cancer was associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer–specific mortality independent of statin or acetylsalicylic acid...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

West Nile virus has cost the United States nearly $800 million

Posted on: 10/02/2014 - 22:00

Since the West Nile virus was first detected in New York in 1999, hospitalized patients in the United States have cost an estimated $778.1 million in health care expenditures and lost productivity,...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

FDA reviewers support approval of platelet inhibitor cangrelor for PCI indication

Posted on: 10/02/2014 - 20:35

The data on cangrelor support approval of the fast-acting antiplatelet drug for reducing thrombotic cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease who are undergoing percutaneous...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Preoperative organ dysfunction worsens SAVR outcomes

Posted on: 07/02/2014 - 17:35

SNOWMASS, COLO. – The presence of preoperative dysfunction in more than any one of four key organ systems profoundly reduces survival in patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement, a study...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

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