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Supreme Court strikes down abortion clinic buffer zones

Posted on: 26/06/2014 - 23:15

WASHINGTON – A Massachusetts law that established a 35-foot protest-free buffer zone around abortion clinics is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled June 26. The buffer zone represents a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Sarilumab shows RA safety, efficacy in phase III trial

Posted on: 26/06/2014 - 21:45

PARIS – Treatment with the interleukin-6–blocking drug sarilumab led to statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in a multicenter,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

TEXT/SOFT provide practice-changing results for premenopausal breast cancer

Posted on: 26/06/2014 - 20:10

CHICAGO – Adjuvant exemestane is more effective at preventing recurrence than tamoxifen is when either is given with ovarian function suppression in premenopausal women with hormone-sensitive breast...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

TEXT/SOFT provide practice-changing results for premenopausal breast cancer

Posted on: 26/06/2014 - 20:10

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Reoperative bariatric surgery yields low complication rates, susbstantial weight loss at 1 year

Posted on: 26/06/2014 - 19:25

CHICAGO – Reoperative bariatric surgery has impressively low major morbidity and mortality, substantial 1-year weight loss, and a high rate of resolution of the common obesity-linked comorbid...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Low infliximab start dose appears effective in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 26/06/2014 - 18:15

Median starting doses of infliximab in psoriatic arthritis patients in two nationwide registries were below the recommended dose of 5 mg/kg every 8 weeks, but outcomes suggest that a low starting...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Physically demanding jobs link to worse ankylosing spondylitis progression

Posted on: 25/06/2014 - 22:40

PARIS – Patients with ankylosing spondylitis who worked at more physically-demanding jobs showed greater radiographic progression than did patients who performed more sedentary jobs in a prospective...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

OTC topical acne meds can cause severe reactions

Posted on: 25/06/2014 - 20:55

The Food and Drug Administration says that some over-the-counter acne products can cause severe hypersensitivity or allergic reactions and is warning consumers to discontinue use immediately and seek...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Eurofever Project takes aim at rare autoinflammatory disorders

Posted on: 25/06/2014 - 17:30

PARIS – A large international registry aims to gather extensive data on the presentation, complications, and treatment response of rare autoinflammatory diseases in both children and adults,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Factors that lead to gout often differ in men and women

Posted on: 24/06/2014 - 22:15

PARIS – Women have different predisposing risk factors for gout than do men, who more often fit the stereotypical profile of patients with gout who consume foods that increase the risk of the...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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