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MRI, ultrasound find RA disease activity despite clinical remission

Posted on: 09/10/2014 - 19:30

Are rheumatoid arthritis patients who are told that they meet criteria for clinical remission getting the full story? “Despite clinical remission, histology and imaging studies documented a...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Ebola delivers infectious disease ‘wake-up call’ to United States

Posted on: 09/10/2014 - 19:07

PHILADELPHIA – Despite the relatively limited threat Ebola poses to the United States, the disease’s arrival here “is a great wake-up message for us,” noted infectious disease expert Bruce...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Efficacy, not tolerability, of bowel prep is primary

Posted on: 09/10/2014 - 18:38

The efficacy, not the tolerability, of bowel cleansing is the primary concern in patients undergoing colonoscopy, because of the substantial adverse consequences of inadequate bowel preparation,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Combination therapy best in RA regardless of prognosis

Posted on: 09/10/2014 - 17:44

Rheumatoid arthritis patients with differing prognoses achieved similar improvements in clinical outcomes and functional improvements with initial combination therapy but fared differently when given...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: New drug shows efficacy in metastatic CRC

Posted on: 09/10/2014 - 16:13

MADRID – Results from a phase III trial of a new drug, TAS-102, that mimics the action of fluorouracil showed that it significantly boosted overall survival in heavily pretreated patients with...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: New drug shows efficacy in metastatic CRC

Posted on: 09/10/2014 - 16:13

MADRID – Results from a phase III trial of a new drug, TAS-102, that mimics the action of fluorouracil showed that it significantly boosted overall survival in heavily pretreated patients with...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Eating fried food before pregnancy may increase risk of gestational diabetes

Posted on: 08/10/2014 - 23:00

Even moderate consumption of fried foods before pregnancy can significantly increase the risk of gestational diabetes, a large retrospective study has determined. <table class="imagecaption...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Dose-dense chemo aids high-risk breast cancer patients

Posted on: 08/10/2014 - 20:10

MADRID – A dose-dense, third-generation chemotherapy regimen surpassed a more standard regimen for adjuvant therapy of high-risk breast cancer patients with positive nodes and either triple-negative...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

CardioMEMS heralds new proactive era in heart failure management

Posted on: 08/10/2014 - 18:54

LAS VEGAS – Clinical roll-out of a recently approved first-in-class implantable pulmonary artery measurement device ushers in a true breakthrough in the management of heart failure patients, experts...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Three years of prednisone can trigger cataracts in lupus patients

Posted on: 08/10/2014 - 18:45

The risk of cataracts more than doubles if patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have been on 10 mg/day of prednisone, or its equivalent, for 3 or more years, according to a retrospective review...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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