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Simvastatin improves survival in cirrhosis-linked variceal bleeding

Posted on: 17/04/2014 - 18:10

LONDON – Simvastatin improves short-term survival after variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis, results of a phase III, randomized, double blind study have shown. At 2 years’ follow-up in the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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VIDEO: Some SSRIs are better than others for pregnant women

Posted on: 17/04/2014 - 17:15

CHICAGO – The Food and Drug Administration’s letter rating scale is "unreliable" when it comes to prescribing antidepressants for pregnant women, according to Dr. Marlene P. Freeman,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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Data derail dogma of elective diverticulitis surgery

Posted on: 17/04/2014 - 15:35

BOSTON – The risks of readmission and emergency surgery are low for patients with acute diverticulitis initially managed nonoperatively, a population-based, competing risk analysis found. At a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Complication rates decline among diabetes patients

Posted on: 16/04/2014 - 22:00

The rate of diabetes-related myocardial infarction has fallen almost 68% since 1990, according to an analysis of several federal data sources. From 1990 to 2010, the rate of acute MI among adults...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Antiviral combo pill cures HCV in 8-12 weeks

Posted on: 16/04/2014 - 18:55

LONDON – A single daily pill containing two novel antiviral agents produced sustained virologic response rates of more than 90% in as little as 8-12 weeks in three multicenter, open-label phase III...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Marriage protects against vascular disease

Posted on: 16/04/2014 - 18:10

WASHINGTON – Being married is independently associated with a significantly reduced rate of vascular disease across all arterial beds, according to a population-based study of more than 3.5 million...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

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When low HDL means ‘no sweat’

Posted on: 16/04/2014 - 17:40

WASHINGTON– Low HDL cholesterol does not increase the risk of coronary heart disease when LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels are normal, according to an analysis from the <link...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Life partner provides better heart failure outcomes

Posted on: 16/04/2014 - 17:20

WASHINGTON – Marital status plays an underappreciated role in heart failure prognosis. Indeed, having a life partner was independently associated with a 12% reduction in the risk of all-cause...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

FDA approves GLP-1 receptor agonist albiglutide for type 2 diabetes

Posted on: 15/04/2014 - 21:15

Albiglutide, a once-weekly subcutaneous injection, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to improve glycemic control, in conjunction with diet and exercise in type 2...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Increasing maternal BMI raises fetal, infant death risk

Posted on: 15/04/2014 - 21:00

Increasing maternal body mass index shows a moderate to strong dose-response relationship with increasing risks of fetal death, stillbirth, neonatal death, perinatal death, and infant death,...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

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