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Cefazolin ranks sixth as cause of drug-induced liver injury

Posted on: 01/07/2015 - 05:00

A single intravenous infusion of cefazolin can cause drug-induced liver injury, and the antibiotic ranked sixth among pharmacologic causes of hepatic injury in an analysis of 1,212 patients....

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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First treatment for LAL deficiency on track for European approval

Posted on: 30/06/2015 - 17:29

Sebelipase alfa (Kanuma) has been recommended for approval to treat lysosomal acid lipase deficiency in infants, children, and adults, according to a press release from the European Medicine...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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EULAR: Obesity linked with increased rheumatoid arthritis incidence

Posted on: 30/06/2015 - 15:46

ROME – Obese people had a 50% increased rate of developing rheumatoid arthritis compared with normal or underweight people, in a case-control study of more than 2,000 Swedish residents for which...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

GnRH-antagonist protocol trims ovarian hyperstimulation

Posted on: 30/06/2015 - 13:49

LISBON – Women undergoing assisted reproduction had similar pregnancy rates with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist and antagonist protocols, but less ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome with the...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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WCD: Methotrexate found safer but less effective than cyclosporine in atopic dermatitis

Posted on: 27/06/2015 - 19:20

VANCOUVER, B.C. – In the first head-to-head trial in atopic dermatitis, cyclosporine was about five times more effective in terms of SCORAD 50 but was associated with more adverse events, Dr....

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

WCD: Smoking tied to worse occupational hand eczema

Posted on: 27/06/2015 - 18:57

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Occupational hand eczema is worse and more persistent in smokers than nonsmokers, a large prospective cohort study found. “Tobacco smoking is associated with work absenteeism and...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Rosacea linked to dyslipidemia, hypertension, CAD

Posted on: 27/06/2015 - 18:20

Patients with rosacea are more likely than others to have dyslipidemia and hypertension, and they are at increased risk for coronary artery disease independently of cardiovascular risk factors,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Rosacea linked to dyslipidemia, hypertension, CAD

Posted on: 27/06/2015 - 18:20

Patients with rosacea are more likely than others to have dyslipidemia and hypertension, and they are at increased risk for coronary artery disease independently of cardiovascular risk factors,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Obesity, genetic variations found in adult survivors of childhood cancer

Posted on: 27/06/2015 - 16:08

The St. Jude Lifetime Cohort study found obesity in a higher percentage of adult survivors of childhood cancer than previous studies. Thirty-six percent of the research project’s 1,996 participants...

Field of Interest: Oncology

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Erectile dysfunction meds’ link to melanoma not causal

Posted on: 27/06/2015 - 15:19

The erectile dysfunction agents sildenafil, vardenafil, and tadalafil showed a modest but significant association with increased risk of malignant melanoma in a large Swedish cohort study, but the...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

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