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Boosting methotrexate suppresses subclinical synovitis

Posted on: 13/06/2015 - 16:49

ROME – Ultrasound identification of subclinical synovitis allowed clinicians to get the upper hand on early joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis patients who were in remission. When these patients...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Confusion surrounding hepatic encephalopathy persists

Posted on: 13/06/2015 - 15:32

PHILADELPHIA – The treatment of patients with hepatic encephalopathy is still plagued by confusion, misdiagnosis, and poor treatment, and requires new protocols to improve overall patient care....

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Treament of IBS should focus on head as well as gut

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 22:52

PHILADELPHIA – The pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was the focus of a presentation given by Dr. Anthony J. Lembo at the 2nd annual Digestive Diseases meeting in Philadelphia on...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

EULAR: Imaging suggests early cardiomyopathy accompanies early RA

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 21:38

Patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis already show increased aortic stiffness as well as lower left and right ventricular, end-systolic, and end-diastolic volumes, Dr. Maya Buch reported...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Cognitive impairment signals subclinical vascular disease

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 21:10

VIENNA – Measuring cognitive function might help determine if an elderly patient is at risk for developing a host of vascular diseases, including stroke and transient ischemic attack, research...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Expert critiques isotretinoin controversies

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 20:01

VANCOUVER – Controversies surrounding isotretinoin are mostly unfounded, Dr. Neil Shear said at the World Congress of Dermatology. “Isotretinoin is the most effective treatment for all grades of...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Cholecystectomy guideline adherence reduces biliary pancreatitis recurrence

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 18:43

WASHINGTON – Performed when recommended, cholecystecomy significantly decreases the risk of near-term rehospitalization for acute biliary pancreatitis, results of a retrospective study...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

EULAR: Epigenetics points to anti-TNF efficacy in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 18:18

ROME – Tumor necrosis factor–alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitors are well established as a treatment for psoriatic arthritis patients, but efficacy can vary greatly within that population. New work from...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Predicting anti-TNF failure in psoriatic arthritis

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 17:27

ROME – Changes in the methylation status of particular genes in psoriatic arthritis patients might provide the ability to predict failure to respond to tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Celiac disease remains underdiagnosed

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 16:27

Celiac disease is not uncommon, affecting about 1% of the population in the United States and around the world, but the biggest barrier to patients receiving treatment is practitioners’ failure to...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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