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Exposure-based therapy found superior for seniors with complicated grief

Posted on: 02/10/2014 - 15:57

About 70% of older adults with complicated grief improved with targeted exposure-based counseling, compared with 32% who underwent interpersonal therapy, according to <a...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

More people die from thin melanomas than thick melanomas

Posted on: 02/10/2014 - 13:45

EDINBURGH – Contrary to the perception that most melanoma deaths result from thick melanomas, long-term data from Australia show that more people die who initially present with thin melanomas. Among...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

AUDIO: Dr. Hope S. Rugo reviews pivotal breast cancer trials at ESMO

Posted on: 01/10/2014 - 20:41

MADRID – From CLEOPATRA to IMELDA and TANIA, Dr. Hope S. Rugo shared her insights on these three breast cancer trials and more making headlines at the European Society for Medical Oncology...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

AUDIO: Dr. Hope S. Rugo reviews pivotal breast cancer trials at ESMO

Posted on: 01/10/2014 - 20:41

MADRID – From CLEOPATRA to IMELDA and TANIA, Dr. Hope S. Rugo shared her insights on these three breast cancer trials and more making headlines at the European Society for Medical Oncology...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Model could cut CT scans of patients with Crohn’s disease by 43%

Posted on: 01/10/2014 - 08:00

A risk stratification model that determined whether patients with Crohn’s disease needed computed tomography cut scans of these patients in emergency departments by 43%, with a miss rate of only...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

MicroRNA test improved preop pancreatic cancer diagnosis

Posted on: 01/10/2014 - 08:00

Cytology and a microRNA-based test identified pancreatic cancer 91% of the time in specimens obtained by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration – a substantial improvement, compared with...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Drug combinations found to increase upper gastrointestinal bleeding risk

Posted on: 01/10/2014 - 08:00

Combining nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors increased the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding by up to 190% beyond the baseline risk found for...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Pediatric IBD rose by more than 40% in 15 years

Posted on: 01/10/2014 - 08:00

Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease grew by more than 40% in a 15-year period in Ontario, Canada, according to a retrospective cohort study published in the October issue of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

MicroRNA test improved preop pancreatic cancer diagnosis

Posted on: 01/10/2014 - 08:00

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Acupuncture failed to reduce chronic knee pain

Posted on: 30/09/2014 - 21:00

Neither traditional nor laser acupuncture is more effective than sham acupuncture at lessening pain or improving function in patients older than 50 years who have moderate to severe chronic knee...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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