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Guidelines ineffective for reprocessing of endoscopes, researchers say

Posted on: 10/08/2015 - 19:38

Reprocessing guidelines currently in place for clinical gastrointestinal endoscopes need to be reevaluated and updated as soon as possible, according to a new study published in the American Journal...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

CSF markers differentiate Parkinson’s, predict related dementia

Posted on: 10/08/2015 - 16:00

Certain cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers may help differentiate Parkinson’s disease from other causes of parkinsonism and also predict which patients will later develop Parkinson’s-related dementia,...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Optimized analgesia, exercise cut pain in severe knee OA

Posted on: 08/08/2015 - 20:53

A 6-week protocol of optimized analgesia followed by a 12-week exercise program significantly improved pain and functional limitations for patients with knee osteoarthritis, researchers reported in...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

New analysis suggests functional decline for most people with knee OA

Posted on: 07/08/2015 - 19:47

Accounting for missing data revealed functional declines over time in patients with newly diagnosed knee osteoarthritis, according to researchers. The findings contradict more optimistic results...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Uveitis prevalence, risk eyeballed in spondyloarthritis patients

Posted on: 07/08/2015 - 17:13

DENVER – Anterior uveitis occurred in 13% of military veterans with spondyloarthritis followed longitudinally in the PULSAR registry, Dr. Maureen Dubreuil reported at the annual meeting of the...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Study links statin use to lower mortality in RA patients

Posted on: 07/08/2015 - 17:00

Among adults with rheumatoid arthritis, starting a statin prescription led to a 21% drop in risk of dying from any cause, compared with not using statins, according to a study published online Aug. 5...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Study reveals distinct forms of foot osteoarthritis

Posted on: 07/08/2015 - 14:17

Osteoarthritis of the foot takes one of two forms: isolated disease of the first metatarsophalangeal joint or more extensive disease of that and several other joints of the midfoot, researchers...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Exercise lightens depression in patients and caregivers alike

Posted on: 06/08/2015 - 22:25

WASHINGTON – Exercise can have significant and clinically important mental health benefits for both cancer patients and their caregivers, investigators report. Among patients with cancer and...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Elderly LARC patients had similar nCRT outcomes to younger patients

Posted on: 06/08/2015 - 21:20

Clinical outcomes of elderly patients treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation (nCRT) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) were similar enough to outcomes of younger patients that doctors may...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Elderly LARC patients had similar nCRT outcomes to younger patients

Posted on: 06/08/2015 - 21:20

Clinical outcomes of elderly patients treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation (nCRT) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) were similar enough to outcomes of younger patients that doctors may...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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