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Topiramate

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 16:23

At Motherisk, we receive increasing numbers of queries from women and clinicians about the use of topiramate during pregnancy, mostly related to its use for...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Lower heart failure risk seen in users of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 15:28

BOSTON – Rheumatoid arthritis patients taking tumor necrosis factor inhibitors ran a lower risk of developing congestive heart failure than did those on nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Herpes zoster vaccination: Is it safe for rheumatology patients over age 30 on biologics?

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 15:02

BOSTON– The herpes zoster vaccine may be safe to give to patients who are taking biologic therapies and have quiescent rheumatologic disorders, based on preliminary data from two studies presented at...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

RA increases mortality, particularly for respiratory causes, in women

Posted on: 18/11/2014 - 14:39

BOSTON – A diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis doubled the risk of death from any cause over the risk for those without RA, based on 34 years of follow-up data from women in the Nurses’ Health...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

NSAIDs linked to serious bleeding, thromboembolism in AF patients

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 22:00

Taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for 14 days more than doubled the risk of serious bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation, and it increased the risk of thromboembolism by 36%,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

'Lottery' incentive increases compliance with FOBT

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 22:00

A financial incentive – offering patients a 10% chance of winning a $50 lottery if they completed a fecal occult blood test – improved compliance with the colorectal cancer screen by approximately...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

'Lottery' incentive increases compliance with FOBT

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 22:00

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Increased Alzheimer’s risk with long-term benzodiazepine use

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 20:59

BERLIN – Chronic use of benzodiazepines by elderly patients is associated with a 43%-51% increased risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease 5-10 years later, according to a large case-control...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Low-stage colon cancers need to be followed post surgery for recurrence

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 19:44

SAN FRANCISCO – Patients with stage I colorectal cancer should be followed as closely as patients with higher-stage primary tumors after resection, according to a prospective 6-year surveillance...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Low-stage colon cancers need to be followed post surgery for recurrence

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 19:44

SAN FRANCISCO – Patients with stage I colorectal cancer should be followed as closely as patients with higher-stage primary tumors after resection, according to a prospective 6-year surveillance...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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