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Early results show promise of topical tamoxifen for women with DCIS

Posted on: 21/07/2014 - 18:30

The encouraging results of a small study of women with ductal carcinoma in situ comparing oral tamoxifen to a gel formulation of a tamoxifen metabolite support further testing of local transdermal...

Field of Interest: Oncology

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VIDEO: Biogels boost targeted delivery of growth factor in severe wounds

Posted on: 18/07/2014 - 21:05

DANA POINT, CALIF.– Materials science meets medicine. That’s the new frontier for many specialties, thanks to advances in the understanding of native tissue dynamics and how bioengineered materials...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

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VIDEO: Late-life hypertension may reduce dementia risk

Posted on: 18/07/2014 - 19:55

COPENHAGEN – When it comes to treatment of hypertension, perhaps not all age groups should be treated equally, according to findings from a study of very elderly patients. <link...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

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As severity of rheumatoid arthritis rises, so does risk of preterm delivery

Posted on: 18/07/2014 - 19:35

BELLEVUE, WASH. – The severity of rheumatoid arthritis early in pregnancy is an independent risk factor for preterm delivery, according to data from the Organization of Teratology Information...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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As severity of rheumatoid arthritis rises, so does risk of preterm delivery

Posted on: 18/07/2014 - 19:35

BELLEVUE, WASH. – The severity of rheumatoid arthritis early in pregnancy is an independent risk factor for preterm delivery, according to data from the Organization of Teratology Information...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Senate panel considers bill to overturn state restrictions on abortion

Posted on: 18/07/2014 - 16:05

WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats are pushing a bill to overturn most state restrictions on abortion services. The Women's Health Protection Act (S. 16

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Hormonal birth control linked to gestational diabetes

Posted on: 17/07/2014 - 22:15

Missouri women who used hormonal birth control were 1.4 times more likely to develop gestational diabetes, compared with those who used no birth control, according to a first-in-kind study published...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Lifestyle improvements prevented cognitive decline in at-risk elderly

Posted on: 17/07/2014 - 21:35

COPENHAGEN – When older adults who were at risk of Alzheimer’s disease adopted more healthful lifestyles, including diet and exercise, their cognitive performance improved, according to findings from...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Oncology hospitalist field is small, but growing

Posted on: 17/07/2014 - 21:10

Have you met an oncology hospitalist yet? If you haven’t, you probably will soon. The latest offshoot of hospital medicine aims to take all the strengths of the hospitalist movement – increased...

Field of Interest: Oncology

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VIDEO: Dementia risk spikes in older veterans with sleep disorders, PTSD

Posted on: 17/07/2014 - 20:50

COPENHAGEN – Older veterans who had sleep disturbances were at a 30% greater risk of developing dementia, according to a retrospective analysis of 200,000 medical records presented at the Alzheimer’s...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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