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Endoscopic mucosal resection new gold standard for esophageal adenocarcinoma

Posted on: 01/03/2014 - 05:01

Endoscopic resection for mucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma is safe and highly effective, and should be the new standard of care. That’s according to Dr. Oliver Pech, whose study in the March issue...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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FDA vaccines panel: Retain current strains in next season’s influenza vaccines

Posted on: 28/02/2014 - 22:25

SILVER SPRING, MD. – The trivalent and quadrivalent influenza vaccines for the 2014-2015 influenza season in the United States should retain the same strains that are included in the current season’s...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

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Laboring women preferred epidural to patient-controlled remifentanil analgesia

Posted on: 28/02/2014 - 19:35

NEW ORLEANS – Laboring women had better overall pain relief satisfaction from epidurals than from remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia, according to results presented at the annual Pregnancy...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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Physician/patient communication on ICDs deemed problematic

Posted on: 28/02/2014 - 18:15

SNOWMASS, COLO. – Cardiologist-patient discussions at the time of decision making about implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy are fraught with a disturbing degree of misrepresentation and...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

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Arthroplasty for rheumatoid arthritis doesn’t boost cardiovascular risk

Posted on: 28/02/2014 - 17:40

SNOWMASS, COLO. – During a recent 15-year period in which the annual arthroplasty rate for osteoarthritis and other noninflammatory arthritides doubled, the arthroplasty rate for rheumatoid arthritis...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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Campus meningitis outbreaks tamed but can our approach last?

Posted on: 28/02/2014 - 16:45

The incidence of all meningococcal serotypes is in decline, except for the spike in serogroup B on college campuses. "Although we do not expect an increase in MenB outbreaks on college...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

TNF inhibitors reduce coronary artery disease risk in rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 27/02/2014 - 20:55

Use of tumor necrosis factor–alpha inhibitors was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of coronary artery disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, particularly with longer term...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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TNF inhibitors reduce coronary artery disease risk in rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 27/02/2014 - 20:55

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Monoclonal antibody against new target found safe for moderate RA

Posted on: 27/02/2014 - 18:50

The human monoclonal antibody MOR103, which targets granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, was well tolerated and exhibited a satisfactory safety profile in the first human study assessing...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

ACIP balks at recommending LAIV

Posted on: 27/02/2014 - 14:00

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to retain its current recommendations and patient populations for annual influenza vaccination Feb....

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

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