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Anti-CD38 antibodies poised to transform myeloma treatment

Posted on: 05/01/2015 - 17:46

SAN FRANCISCO – Combining anti-CD38 monoclonal antibodies with standard antimyeloma therapies proved highly active without excessive toxicity in new... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Monitoring current threats: ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR), week 1/201505 Jan 2015

Posted on: 05/01/2015 - 14:59

The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report is a weekly bulletin intended for epidemiologists and health professionals in the area of communicable disease prevention and control. This issue covers the period 28 December 2014-3 January 2015. -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Open wide: new insights into burning mouth syndrome

Posted on: 04/01/2015 - 17:47

AMSTERDAM – The incidence of burning mouth syndrome is considerably lower than previously reported, according to findings from the first population-based study of the disorder. The age- and...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

New drugs are ‘nice’ but many IBD questions remain open for study

Posted on: 02/01/2015 - 17:13

ORLANDO – Independent investigators eager to author studies that have notable impact on the field of inflammatory bowel disease have plenty of impor... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Clinical factors associated with IBD can increase risk of CMV disease

Posted on: 01/01/2015 - 05:01

Specific clinical features present in patients with inflammatory bowel disease can significantly increase their risks for developing cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease, according to a study published in...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Visible light spectrography should be used in diagnosing chronic gastrointestinal ischemia

Posted on: 01/01/2015 - 05:01

Using visible light spectrography in the diagnosis of patients with suspected chronic gastrointestinal ischemia can lead to more accurate diagnoses, more-effective treatment regimens, and,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Sofosbuvir and ribavirin critical to preventing posttransplantation HCV recurrence

Posted on: 01/01/2015 - 05:01

Sofosbuvir and ribavirin treatments should be administered to patients with hepatitis C virus who undergo liver transplantations in order to significantly decrease the risks of posttransplant HCV...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Epidemiological update: outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa30 Dec 2014

Posted on: 30/12/2014 - 17:53

On 29 December 2014 the Scottish government announced a case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in a returning health care worker, the case returned to Scotland from Sierra Leone late Sunday night via Casablanca and London Heathrow, arriving into Glasgow Airport on a British Airways flight at around 11:... more

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Hot flashes linked to increased hip fracture risk

Posted on: 30/12/2014 - 12:49

Hot flashes are associated with a significant increase in the risk of hip fracture, regardless of age, body mass index, and other confounders such as smoking, according to analysis of data from the...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

FDA approves IV antibacterial for complicated UTIs, abdominal infections

Posted on: 30/12/2014 - 12:35

A combination of a cephalosporin and a beta-lactamase inhibitor in an intravenous formulation has been approved for treating complicated intra-abdominal infections and complicated urinary tract...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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