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Lupus severity and genotype associated with greater risk of pneumonia

Posted on: 10/09/2014 - 15:50

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus are at significantly greater risk of pneumonia compared with the general population, particularly those with more severe disease and those with the FCGR2A...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Long-term benzodiazepine use may contribute to risk of Alzheimer’s

Posted on: 09/09/2014 - 23:30

Benzodiazepine use for 3 months or more is associated with a significantly increased likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease, and longer exposure is associated with greater odds, according to...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Psoriatic arthritis patients often changed or stopped treatment

Posted on: 09/09/2014 - 22:55

Patients with psoriatic arthritis who began taking disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs often changed regimens soon afterward, especially if they had started with nonbiologic treatments, researchers...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Psoriatic arthritis patients often changed or stopped treatment

Posted on: 09/09/2014 - 22:55

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Anti-inflammatory treatment could slow bone loss in early rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 09/09/2014 - 18:00

Aggressive anti-inflammatory treatment correlated with slowed bone loss in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, according to findings from a prospective cohort study. The results show that...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Jury still out on effect of systemic psoriasis meds on MI risk

Posted on: 09/09/2014 - 15:05

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Results from some studies have concluded that treatment with conventional systemic or biologic therapy improves the elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Prediabetes increases cancer risk by 15%

Posted on: 08/09/2014 - 23:00

Prediabetes increases cancer risk in adults by 15%, with significantly increased risk for cancer of the stomach, liver, pancreas, breast, and endometrium, in a meta-analysis published Sept. 8 in...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

USPSTF recommends low-dose aspirin for preeclampsia prevention

Posted on: 08/09/2014 - 22:00

The use of low-dose aspirin is advisable after 12 weeks of gestation in asymptomatic pregnant women at high risk for developing preeclampsia, according to a recommendation from the U.S. Preventive...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Most advanced dementia patients get unnecessary meds

Posted on: 08/09/2014 - 21:00

Most nursing home residents with advanced dementia receive "medications of questionable benefit," given that they are terminally ill and that the goal of their care should be comfort rather...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

TURQUOISE regimen active against HCV-HIV coinfection

Posted on: 08/09/2014 - 19:20

WASHINGTON – Early studies show that a new, combined antiviral regimen seems to suppress hepatitis C viremia while keeping HIV viremia stable in coinfected patients. Dr. Joseph Eron presented phase...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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