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Uncomplicated pregnancies in women with lupus may not boost risk for CV events

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 14:35

Pregnancy may not increase the risk of a cardiovascular event (CVE) in women with systemic lupus erythematosus as much as disease-related morbidities, according to findings from a large,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Uncomplicated pregnancies in women with lupus may not boost risk for CV events

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 14:35

Pregnancy may not increase the risk of a cardiovascular event (CVE) in women with systemic lupus erythematosus as much as disease-related morbidities, according to findings from a large,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

NSAID dosing frequency matters little in ankylosing spondylitis

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 14:09

ROME – Radiographic progression occurs at similar rates in the spines of ankylosing spondylitis patients treated over 2 years with either continuous or on-demand diclofenac, according to results...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Consider cost in anastrozole vs. tamoxifen for DCIS

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 13:20

CHICAGO – Anastrozole may top tamoxifen in reducing the risk of disease recurrence in postmenopausal ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), particularly in younger women, but which drug holds a cost...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Consider cost in anastrozole vs. tamoxifen for DCIS

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 13:20

CHICAGO – Anastrozole may top tamoxifen in reducing the risk of disease recurrence in postmenopausal ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), particularly in younger women, but which drug holds a cost...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Barrett’s esophagus increasing in frequency

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 12:45

Patients with Barrett’s esophagus, a condition in which cells lining the esophagus are replaced by the type of cells that normally line the intestine, need to be monitored carefully to prevent the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Mepolizumab reduces asthma exacerbations more in the elderly

Posted on: 11/06/2015 - 21:04

DENVER – The rate of asthma exacerbations was reduced more among elderly patients than among younger patients treated with mepolizumab vs. placebo as part of the Mepolizumab as Adjunctive Therapy in...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: EULAR updates cardiovascular-disease risk recommendations

Posted on: 11/06/2015 - 19:35

ROME – The European League Against Rheumatism introduced an update to its 2009 recommendations on assessing and managing cardiovascular-disease risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Obesity boosts postmenopausal breast cancer risk

Posted on: 11/06/2015 - 17:21

Women who are overweight and obese have a significantly higher risk of invasive breast cancer after menopause compared with normal-weight women, according to secondary <a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Obesity boosts postmenopausal breast cancer risk

Posted on: 11/06/2015 - 17:21

Women who are overweight and obese have a significantly higher risk of invasive breast cancer after menopause compared with normal-weight women, according to secondary <a...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

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