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Increased risk of heart attack confirmed in Sjögren’s syndrome patients

Posted on: 01/07/2014 - 19:05

PARIS – Patients with Sjögren’s syndrome appear to have a higher risk of myocardial infarction, but not stroke or transient ischemic attack, than does the general population, based on an analysis of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Nucleoside analogues’ benefits in HBV vary

Posted on: 01/07/2014 - 05:01

Nucleoside analogues are effective at preventing hepatocellular carcinoma in hepatitis B, but all are not equal when it comes to overall mortality and liver transplant, according to two new studies...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Birth defect risk low in celiac disease

Posted on: 01/07/2014 - 05:01

Pregnant mothers with celiac disease have little to fear when it comes to birth defects, despite previous underpowered reports to the contrary, wrote Daniela Zugna, Ph.D., and her colleagues in the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Serrated polyposis syndrome warrants annual screen

Posted on: 01/07/2014 - 05:01

Annual surveillance of serrated polyposis syndrome patients detected a relatively high rate of advanced adenomas and large serrated polyps, reported Dr. Yark Hazewinkel and colleagues in the July...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Birth defect risk low in celiac disease

Posted on: 01/07/2014 - 05:01

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

SLE patients in remission safely stop immunotherapy

Posted on: 30/06/2014 - 18:45

PARIS – When patients with lupus who were in remission on an immunosuppressant drug and a low dosage of prednisone stopped their immunosuppressant, 70% remained flare free 2 years off...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Slow tapering worked best for stopping SLE immunosuppression

Posted on: 30/06/2014 - 15:10

PARIS– When physicians withdrew immunosuppressant treatment from lupus patients in long-term remission, a gradual tapering down of their immunosuppressant treatment produced a lower rate of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

High gonorrhea reinfection rate underscores need for rescreening

Posted on: 27/06/2014 - 18:10

ATLANTA – Gonorrhea reinfection rates are high among women in Florida, with more than 1 in 4 becoming reinfected after treatment, according to a review of surveillance data. Of 9,923 female Florida...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Live births seen in half of pregnancies exposed to belimumab

Posted on: 27/06/2014 - 15:10

PARIS – The live birth rate among women taking belimumab for systemic lupus erythematosus is similar to the background rate for women with the disorder, a study showed. An analysis of clinical...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Live births seen in half of pregnancies exposed to belimumab

Posted on: 27/06/2014 - 15:10

PARIS – The live birth rate among women taking belimumab for systemic lupus erythematosus is similar to the background rate for women with the disorder, a study showed. An analysis of clinical...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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