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Increasing maternal BMI raises fetal, infant death risk

Posted on: 15/04/2014 - 21:00

Increasing maternal body mass index shows a moderate to strong dose-response relationship with increasing risks of fetal death, stillbirth, neonatal death, perinatal death, and infant death,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Memory-disorder care program costs little but saves much

Posted on: 15/04/2014 - 20:00

WASHINGTON – A collaborative care program that supports both Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers saved an Indiana health care system more than $1 million during its initial yearlong test period. The...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Insertable monitor reveals AF in 30% of cryptogenic stroke patients

Posted on: 15/04/2014 - 18:50

WASHINGTON – Continuous cardiac monitoring via Medtronic’s insertable REVEAL XT device resulted in detection of atrial fibrillation in 30% of cryptogenic stroke patients at 36 months of follow-up in...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Some providers quicker to tube feed end-of-life elderly

Posted on: 15/04/2014 - 17:00

Hospitalists who care for dementia patients near the end of life are much less likely to introduce a feeding tube than other physicians who follow such patients. Compared with nonhospital...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Obeticholic acid shows promise in primary biliary cirrhosis

Posted on: 15/04/2014 - 15:35

LONDON – Obeticholic acid significantly reduced key liver enzyme and bilirubin levels in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis in a phase III trial. Results of <link...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Stopping biologics in RA remission remains uncertain

Posted on: 15/04/2014 - 14:00

Once a rheumatoid arthritis patient maintains relatively long-term remission on a regimen that combines a synthetic and a biologic disease-modifying drug, temptation mounts to try withdrawing one of...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Chinese herbal remedy found noninferior to methotrexate in RA patients

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 23:30

A traditional Chinese herbal remedy used to treat joint pain, fever, edema, and local inflammation was found noninferior to methotrexate for controlling active rheumatoid arthritis in an open-label,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Diet, exercise in prediabetes may prevent long-term progression and mortality

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 23:10

A 6-year program of diet, exercise, or both helped delay the onset of diabetes in adults, and had significant mortality benefits for women 23 years later, researchers reported online in the Lancet...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Diabetes prevalence increases, but so does diabetes control

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 22:00

The prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the United States rose significantly from 1988 to 2010, jumping from 6% to 10%. Prediabetes doubled in prevalence over the same time period, from 6% to 12%,...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Intervention manages cardiac patients with depression, anxiety

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 21:00

A low-intensity intervention aimed at managing cardiac patients who have concomitant depression or anxiety improved mental-health–related quality of life when compared with usual care, according to a...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

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