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Antibiotic therapy an option for acute appendicitis

Posted on: 16/06/2015 - 16:00

Antibiotic therapy failed to be shown as noninferior to surgery in a study of adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, but it did resolve the problem and avert surgery with no adverse effects in...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Q&A with the FDA: Implementing the Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule

Posted on: 15/06/2015 - 18:56

On June 30, pharmaceutical and biological manufacturers will begin implementing the Food and Drug Administration’s revised rules for pregnancy and lactation drug labeling. The Pregnancy and Lactation...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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VIDEO: Assessment tool rapidly screens lupus cognition

Posted on: 15/06/2015 - 18:01

ROME – The Montreal Cognitive Assessment provides a quick and easy-to-use screening tool to identify patients with systemic lupus erythematosus with cognitive impairment, <a...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Cigarettes account for slightly under half of smoking-related cancer deaths

Posted on: 15/06/2015 - 16:00

Of the nearly 346,000 U.S. deaths caused by smoking-related cancers in 2011, about 48.5% were attributable to cigarette smoking, according to a research letter published online June 15 in JAMA...

Field of Interest: Oncology

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Research focus on drug-induced liver injury on the rise

Posted on: 15/06/2015 - 11:34

PHILADELPHIA – Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) continues to be a hot topic, but new advances have helped increase the amount of research done and improve the quality of treatment for patients...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Tenosynovitis predicts 6-month flare of rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 14/06/2015 - 14:53

ROME – Tenosynovitis detected by high-power ultrasound accurately predicted the chance of a disease flare in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were in clinical remission. Those who had...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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TNF tapering can be successful for patients with RA

Posted on: 14/06/2015 - 14:07

ROME – Many patients with rheumatoid arthritis can reduce – or even discontinue – their maintenance therapy with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors after they achieve clinical stability. Half who...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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VIDEO: New and emerging options for management of NAFLD

Posted on: 13/06/2015 - 19:16

PHILADELPHIA – The topic of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) was discussed at length by Dr. Zobair M. Younossi, a physician with the Inova Health...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Inspiratory muscle training boosts lung function in ankylosing spondylitis

Posted on: 13/06/2015 - 17:21

ROME – A program of inspiratory muscle training combined with standard muscular rehabilitation exercise significantly improved lung function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Compared to...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Early ERCP reduces LOS, costs of acute pancreatitis without cholangitis

Posted on: 13/06/2015 - 16:57

Washington – When it’s given early in the course of treatment for patients who have acute pancreatitis and biliary obstruction without cholangitis, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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