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Two behavioral therapies are on par for alleviating insomnia in cancer survivors

Posted on: 05/06/2014 - 20:45

MINNEAPOLIS – Both cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and mindfulness-based stress reduction training lessened insomnia in a group of cancer survivors, although the former works faster, new...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Naloxegol cut opioid-associated constipation without impairing pain relief

Posted on: 04/06/2014 - 22:00

Treatment with opioid receptor-antagonist naloxegol significantly improved opioid-associated constipation, compared with placebo, without affecting pain scores or daily opioid requirements, according...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Naloxegol cut opioid-associated constipation without impairing pain relief

Posted on: 04/06/2014 - 22:00

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Dogs detect prostate cancer VOCs in urine

Posted on: 04/06/2014 - 20:20

ORLANDO – Specially trained dogs accurately detected specific prostate cancer volatile organic compounds in urine samples from patients with varying stages of disease and risk levels in a controlled...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Seven percent of patients with life-threatening skin reactions have another episode

Posted on: 03/06/2014 - 21:00

Patients who survived Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis had a 7% incidence of recurrence, based on data from a 10-year population study of more than 500 Canadian patients. The...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

High rate of durable responses to pembrolizumab in metastatic melanoma

Posted on: 03/06/2014 - 19:35

CHICAGO – The investigational targeted agent pembrolizumab induced durable treatment responses in a high percentage of patients with advanced metastatic melanoma, in a phase I study. Of 411...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Norfloxacin reduced inflammatory bowel syndrome symptoms

Posted on: 03/06/2014 - 17:35

CHICAGO – Norfloxacin therapy relieved symptoms of inflammatory bowel syndrome better than placebo did in a prospective study of 80 patients, especially in patients with small intestinal bacterial...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Tests may help before liver transplant, not after

Posted on: 03/06/2014 - 15:15

CHICAGO – Two laboratory measurements that are commonly used to assess the cause of symptomatic ascites before liver transplant may be deceptive when used to assess posttransplant ascites, a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: New option arises for young women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer

Posted on: 02/06/2014 - 22:40

CHICAGO – The aromatase inhibitor exemestane is more effective than tamoxifen in preventing breast cancer recurrence in premenopausal women also receiving ovarian function suppression as adjuvant...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: New option arises for young women with hormone-sensitive breast cancer

Posted on: 02/06/2014 - 22:40

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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