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LEEP procedures present an important STI screening opportunity

Posted on: 02/06/2014 - 22:20

CHICAGO – Many women who undergo a loop electrosurgical excision procedure for advanced cervical dysplasia are not screened for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, according to findings from...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Adding docetaxel up front improved survival in prostate cancer by more than a year

Posted on: 02/06/2014 - 20:50

CHICAGO –The answer was nearly a decade in coming, but worth the wait: Adding docetaxel to initial hormonal therapy in men with metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer can extend overall...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Drug combo extends survival by more than 1 year in metastatic prostate cancer patients

Posted on: 02/06/2014 - 18:55

CHICAGO – The answer was nearly a decade in coming, but worth the wait: Adding docetaxel to initial hormonal therapy in men with metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer can extend overall...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Goserelin improves fertility in HR-negative breast cancer

Posted on: 02/06/2014 - 15:45

CHICAGO – Use of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist goserelin during chemotherapy for early hormone receptor–negative breast cancer was associated with lower rates of ovarian failure and more...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Goserelin improves fertility in HR-negative breast cancer

Posted on: 02/06/2014 - 15:45

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Ramosetron offers IBS-D alternative

Posted on: 01/06/2014 - 05:01

Once-daily ramosetron improved stool consistency in male patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome, Dr. Shin Fukudo and colleagues reported in the June issue of Clinical...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Diet modifications highly effective in EoE

Posted on: 01/06/2014 - 05:01

An elemental diet was more than 90% effective in inducing histologic remission in eosinophilic esophagitis patients, reported Dr. Ángel Arias and colleagues in the June issue of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Phone calls offer ‘early warning’ in IBD

Posted on: 01/06/2014 - 05:01

Inflammatory bowel disease patients rely on phone communication as much as or more than doctor visits for management of their disease, and heavier reliance may be a sign of impending emergency...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Less frequent zoledronic acid is safe, retains efficacy

Posted on: 30/05/2014 - 23:30

CHICAGO – Women with breast cancer and bone metastasis can safely scale back the frequency of their zoledronic acid infusions from every 12 weeks to every 4 weeks without a loss in efficacy,...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Less frequent zoledronic acid is safe, retains efficacy

Posted on: 30/05/2014 - 23:30

CHICAGO – Women with breast cancer and bone metastasis can safely scale back the frequency of their zoledronic acid infusions from every 12 weeks to every 4 weeks without a loss in efficacy,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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