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Obesity may drive symptom severity in rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 07/07/2014 - 16:05

PARIS – The higher disease activity scores seen in obese patients with rheumatoid arthritis may be driven by the proinflammatory state that is associated with obesity, Dr. Christopher Sparks reported...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

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Metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance occur frequently in psoriatic arthritis patients

Posted on: 07/07/2014 - 14:35

The metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance are not just common among patients with psoriatic arthritis, but both also correlate with the severity of the inflammatory musculoskeletal disease,...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

EFIM Administrative Council & General Assembly Meeting - 26 - 27 September Tartu - Estonia

Posted on: 07/07/2014 - 13:44

EFIM Administrative Council Meeting and General Assembly will take place on Saturday 27 September from 9.00 – 17.00 at the Senate Hall of the Tartu University in Estonia. The meeting will take place after the Estonian congress on polymorbidity to take place on Friday 26 September. We highly... more

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Fewer than 10% of HCV-infected patients complete treatment

Posted on: 03/07/2014 - 18:20

Few patients with hepatitis C virus infection complete all of the steps along a proposed HCV treatment cascade, according to a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. The findings identify...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Enhanced education, customized follow-up options improve STD retesting rates

Posted on: 03/07/2014 - 16:25

ATLANTA – Educating patients treated for chlamydia or gonorrhea about reinfection and retesting, and providing customized options for follow-up care, increased patient retest return rates by 15% in a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

More than half of older women have experienced incontinence

Posted on: 03/07/2014 - 15:05

Among noninstitutionalized Americans aged 65 years and older, 61.2% of women and 38% of men experience at least occasional urinary or bowel incontinence, the National Center for Health Statistics...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

More than half of older women have experienced incontinence

Posted on: 03/07/2014 - 15:05

Among noninstitutionalized Americans aged 65 years and older, 61.2% of women and 38% of men experience at least occasional urinary or bowel incontinence, the National Center for Health Statistics...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

More than half of older women have experienced incontinence

Posted on: 03/07/2014 - 15:05

Among noninstitutionalized Americans aged 65 years and older, 61.2% of women and 38% of men experience at least occasional urinary or bowel incontinence, the National Center for Health Statistics...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Glucocorticoid shots ineffective for spinal stenosis

Posted on: 02/07/2014 - 22:00

Epidural injections of glucocorticoids plus lidocaine proved ineffective at improving pain or function in older adults with central spinal stenosis in a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Psoriasis risk rises in women with history of hypertension and beta-blocker use

Posted on: 02/07/2014 - 21:00

Women with a 6-year or longer history of hypertension, and women with a 6-year or longer use of beta-blocker medications to treat hypertension, may be at increased risk of developing psoriasis,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

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