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Daclatasvir-sofosbuvir combo scores in resistant hepatitis C

Posted on: 15/01/2014 - 22:00

A combined regimen of daclatasvir and sofosbuvir achieved sustained virologic response rates greater than 90% in an industry-sponsored trial involving patients with chronic HCV, according to study...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

‘Obesity paradox’ refuted

Posted on: 15/01/2014 - 22:00

Mortality is not lower among adults with diabetes who were overweight or obese at diagnosis than among those who were of normal weight, as has been suggested by proponents of the "obesity...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Expanded genetic testing better predicts panitumumab plus chemo response

Posted on: 15/01/2014 - 19:50

SAN FRANCISCO – Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer should be broadly tested for RAS mutations before being treated with panitumumab, according to new data from a <link...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

FDA approves dapagliflozin for type 2 diabetes

Posted on: 08/01/2014 - 20:20

Dapagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, has been approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes with a requirement that the manufacturer conduct postmarketing studies that address...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Postpartum care after gestational diabetes is preconception care as well

Posted on: 07/01/2014 - 20:05

WASHINGTON – The rise in gestational diabetes cases demands new strategies for active postpartum care that will not only assist with prevention of type 2 diabetes, but will also prepare women for...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

In utero exposure to dyslipidemia magnifies LDL risk in offspring

Posted on: 06/01/2014 - 15:15

DALLAS – Elevated LDL cholesterol in women before childbirth was associated with a fivefold increased risk of elevated LDL 2 decades later in their young adult offspring in a new analysis from the...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

‘JNC 8’ guideline follows convoluted endgame

Posted on: 04/01/2014 - 06:00

UPDATED Jan. 4, 2014 The federally funded program to produce a set of U.S. guidelines for hypertension management, a process more than 5 years in the making, came to an unusual end on...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Genotyping adds little to optimized warfarin dosing

Posted on: 03/01/2014 - 14:20

DALLAS – Genotyping to guide the starting dosage of warfarin treatment showed no added value above tailoring treatment with a panel of clinical features in a randomized, controlled U.S. trial of more...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Metronidazole linked to increased risk for inflammatory bowel disease

Posted on: 02/01/2014 - 14:10

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. – Exposure to antibiotics other than penicillins, in particular metronidazole and quinolones, was associated with new-onset Crohn’s disease, based on a meta-analysis of observational...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Low-FODMAP diet reduced IBS symptoms

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

Diets low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols reduced functional gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome. The finding, published...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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