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ICOO: Opioid self-dosing falls short of pain control

Posted on: 10/06/2015 - 18:14

BOSTON – Many cancer patients do not pursue or at least do not achieve complete freedom from pain when permitted control over their opioid dose, according to a comprehensive analysis of published...

Field of Interest: Oncology
Type: News Item

Majority of eczema appears after childhood

Posted on: 09/06/2015 - 18:56

Though atopic dermatitis is often regarded as infrequent in adulthood, only 40% of study subjects with current eczema reported onset of the disease in childhood, with most beginning after adulthood,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

Consider combining therapies for atopic dermatitis

Posted on: 09/06/2015 - 18:45

Cyclosporine and oral antihistamine therapy showed inconsistent effects on clinical and laboratory markers of atopic dermatitis in older children and adults, based on data from a study of 48...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

Hand eczema linked to anxiety, not depression

Posted on: 09/06/2015 - 18:08

Adults with chronic hand eczema showed significantly higher levels of anxiety but no difference in depression, compared with healthy controls, based on data from a review of 71 patients. The patients...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

Prostate cancer screening for men over 50 has declined

Posted on: 08/06/2015 - 21:00

Subsequent to the 2012 U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommendation discouraging prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening, prostate cancer screening significantly declined among men...

Field of Interest: Oncology
Type: News Item

MRSA coverage in cellulitis treatment

Posted on: 08/06/2015 - 19:40

A 57-year-old man presents with pain and swelling in his leg. He has had low-grade fevers. He has a history of type 2 diabetes. On exam, his right lower extremity is warm, erythematous, and swollen...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

Summary of public health threats, CDTR week 23/201508 Jun 2015

Posted on: 08/06/2015 - 18:38

The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals about active public health threats. This issue covers the period from 31 May to 6 June 2015 and includes updates on the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV), Ebola virus... more

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases
Type: News Item

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