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Elderly LARC patients had similar nCRT outcomes to younger patients

Posted on: 06/08/2015 - 21:20

Clinical outcomes of elderly patients treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation (nCRT) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) were similar enough to outcomes of younger patients that doctors may...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Study yields insight into nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis progression

Posted on: 06/08/2015 - 18:40

DENVER – Only one-quarter of patients newly identified as having nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis will progress to ankylosing spondylitis within 15 years, according to findings from the...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Recommended RA targets tied to better health outcomes

Posted on: 06/08/2015 - 16:15

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who achieved recommended targets on measures of disease activity functioned better, had better quality of life, and used fewer health care resources, compared with...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Cognitive benefits apparent with commercially available supplement

Posted on: 05/08/2015 - 19:31

WASHINGTON – A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial has supported the purported cognitive boosting capability of the dietary supplement Alpha BRAIN. While the trial was small, it’s a...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Treating depression in cancer patients might reduce costs

Posted on: 05/08/2015 - 14:25

WASHINGTON – Treating depression in cancer patients has the potential to simultaneously improve the patients’ mental health while reducing health care costs, investigators say. Patients with cancer...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

New evidence in melanoma field may be practice changing

Posted on: 04/08/2015 - 19:36

SEATTLE – Recent developments in the field of melanoma may help clinicians refine their approach to this disease, according to Dr. Suraj S. Venna, a dermatologist and medical director of the Inova...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

New evidence in melanoma field may be practice changing

Posted on: 04/08/2015 - 19:36

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

FDA recommends steps to mitigate duodenoscope infection risk

Posted on: 04/08/2015 - 18:36

Addressing recent outbreaks of serious, sometimes fatal infections associated with duodenoscopes, the Food and Drug Administration has issued recommendations for taking extra steps to improve the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Emergency intervention did not reduce women’s heavy drinking, partner violence

Posted on: 04/08/2015 - 16:00

A brief motivational intervention was unsuccessful for reducing heavy drinking or intimate partner violence in women seeking emergency department (ED) treatment for related injuries, according to a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

AAIC: Aerobic exercise proves beneficial for mild cognitive impairment

Posted on: 04/08/2015 - 13:00

WASHINGTON – For the first time, a randomized study has demonstrated that vigorous physical exercise not only improves cognition, but moves Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers in the right direction. Six...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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