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Statins found to have a survival benefit in colorectal cancer

Posted on: 29/01/2015 - 16:53

SAN FRANCISCO – Statin use confers a survival benefit in patients with colorectal cancer, suggests a systematic review and meta-analysis presented a... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Statins found to have a survival benefit in colorectal cancer

Posted on: 29/01/2015 - 16:53

SAN FRANCISCO – Statin use confers a survival benefit in patients with colorectal cancer, suggests a systematic review and meta-analysis presented a... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Court allows generic colchicine to enter market

Posted on: 28/01/2015 - 16:10

After a 5-year monopoly on the sale of colchicine put the gout medication out of reach for many patients, a federal judge in January denied an injunct... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Advisory panel: Advanced dementia patients need better access to end-of-life care

Posted on: 28/01/2015 - 14:15

Patients with advanced dementia should have increased access to comprehensive care wherever they live, including the facilities in which they spend th... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Periostin has potential as biomarker in lupus nephritis

Posted on: 27/01/2015 - 21:48

Periostin stains correlated with chronicity index scores and renal functions in lupus nephritis patients and may be an effective biomarker, according ... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Lupus doesn’t predict poor hip or knee arthroplasty outcomes

Posted on: 27/01/2015 - 17:50

Systematic lupus erythematosus is not a risk factor for poor outcomes after total hip or knee arthroplasty, according to Dr. Ummara H. Shah and her as... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

M.O.R.E. means less delirium in ICU

Posted on: 27/01/2015 - 15:21

PHOENIX – Adding a protocol of bundled nonpharmacologic interventions to the currently recommended standard of care nearly halved the amount of time... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

FDA approves first generic version of Nexium

Posted on: 27/01/2015 - 00:35

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic formulation of esomeprazole magnesium delayed-release capsules, the agency announced Jan. ... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Monitoring current threats: ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR), week 4/201526 Jan 2015

Posted on: 26/01/2015 - 17:53

ECDC’s weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals covering the period 18 to 24 January 2015, the CDTR includes updates on seasonal influenza, polio and Ebola in West Africa. -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Subungual exostosis masquerades as nail fungus

Posted on: 25/01/2015 - 17:30

ORLANDO – In a patient presenting with a tender, firm lesion under the nail, think subungual exostosis, Dr. Phoebe Rich advised. Subungual exostosi... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

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