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Antibody elimination may mark radiographic outcomes in RA

Posted on: 08/01/2015 - 13:13

The elimination of anticitrullinated vimentin antibodies during early antirheumatic therapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients may significantly increas... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Annual costs of psoriasis costs top $112 billion

Posted on: 07/01/2015 - 16:00

The total economic burden of psoriasis in the United States is at least $112 billion per year, and possibly as high as $135 billion, investigators est... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Gilead’s hepatitis C drugs to be sold exclusively at CVS

Posted on: 06/01/2015 - 18:09

Gilead Sciences Inc. scored an exclusive deal with CVS Health Corp., as its two hepatitis C medicines, Harvoni and Sovaldi, will be available only for CVS customers. Sovaldi costs $84,000 for a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Overanticoagulation in AF boosts dementia risk

Posted on: 06/01/2015 - 17:16

CHICAGO – Patients with atrial fibrillation who frequently have a supratherapeutic international normalized ratio are at sharply increased risk for ... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Intra-articular better than oral therapies for knee OA?

Posted on: 05/01/2015 - 22:00

Intra-articular treatments appear to be more effective than oral therapies for knee osteoarthritis, but that may be due to their greater placebo effec... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Leuprolide, acetylcholinesterase inhibitor combo hints at effectiveness for Alzheimer’s

Posted on: 05/01/2015 - 21:47

PHILADELPHIA – Leuprolide acetate, in combination with an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, helped to preserve cognitive function in Alzheimer’s disease patients in an exploratory study. The <a...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Topical androgen use by sexual partner linked to high testosterone in prostate cancer patient

Posted on: 05/01/2015 - 21:00

Patients with prostate cancer who have elevated levels of testosterone should be investigated for use of topical androgens taken either by themselves ... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

ADT plus RT more effective in reducing prostate cancer mortality than ADT alone in geriatric men

Posted on: 05/01/2015 - 21:00

Among older men with high-risk prostate cancer, receiving androgen-deprivation therapy in combination with radiotherapy reduced cause-specific and all... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Topical androgen use by sexual partner linked to high testosterone in prostate cancer patient

Posted on: 05/01/2015 - 21:00

Patients with prostate cancer who have elevated levels of testosterone should be investigated for use of topical androgens taken either by themselves ... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Amyloid imaging helped to detect high risk for cognitive decline to Alzheimer’s

Posted on: 05/01/2015 - 20:37

PHILADELPHIA – An amyloid PET scan with florbetapir detected which patients with mild cognitive impairment had a high risk for further cognitive dec... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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