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ACR: Infection risk with DMARDs doesn’t change with age of RA onset

Posted on: 23/11/2015 - 22:23

SAN FRANCISCO – Biologics do not pose an increased risk of infection in patients with elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis over the age of 60 years because their time to first infection and time to...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

ACR: Infection risk with DMARDs doesn’t change with age of RA onset

Posted on: 23/11/2015 - 22:23

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Short-course DAA regimens for HCV provide limited cure rates

Posted on: 23/11/2015 - 22:00

Shorter-course treatment with combinations of three or four different direct-acting antiviral agents achieved sustain viral response in 12 weeks (SVR12) in less than a third of patients with...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

ARC-520 shows promise in chronic hepatitis B

Posted on: 23/11/2015 - 21:19

SAN FRANCISCO – ARC-520, the first RNA interference–based drug to reach patients, produced deep and durable knockdown of viral antigens and DNA in chronic hepatitis B patients in a phase II...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Synovitis, effusion associated with increased pain sensitivity

Posted on: 23/11/2015 - 20:54

Synovitis and effusion were associated with increases in pain sensitivity at the patella and wrist, respectively, in a study of 1,111 patients with or at risk of knee osteoarthritis...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

AHA: Physician awareness of women’s heart risk due for upgrade

Posted on: 23/11/2015 - 20:28

ORLANDO – Heart disease in women is not a top-level concern for most primary care physicians or cardiologists, according to a national survey. Less than two in five (39%) of the surveyed primary...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Epidemiological update: Outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa 23 Nov 2015

Posted on: 23/11/2015 - 18:38

On 20 November 2015, the Liberian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare reported three confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease. -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Hold the checkpoint inhibitors when pneumonitis symptoms occur

Posted on: 20/11/2015 - 18:31

BOSTON – Treatment of pneumonitis associated with the PD-1 axis checkpoint inhibitors requires close monitoring of patients and rapid clinical response, an oncologist advised. “We need to be...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Childhood, young adult cancer survivors face high risk of long-term morbidity

Posted on: 20/11/2015 - 17:20

Survivors of cancer diagnosed at early ages, compared with healthy controls, face higher risk of chronic medical problems, according to two independent studies. Survivors of adolescent and young...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Practical tips help quell pseudofolliculitis barbae

Posted on: 20/11/2015 - 15:54

LAS VEGAS – Stubble is okay, and not just because it’s trendy to sport a beard. This was a key message during a presentation on pseudofolliculitis barbae at Skin Disease Education Foundation’s annual...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

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