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Higher risk of death seen with oral steroids in RA interstitial lung disease

Posted on: 19/06/2014 - 18:15

The use of prednisone for 3 or more months at a time was associated with a significantly elevated risk of death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and interstitial lung disease in a retrospective...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Gene profiling could signal start of personalized medicine in RA

Posted on: 19/06/2014 - 14:00

PARIS – A set of genetic polymorphisms is beginning to allow researchers to predict which patients with rheumatoid arthritis will have a severe disease course, as well as determine their response to...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Stem-cell transplants growing routine for severe scleroderma

Posted on: 18/06/2014 - 23:30

PARIS (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Autologous stem-cell transplantation has emerged as an effective and feasible treatment for selected patients with severe systemic sclerosis who inadequately...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Stem-cell transplants growing routine for severe scleroderma

Posted on: 18/06/2014 - 23:30

PARIS (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Autologous stem-cell transplantation has emerged as an effective and feasible treatment for selected patients with severe systemic sclerosis who inadequately...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

FVC inadequate when assessing scleroderma lung disease

Posted on: 18/06/2014 - 22:40

PARIS – The traditional way to assess the status of interstitial lung disease in patients with systemic sclerosis, forced vital capacity, may not be the best way, based on a new analysis of 83...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

FVC inadequate when assessing scleroderma lung disease

Posted on: 18/06/2014 - 22:40

PARIS – The traditional way to assess the status of interstitial lung disease in patients with systemic sclerosis, forced vital capacity, may not be the best way, based on a new analysis of 83...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Flaxseeds may protect against urinary incontinence in women

Posted on: 18/06/2014 - 22:10

ORLANDO – Lignan-type phytoestrogens, but not isoflavone-type phytoestrogens, were associated with a decreased risk for incontinence symptoms in women, based on findings from a large prospective...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Tofacitinib bests methotrexate for RA

Posted on: 18/06/2014 - 22:00

Tofacitinib was superior to methotrexate at reducing the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, improving physical function, and slowing the progression of joint damage in a 2-year, phase III...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Resuming aspirin for cardioprotection after GI bleed tied to 38% cut in CV risk

Posted on: 18/06/2014 - 15:25

CHICAGO – New data shine a light on the trade-offs involved in resuming low-dose aspirin therapy for secondary cardiovascular prevention following a lower gastrointestinal bleeding event. Going...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

TNF-alpha antagonists did not increase cancer risk in IBD

Posted on: 17/06/2014 - 21:00

The tumor necrosis factor–alpha antagonists infliximab, adalimumab, and certolizumab did not raise the risk of cancer in a nationwide Danish cohort study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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