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Increased prevalence of pancreatic cysts due to MRI improvements

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 14:23

The apparent increase in the prevalence of incidental pancreatic cysts in recent years may be tied to improvements in MRI scanning technology, results of a study suggest. Researchers conducted a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

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Portal venous blood yielded higher levels of circulating tumor cells

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 06:01

Researchers detected circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the portal venous blood of all patients with pancreaticobiliary cancer (PBC), but in the peripheral blood of only 22% of patients, according to...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Crohn’s study found no reason to continue immunomodulators after starting anti-TNFs

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 06:01

Baseline exposure to an immunomodulator did not improve the odds of clinical response or remission when starting anti–tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy for Crohn’s disease (CD), said authors...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Portal venous blood yielded higher levels of circulating tumor cells

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 06:01

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

High serum leptin, insulin levels linked to Barrett’s esophagus risk

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 06:01

High serum insulin and leptin levels were significantly associated with Barrett’s esophagus, according to authors of a meta-analysis of nine observational studies published in the December issue of...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

ACR: Filgotinib cleared phase IIb trials for rheumatoid arthritis

Posted on: 30/11/2015 - 20:52

SAN FRANCISCO – Filgotinib monotherapy yielded a 72% week 12 ACR 20 response for patients with rheumatoid arthritis and a 79% response when combined with methotrexate, according to two phase IIb...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

ACR: Don’t be fooled by contaminated synovial fluid

Posted on: 30/11/2015 - 20:23

SAN FRANCISCO – Hold off on surgery in patients with presumed septic arthritis if they’re not otherwise too sick and their cultures don’t grow out a pathogenic organism within 48 hours. The reason...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Summary of public health threats, CDTR week 48, 201530 Nov 2015

Posted on: 30/11/2015 - 13:23

The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) is a weekly bulletin for epidemiologists and health professionals about active public health threats. This issue covers the period 22-28 November 2015, and includes updates on Zika virus infection, Ebola virus disease and Influenza A(H5N1). --... more

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

AHA: Older breast cancer patients more likely to die of heart disease than malignancy

Posted on: 24/11/2015 - 21:40

ORLANDO – Women diagnosed with localized breast cancer while in their 70s have a higher mortality from cardiovascular disease than from their breast cancer, according to new data from the Women’s...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

AHA: Older breast cancer patients more likely to die of heart disease than malignancy

Posted on: 24/11/2015 - 21:40

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

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