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Parents, teens misunderstand parameters of confidential interviews

Posted on: 09/05/2014 - 17:25

PHILADELPHIA – Despite an overall agreement on its merit, both parents and their adolescent daughters are leery of the confidential interview in the gynecologic setting, in part because each cohort...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Survival gains seen with rituximab and mycophenolate in RA lung disease

Posted on: 09/05/2014 - 16:10

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – Rituximab and mycophenolate mofetil could offer patients with rheumatoid arthritis and concomitant interstitial lung disease a survival advantage over other therapies, according...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Physical inactivity is the top factor for heart disease in women

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 23:30

Physical inactivity in women aged 30 years and older has a greater impact on the risk of developing heart disease than any other major risk factor, according to an Australian study published today in...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Physical inactivity is the top factor for heart disease in women

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 23:30

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

FDA declines to approve IV antiplatelet drug cangrelor

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 22:15

The Food and Drug Administration has rejected the approval of the intravenous antiplatelet drug cangrelor, suggesting that the company provide more data, according to the drug’s manufacturer. The...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Vibrating pill may shake up constipation treatment

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 21:35

CHICAGO – A newly developed oral capsule may offer chronic idiopathic constipation patients a novel, nonpharmacologic approach to treatment: It vibrates as it moves through the intestines. In a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Acupuncture beats propofol for endoscopy analgesia

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 20:50

CHICAGO – Endoscopic ultrasound can be a long, uncomfortable, and even painful procedure. But electroacupuncture starting 45 minutes before the procedure significantly decreased the need for drugs to...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Walking disability raises red flag in diabetics with OA

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 19:25

PARIS – Walking disability from hip or knee osteoarthritis puts patients with comorbid diabetes at increased risk for serious diabetes complications, according to a retrospective cohort study. After...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Walking disability raises red flag in diabetics with OA

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 19:25

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Asthma deaths declined modestly during 1999-2010

Posted on: 08/05/2014 - 18:50

SAN DIEGO – Between 1999 and 2010, age-adjusted deaths from asthma in the United States declined modestly but significantly, deaths from angioedema increased significantly, and deaths from...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

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