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Evolving nanotechnology reveals potential treatment advantages

Posted on: 22/05/2014 - 18:05

DENVER – As the nanotechnology field evolves, there are at least three reasons a clinician might prefer to use nanoparticles over conventional drugs, according to Dr. Jack L. Arbiser. The first is to...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Watch for the skin side effects of novel melanoma therapies

Posted on: 21/05/2014 - 18:15

WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – The spectacular developments in the treatment of advanced melanoma that began with approval of ipilimumab in 2011 continue to accelerate, and these advances promise to keep...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Watch for the skin side effects of novel melanoma therapies

Posted on: 21/05/2014 - 18:15

WAIKOLOA, HAWAII – The spectacular developments in the treatment of advanced melanoma that began with approval of ipilimumab in 2011 continue to accelerate, and these advances promise to keep...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Clinical data support earlier PSA testing in black men

Posted on: 21/05/2014 - 14:30

ORLANDO – Tumors detected following prostate-specific antigen screening in black men aged 40-54 years had more favorable clinico-pathologic characteristics than those detected in black men aged 55-70...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Integrin receptor antagonist approved for IBD, with postmarketing safety plans

Posted on: 20/05/2014 - 23:25

Vedolizumab, an integrin receptor antagonist, has been approved as a treatment for moderate to severe inflammatory bowel disease in adults who have not had an adequate response to one or more...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Fecal transplant falls short in UC, but may not be the end

Posted on: 20/05/2014 - 22:35

CHICAGO – Results were negative from the first randomized placebo-controlled trial of fecal microbiota transplant in ulcerative colitis, but enthusiasm remains for this newly regulated and trendy...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Physical therapy failed to improve hip OA

Posted on: 20/05/2014 - 21:00

Physical therapy incorporating manual therapy, exercise, patient education, and in some cases use of an assistive device for walking, failed to lessen pain or improve function in hip osteoarthritis...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Pancreatic cancer predicted to become second-leading cause of U.S. cancer deaths by 2030

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

If current trends hold true, pancreatic and liver cancer will overtake breast and colorectal cancer to become the second- and third-most-common causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States by...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Midlife PSA measure predicted lethal prostate cancer

Posted on: 20/05/2014 - 18:55

ORLANDO – A single prostate specific antigen level measurement before age 60 years in the setting of opportunistic screening predicted lethal prostate cancer in later life, according to findings from...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Insulin perturbations seen in nondiabetic patients with NAFLD

Posted on: 18/05/2014 - 15:45

LAS VEGAS – Nondiabetic patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease already have insulin perturbations putting them on track for a variety of more serious health conditions, new data show. In a...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Evolving nanotechnology reveals potential treatment advantages

Watch for the skin side effects of novel melanoma therapies

Watch for the skin side effects of novel melanoma therapies

Clinical data support earlier PSA testing in black men

Integrin receptor antagonist approved for IBD, with postmarketing safety plans

Fecal transplant falls short in UC, but may not be the end

Physical therapy failed to improve hip OA

Pancreatic cancer predicted to become second-leading cause of U.S. cancer deaths by 2030

Midlife PSA measure predicted lethal prostate cancer

Insulin perturbations seen in nondiabetic patients with NAFLD

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