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WCD: Methotrexate found safer but less effective than cyclosporine in atopic dermatitis

Posted on: 27/06/2015 - 19:20

VANCOUVER, B.C. – In the first head-to-head trial in atopic dermatitis, cyclosporine was about five times more effective in terms of SCORAD 50 but was associated with more adverse events, Dr....

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Rosacea linked to dyslipidemia, hypertension, CAD

Posted on: 27/06/2015 - 18:20

Patients with rosacea are more likely than others to have dyslipidemia and hypertension, and they are at increased risk for coronary artery disease independently of cardiovascular risk factors,...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Obesity, genetic variations found in adult survivors of childhood cancer

Posted on: 27/06/2015 - 16:08

The St. Jude Lifetime Cohort study found obesity in a higher percentage of adult survivors of childhood cancer than previous studies. Thirty-six percent of the research project’s 1,996 participants...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Erectile dysfunction meds’ link to melanoma not causal

Posted on: 27/06/2015 - 15:19

The erectile dysfunction agents sildenafil, vardenafil, and tadalafil showed a modest but significant association with increased risk of malignant melanoma in a large Swedish cohort study, but the...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Sexually transmitted infections missed as UTIs are overdiagnosed

Posted on: 26/06/2015 - 18:54

Women may be receiving unnecessary antibiotics for overdiagnosed urinary tract infections while their sexually transmitted infections go undetected, according to a recent study in an urban academic...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Online recommendations provide constantly updated HCV management guidelines

Posted on: 26/06/2015 - 17:42

The newest guidelines for testing, managing, and treating hepatic C infections in adults are part of a “living document” – a constantly updated online resource that reflects the ever-changing world...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

AATS: Metformin linked to better progression-free survival in early-stage NSCLC

Posted on: 26/06/2015 - 16:36

SEATTLE – Metformin use before surgery for stage I and II non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was associated with improved progression-free survival at 5 years in a <a...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Advanced age no barrier to continuous myeloma regimen

Posted on: 26/06/2015 - 13:08

VIENNA – Elderly patients over age 75 with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma derive the same survival benefits from continuous lenalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone as those under 75, according to a...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

EULAR:‘COBRA Slim’ tops other combination strategies for early RA

Posted on: 25/06/2015 - 22:59

ROME – Strategies that combine conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, such as methotrexate, sulfasalazine, or leflunomide, with a tapered glucocorticoid regimen to rapidly...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

EULAR:‘COBRA Slim’ tops other combination strategies for early RA

Posted on: 25/06/2015 - 22:59

ROME – Strategies that combine conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, such as methotrexate, sulfasalazine, or leflunomide, with a tapered glucocorticoid regimen to rapidly...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

WCD: Methotrexate found safer but less effective than cyclosporine in atopic dermatitis

Rosacea linked to dyslipidemia, hypertension, CAD

Obesity, genetic variations found in adult survivors of childhood cancer

Erectile dysfunction meds’ link to melanoma not causal

Sexually transmitted infections missed as UTIs are overdiagnosed

Online recommendations provide constantly updated HCV management guidelines

AATS: Metformin linked to better progression-free survival in early-stage NSCLC

Advanced age no barrier to continuous myeloma regimen

EULAR:‘COBRA Slim’ tops other combination strategies for early RA

EULAR:‘COBRA Slim’ tops other combination strategies for early RA

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