A retrospective review has shown improved overall survival in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome who underwent iron chelation therapy.
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Zosia Chustecka
Survival among 117 patients treated by short, daily hemodialysis was 61% better than that of the US population on conventional hemodialysis, according to a recent study.
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Marlene Busko
Canada has approved a device (Humira Pen) to administer an arthritis drug; the EU has approved a titanium implant (Dynamic Cervical Implant), and Japan has approved a temperature management system (Arctic Sun).
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Yael Waknine
In a case-control study, specific symptoms in conjunction with their frequency and duration helped identify women with ovarian cancer, suggesting that a symptom index may be useful. (CME,CE)
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Based on results from a randomized trial with 1 mg-day of finasteride for 48 weeks, an adjustment to PSA level should be made during prostate cancer screening. (CME)
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Laurie Barclay,Charles Vega
A randomized controlled trial showed that massage therapy is effective in reducing pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis, warranting further study of cost-effectiveness. (CME,CE)
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Laurie Barclay
The RE-MODEL study in patients undergoing total knee replacement shows the 2 drugs are similarly effective at preventing venous thromboembolism.
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Zosia Chustecka
The investigational drug is the first to show clinical activity in this population of treatment-resistant patients with a poor prognosis.
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Allison Gandey
Good seizure control improves quality of life and lessens anxiety in patients with epilepsy, a new study suggests.
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Caroline Cassels
Treatment with donated mesenchymal stem cells can be life-saving in patients with severe acute graft-vs-host disease.
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Zosia Chustecka
Premenopausal women diagnosed with breast cancer may try to conceive instead of waiting for 2 years after diagnosis, according to researchers. (CME,CE)
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Premature menopause was more likely, although none of the patients had an endocrine disorder.
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Paula Moyer
In a small pilot study, the treatment was well tolerated and associated with fewer seizures.
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Paula Moyer
A randomized study suggests that central obesity is an independent risk factor for incident microalbuminuria in individuals with type 1 diabetes. (CME)
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Laurie Barclay
In a randomized trial, 0.2 mg of prophylactic vitamin K1, administered intramuscularly, maintained vitamin K sufficiency in preterm infants at 32 weeks' gestation. (CME)
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Laurie Barclay,Penny Murata
Adding rituximab to chemotherapy regimens improves the response rate and dramatically reduces toxicity in Burkitt?s lymphoma.
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Zosia Chustecka
Children with severe combined immunodeficiency are healthy and thriving after hemopoietic stem-cell gene therapy, going "from bubble to the playground."
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Zosia Chustecka
The FDA has approved an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene-heparin vascular graft (Gore Propaten), a functional cardiac imaging system (D-Spect Cardiac), and a cervical plating system (Kinetic).
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Yael Waknine
Men with epilepsy who take enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs have lower levels of vitamin D as well as lower calcium and higher parathyroid hormone, according to investigators.
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Paula Moyer
Administered once weekly, the subcutaneous injection may offer an alternative to standard heparins and vitamin-K antagonists.
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Allison Gandey
The American Cancer Society provides nutrition and physical activity guidelines for cancer survivors during phases of treatment and recovery and for others living with advanced cancer. (CME,CE)
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The CDC has reported on alcohol and drug use among victims of motor vehicle crashes; environmental barriers to healthcare among disabled individuals; and prostate-specific antigen levels in men aged 40 years and older.
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Yael Waknine
The FDA has granted orphan drug status for varicella zoster immune globulin [human] injection, pafuramidine maleate, and synthetic human secretin.
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Yael Waknine
A randomized trial showed that in patients with impaired fasting glucose tolerance, this fixed-dose combination reduced the risk for new-onset diabetes vs losartan-hydrochlorothiazide. (CME)
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Laurie Barclay,Charles Vega
In utero exposure to the antiepileptic drug valproate poses a much greater risk of poor behavioral developmental outcomes compared with other commonly used antiepileptic drugs, a new study suggests.
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Caroline Cassels
A report this week describes a third autopsy-confirmed case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease infection in a group of patients who received blood from infected donors. The case adds weight to the possibility that the disease-causing prion may be transmitted efficiently by blood transfusions
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Susan Jeffrey
Antidepressants were linked with increased risk for attempted suicide but improved mortality rates among patients with a history of attempted suicide. (CME,CE)
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The FDA has approved telbivudine 600-mg tablets (Tyzeka) and an expanded indication for adalimumab subcutaneous injection (Humira). (CME)
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Laurie Barclay,Yael Waknine
A literature review of recent articles about cardiovascular complications in CKD found great research interest but also identified how care could be improved.
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Marlene Busko
An experimental agent is showing promise as an effective and safe replacement for the ketogenic diet and may pave the way for a new class of drugs to treat temporal lobe epilepsy, a new study suggests.
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Caroline Cassels
A new study reveals that within 10 years of a hematopoietic stem-cell transplant, patients are almost twice as likely as the general population to develop a second solid cancer.
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Allison Gandey
In an Indian study, consumption of milk fortified with specific micronutrients significantly reduced illnesses, especially in the first 2 years of life. (CME)
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Laurie Barclay,Penny Murata
The FDA has approved revisions to the safety labeling for didanosine, quetiapine fumarate, and desflurane. (CME)
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Laurie Barclay,Yael Waknine
An observational study found that patients treated with drug-eluting stents who are no longer taking clopidogrel at 6 or 12 months face a higher risk for death or MI during 24 months of follow-up. (CME,CE)
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Charles Vega,Shelley Wood
The 5-year overall survival of 89% with imatinib in chronic myeloid leukemia is the best ever reported for this disease.
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Zosia Chustecka
Rosiglitazone is better than metformin and glyburide in slowing the progression to monotherapy failure, although costs, adverse effects, and risk-benefit profile must be taken into account. (CME)
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Charles Vega,Michael O'Riordan
Researchers say the new technique fails to outperform standard histologic examinations, which are less expensive and easily conducted
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Allison Gandey