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First treat-to-target gout trial supports allopurinol dose escalation
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- Amy Karon
Gradually ramping up the dose of allopurinol to achieve target serum urate levels in gout patients who tolerate the drug is safe and effective,...
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Elbasvir, grazoprevir beat HCV despite compensated cirrhosis
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- Amy Karon
Twelve weeks of treatment produced SVR in both treatment-naive and treatment-experienced patients.
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VIDEO: Study estimates prevalence of pediatric celiac disease, autoimmunity
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- Amy Karon
Large, prospective study finds some surprises.
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VIDEO: Occult cancers contribute to GI bleeding in anticoagulated patients
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- Amy Karon
Significant morbidity, long hospital stays, and required transfusions result from treatment-related GI bleeding events.
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Psyllium cut frequency of abdominal pain in pediatric IBS trial
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- Amy Karon
Other effects on stool microbiota and breath hydrogen might have been measured in a larger study population.
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Study supports NCCN recommendations on risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy
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- Amy Karon
A large hereditary cancer study supports National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidance to consider risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO)...
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Study nixed magnesium for infants with acute bronchiolitis
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- Amy Karon
The addition of magnesium to usual care for infants with acute bronchiolitis may cause more harm than good.
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Complete resection tied to improved survival in low-grade serous ovarian cancer
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- Amy Karon
Unlike platinum-based chemotherapy, resection to the point of no residual disease was associated with improved survival.
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Adding Pap to plasma testing boosted detection of ovarian tumors
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- Amy Karon
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD – Combination is “a promising step toward a broadly applicable screening methodology for the early detection of ovarian cancer...
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Peptide vaccine shows early promise in ovarian, endometrial cancers
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- Amy Karon
E39+GM-CSF was well tolerated and exhibited a statistically significant, dose-dependent effect on recurrence and disease-free survival.
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No link between methylation, survival in ovarian cancer
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- Amy Karon
Unlike mutation, methylation of BRCA1 was not linked to longer survival or platinum sensitivity in high-grade serous ovarian cancer.
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Experts warn against readmissions as sole quality measure in ovarian cancer
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- Amy Karon
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – For patients with ovarian cancer, focusing solely on postsurgical hospital readmissions as a quality measure could worsen...
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Intensive ventilation precedes lesser pulmonary complications
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- Amy Karon
Addition of 10 cm H2O to positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) during mechanical ventilation was followed by significantly lessened pulmonary...
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Dexmedetomidine improves sedation in sepsis
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- Amy Karon
Use of dexmedetomidine improved sedation among ventilated patients with sepsis, but did not significantly cut mortality rates or increase...
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Norepinephrine shortage linked to mortality in patients with septic shock
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- Amy Karon
A national shortage of norepinephrine in the United States was associated with higher rates of mortality among patients hospitalized with septic...