Health
When soda makers fund studies, links to obesity weaken
(HealthDay)—If you come across a study claiming that sugary drinks don't cause obesity or diabetes, check to see who's paid for the research.
Oct 31, 2016
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News tagged with financial ties
Inflammatory disorders
Salmeterol + fluticasone deemed safe for childhood asthma
(HealthDay)—Children using a combination long-acting beta agonist/steroid inhaler do not have any greater risk of harm than children using a steroid inhaler alone, according to a study published in the Sept. 1 issue of ...
Sep 2, 2016
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Diabetes
Metformin linked to increased risk of acute dialysis in T2DM
(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes, metformin is associated with about a 50 percent increase in the risk of acute dialysis compared to sulfonylureas, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in Diabetes, ...
Aug 23, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Drug shows promise for genetic proopiomelanocortin deficiency
(HealthDay)—An experimental drug spurred substantial weight loss in patients with proopiomelanocortin (POMC) deficiency, according to a study published in the July 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Jul 21, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Patients with IBS often have negative health care encounters
(HealthDay)—Patients suffering from severe irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) often have negative experiences of health care encounters, and actively negotiate such professional discourse by presenting a counternarrative describing ...
Jun 1, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Melanoma therapy tied to cutaneous adverse events
(HealthDay)—Anti-programmed cell death (PD)-1 therapy for metastatic melanoma is associated with the development of immune-related cutaneous events, according to research published in the March issue of the Journal of the ...
Mar 16, 2016
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Medications
Uncovering the financial ties of advocates for cancer drug approval
Speakers who nominally represent cancer patients at advisory meetings on new drugs often have financial ties with the company seeking marketing approval. And those ties aren't always disclosed, according to an analysis appearing ...
Feb 1, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rosacea linked to increased risk of glioma
(HealthDay)—Rosacea is associated with a significantly increased risk of developing glioma, according to research published online Jan. 27 in JAMA Dermatology.
Jan 28, 2016
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Cardiology
Coronary artery calcium score improves CHD risk prediction
(HealthDay)—Inclusion of the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score improves coronary heart disease (CHD) risk prediction, while the absence of CAC reclassifies many patients as not eligible for statins, according to two studies ...
Oct 6, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Some oncologists are being asked to solicit donations
(HealthDay)—Some institutions are asking physicians to solicit donations from patients, although most physicians agree this could impact the physician-patient relationship, according to a study published online Sept. 28 ...
Sep 30, 2015
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