Oncology & Cancer
Rare cancer could be caught early using simple blood tests
A pioneering study into myeloma, a rare cancer, could lead to GPs using simple blood tests to improve early diagnosis.
Aug 14, 2018
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Pediatrics
Fecal calprotectin is best marker for discriminating pediatric IBD
(HealthDay)—Fecal calprotectin adds most to discrimination between pediatric patients with and without inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a meta-analysis published online Aug. 14 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Aug 15, 2017
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy aids RA with arthralgia
(HealthDay)—Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) is beneficial for patients with rheumatoid arthritis with arthralgia, according to research published online June 30 in Pain Practice.
Jul 10, 2017
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Obesity may influence rheumatoid arthritis blood tests
New research reveals that in women, obesity may influence blood tests used to diagnose and monitor rheumatoid arthritis. The findings, which appear in Arthritis Care & Research, indicate that physicians need to take obesity ...
Apr 10, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Thalidomide may cause epidermal necrolysis in multiple myeloma
(HealthDay)—In patients with multiple myeloma, thalidomide may cause toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), according to a case report published online Nov. 2 in the International Journal of Dermatology.
Nov 7, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Endoscopic evaluation advised in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
(HealthDay)—For elderly adults diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, endoscopic evaluation may be recommended even in the absence of gastrointestinal symptoms, according to a letter to the editor published in the August ...
Sep 1, 2015
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Tofacitinib ups rheumatoid arthritis treatment response
(HealthDay)—The addition of tofacitinib to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment regimens improves patient response to non-biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), according to a study published in the Aug. ...
Aug 22, 2013
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Medications
High-dose opioids disturb hormones long-term, but mental and physiologic function improves
Half of patients on high-dose, long-term opioid therapy had hormonal disturbances or signs of inflammation, while 100 percent reported improved pain control and mental outlook, new research shows. The results, reported today ...
Apr 11, 2013
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Not all juvenile arthritis is the same
Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) is currently classified as a subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis but with the addition of systemic inflammation often resulting in fever, rash and serositis. New research ...
Oct 22, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidney failure later in life can be predicted based on measurements taken in adolescence
Researchers at Örebro University found that high blood pressure, being overweight, elevation of a blood marker indicating inflammation, or the presence of protein in the urine in otherwise healthy teenage males were all ...
Nov 5, 2014
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