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  AATS Report 2013 – Single dose HRE reduces transfusion

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 15 May 2013

  Aim is for better outcomes in anemic surgical patients with fewer transfusion-related complications, according to study presented at 93rd AATS Annual Meeting.  Anaemia increases operative mortality and morbidity… read more.

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  Managing fibromyalgia

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 14 May 2013

  Fibromyalgia, now recognized as a true health syndrome with origins in the central nervous system, has seen many recent evolutions regarding its diagnosis and management which should instil… read more.

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  Weight loss surgery safe and effective for an expanded group of patients

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 14 May 2013

  The LAP-BAND® weight loss procedure is safe and effective in an expanded group of patients, not just in people who are morbidly obese. This conclusion is reported in… read more.

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  Med diet lowers cholesterol, anyway

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 14 May 2013

  ATVB 2013 Scientific Sessions new tip.  A heart-healthy diet helped men at high risk for heart disease reduce their bad cholesterol, regardless of whether they lost weight, in… read more.

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  AATS Report 2013 – CT superior to chest X-ray for lung cancer

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 13 May 2013

  Greater sensitivity, with lower radiation dose, allows for faster treatment, reported at 93rd AATS Annual Meeting.  Lung cancer is associated with very high mortality, in part because it… read more.

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  Malformed hearts due to genetics

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 13 May 2013

  Every year, thousands of babies are born with severely malformed hearts, disorders known collectively as congenital heart disease. Many of these defects can be repaired though surgery, but… read more.

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  Beta-Blockers is benefit high risk patients around time of noncardiac, nonvascular surgery

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 13 May 2013

  FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Patients with an elevated cardiac risk treated with beta-blockers on the day of or day following non-cardiac, non-vascular surgery have achieved significantly… read more.

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  British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) 2013 Report – TNF switch works in Psoriatic Arthritis

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 10 May 2013

  Most patients with psoriatic arthritis responded well to a first-line biologic, but for many of those who didn’t initially respond, switching to another agent proved beneficial.

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  British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) 2013 Report – Steroid relapse can predict vasculitis damage

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 10 May 2013

  Patients with systemic vasculitis who require steroids for long periods or who have multiple relapses are likely to have extensive, irreversible organ damage.

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  Topical application of rheumatoid arthritis drug anakinra offers relief in dry eye disease

  Written by Bruce Sylvester | 10 May 2013

  FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, and Brigham and Women’s hospital in Boston, Massachusetts report that topical anakinra,… read more.

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  Could eating peppers prevent Parkinson’s?

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 10 May 2013

  Dietary nicotine may hold protective key.  New research reveals that Solanaceae—a flowering plant family with some species producing foods that are edible sources of nicotine—may provide a protective… read more.

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  A reservoir of mosquito disease!

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 10 May 2013

  A large scale, five year study of mosquitoes from different ecological regions in Kenya, including savannah grassland, semi-arid Acacia thorn bushes, and mangrove swamps, found a reservoir of… read more.