Key Highlights from the ESC Congress 2013
Some of the most important studies presented at ESC Congress 2013, included : HOKUSAI-VTE: The oral anticoagulant edoxaban for the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) resulted in equal… read more.
Some of the most important studies presented at ESC Congress 2013, included : HOKUSAI-VTE: The oral anticoagulant edoxaban for the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) resulted in equal… read more.
A review of the presentation by Sabine Tejpar. The KRAS (codon 12,13) is a validated predictive biomarker in mCRC, it is essential to determine diagnosis and required prior… read more.
A review of the presentation by Volker Heinemann (pictured). The decision on first line treatment in mCRC matters because the number of patients benefitting from therapy diminishes with… read more.
by Pam Harrison – MSI status has clear prognostic value in stage II CRC Julien Taieb, MD, PhD, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France Microsatellite instability (MSI), a… read more.
FDA Highlights by Bruce Sylvester – Treatment with the antipsycotic drug haloperidol does not reduce symptoms of delirium in critically ill patients, UK researchers report.
Mandating outpatient treatment for certain people with severe mental illness, while controversial, results in substantial cost savings by cutting hospitalizations and increasing outpatient care, according to a financial… read more.
Marijuana, the most widely used illicit drug, may double stroke risk in young adults, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2013.
Accurate, robust and simple method of identification has potential benefits to patients, hospitals and health services around the world.
Taken from JAMA – by Bruce Sylvester – After analyzing data on nearly 60,000 patients with acute ischemic stroke, researchers report that thrombolytic treatment initiated sooner correlates to… read more.
More than half of the countries who signed the WHO 2005 Framework Convention on Tobacco Control have not formed plans to help tobacco users quit.
Spinal injections of steroids, intended to relieve back pain, increased bone fragility in the vertebrae of older patients, a retrospective analysis found.
Researchers announced results from a post-hoc pooled analysis showing patients with type 2 diabetes and mild renal impairment treated with JANUVIA® (sitagliptin) 100 mg once-daily achieved similar blood… read more.