Antibiotic therapy an option for acute appendicitis

Antibiotic therapy failed to be shown as noninferior to surgery in a study of adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, but it did resolve the problem and avert surgery with no adverse effects in...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

ICOO: Opioid self-dosing falls short of pain control

BOSTON – Many cancer patients do not pursue or at least do not achieve complete freedom from pain when permitted control over their opioid dose, according to a comprehensive analysis of published...

Field of Interest: Oncology
Type: News Item

FDA report provides overview of HCV drug approvals

In a report published in Hepatology, scientists from the FDA’s Division of Antiviral Products in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) have provided a brief overview of the FDA’s...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

Rate ratio of comorbidity high in SLE patients under 40

MANCHESTER, U.K. – When systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) occurs before age 40, patients run a high relative risk of end-stage renal disease, data from a retrospective U.K.-based cohort study have...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology
Type: News Item

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