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Methotrexate may affect joint erosions but not pain in patients with erosive hand OA
ATLANTA – The results were observed for 10 mg methotrexate per week at 3 months and 12 months.
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Patients taking TNF inhibitors can safely receive Zostavax
ATLANTA – Investigators found no confirmed varicella infection cases at 6 weeks.
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Multidisciplinary care could address fertility preservation in transgender youth
PHILADELPHIA – Counseling transgender youth about fertility preservation creates a number of clinical and ethical...
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Bisphosphonates turn 50
ORLANDO – The progress seen in treating postmenopausal women with breast cancer, is not evident in younger, premenopasual women or for other...
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EULAR releases recommendations for management of Sjögren’s syndrome
The recommendations are meant to “synthesize current thinking” on the management of the disease but are limited by a lack of high-quality evidence...
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Probiotics with Lactobacillus reduce loss in spine BMD for postmenopausal women
Twelve months of the probiotics treatment prevented bone mineral density loss in the lumbar spine when compared with placebo.
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CBT and antidepressants have similar costs for major depressive disorder
But after 5 years of treatment, CBT appears to be more cost-effective.
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Evidence lacking for using cannabinoids to treat mental disorders
“Our findings have important implications in countries where cannabis and cannabinoids are being made available for medical use,” wrote Dr. Louisa...
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Severe hypoglycemia, poor glycemic control fuels fracture risk in older diabetic patients
The association between severe hypoglycemia, poor glycemic control, and fracture risk seems to be stronger in men than in postmenopausal women.
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Ovarian cryopreservation should no longer be experimental
PHILADELPHIA – Most patients who underwent ovarian tissue freezing followed by reimplantation went on to have successful spontaneous pregnancies...
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Preconception marijuana use by male partner raises spontaneous abortion risk
PHILADELPHIA – Use of marijuana by the male once or twice in the week prior to conception doubled the risk of spontaneous abortion.
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Lifestyle program improves chance of spontaneous conception for women with obesity
PHILADELPHIA – Lifestyle interventions aimed at healthy eating and physical activity in women with obesity could...
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Opioids, benzodiazepines carry greater risk of COPD-related hospitalization
The risk of hospitalization because of respiratory events for patients with COPD was especially high when opioid and benzodiazepine medications...
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Etokimab trial highlights IL-33 targeting as potential new AD therapy
Findings suggest drug also could be used to treat “sterile neutrophilic disease as well as other inflammatory diseases with a clear neutrophilic...
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Hormone therapy in transgender patients is safe for bone
ORLANDO – An analysis of the available literature on bone health in transwomen and transmen receiving hormone therapy showed that transwomen had...