| 8/15/2008 |
Eczema in childhood tied to increased risk of asthma later in life
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Childhood eczema is a risk factor for incident asthma in later life, according to results of a 37-year longitudinal Australian study published in the August issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology."The Tasmanian... |
| Source: J Allergy Clin Immunol 2008;122:280-285. |
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| 8/14/2008 |
Lopinavir/ritonavir may curb lipoatrophy in HIV
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Limb fat loss is less frequent in patients with HIV who receive lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra) therapy compared to efavirenz plus zidovudine/lamivudine, according to North American and Spanish researchers.In the July 15th Journa... |
| Source: J Infect Dis 2008;198:234-240. |
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| 8/13/2008 |
Early monitoring needed for infantile hemangioma
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The rapid early growth of infantile hemangiomas requires close observation in the first months of life, according to a report in the August issue of Pediatrics, and any treatment should be undertaken promptly."Not all hemangiom... |
| Source: Pediatrics 2008;122:360-367. |
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| 8/8/2008 |
Mucocutaneous lesions in HIV patients predict low CD4+ counts
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| MEXICO CITY (Reuters Health) - Certain dermatologic conditions indicate CD4+ cell counts of less than 200/microliter among patients with HIV, researchers from Peru reported at the International AIDS Conference underway here."Skin findings may occur at any... |
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| 8/7/2008 |
Pimecrolimus cream an "attractive" option in perioral dermatitis
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pimecrolimus 1% cream (Elidel) leads to rapid improvement in clinical symptoms and quality of life in patients with perioral dermatitis, clinicians from Germany report, based on a study they conducted. Perioral dermatitis (POD)... |
| Source: J Am Acad Dermatol 2008;59:34-40. |
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| 8/7/2008 |
Circumcision protects against several sexually transmitted infections
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| MEXICO CITY (Reuters Health) - Male circumcision has a protective effect against HIV, human papilloma virus and trichomonas vaginalis infections, researchers reported at the International AIDS Conference here.Dr. Robert C. Bailey from the University of Il... |
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| 8/6/2008 |
Exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension common in systemic sclerosis
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) can often become apparent during exercise testing in patients with systemic sclerosis, according to a report in the July issue of Chest."Pulmonary hypertension in scleroderma is a very seri... |
| Source: Chest 2008;134:146-151. |
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| 8/5/2008 |
"Complementary methods" widely used by cancer patients
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The majority of cancer patients use "complementary methods" (CMs) in addition to conventional treatment, aimed at relieving symptoms and side effects and increasing overall wellness, according to findings from a large, populati... |
| Source: Cancer 2008;113:1048-1057. |
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| 8/5/2008 |
Heterosexual infectivity of HIV underestimated
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The heterosexual infectivity of HIV-1 is commonly cited as a fixed value of approximately one transmission per 1000 sexual contacts. However, depending on the presence of several risk factors, the rate of transmission may be s... |
| Source: Lancet Infect Dis 2008;8. |
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| 8/1/2008 |
Ankle impairments seen in diabetics even without neuropathy
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research indicates that even in the absence of peripheral neuropathy, patients with long-standing diabetes mellitus are prone to impaired ankle function.The findings suggest that mechanisms besides neuropathy may play a rol... |
| Source: BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2008;9. |
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| 7/29/2008 |
Second-line doxorubicin/ketoconazole an option in hard-to-treat prostate cancer
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A biweekly regimen of doxorubicin plus ketoconazole is a "reasonable" second-line therapy for men with docetaxel-resistant, hormone-refractory prostate cancer, clinicians from Greece report. In the experience of Dr. Aristotelis... |
| Source: Urology 2008;71:1181-1185. |
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| 7/24/2008 |
Chronic kidney disease increases diabetic foot ulcer risk
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among patients with diabetes, chronic kidney disease (CKD) increases the risk of developing foot ulcers or undergoing lower-extremity amputation, according to a report in the July issue of Diabetes Care."We speculated that ther... |
| Source: Diabetes Care 2008;31:1331-1336. |
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| 7/24/2008 |
Dermatology residents not happy with business training
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A survey of dermatology residents in the US reveals that of 26 components of their residency education, they were most dissatisfied with business management training, according to a report in the Archives of Dermatology for Jul... |
| Source: Arch Dermatol 2008;144:896-900. |
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| 7/23/2008 |
Pulsed, medium-dose UV-A1 phototherapy may be optimal for scleroderma
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The benefits of high-dose ultraviolet A1 irradiation for treatment of sclerotic skin disease are attenuated by dose-dependent skin darkening, new research shows. Reducing the dose and frequency of exposures may lead to better c... |
| Source: Arch Dermatol 2008;144:851-858,912-916,947-948. |
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| 7/21/2008 |
Sunscreen may prevent hypopigmentation after CO2 laser resurfacing
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Carbon dioxide (CO2) laser resurfacing is a safe and effective long-term treatment for facial wrinkles and solar aging, physicians report in the July/August issue of the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. Hypopigmentation - t... |
| Source: Arch Facial Plast Surg 2008;10:238-245. |
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| 7/16/2008 |
Cyclophosphamide-based therapy slows progression of systemic sclerosis lung disease
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Intravenous cyclophosphamide followed by oral maintenance immunosuppression with azathioprine improves or stabilizes lung function in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients with worsening interstitial lung disease (ILD), according t... |
| Source: J Rheumatol 2008;35:1064-1072. |
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| 7/16/2008 |
Eradicating nasal S. aureus does not improve allergic rhinitis
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Topical nasal mupirocin is an effective means of eradicating Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis, according to Israeli researchers. However, the approach does not lead to clini... |
| Source: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2008;100:608-611. |
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| 7/15/2008 |
No cognitive benefit seen with simvastatin for neurofibromatosis
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contrary to animal study findings, treatment with simvastatin does not improve cognitive functioning in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association for ... |
| Source: JAMA 2008;300:287-294. |
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| 7/15/2008 |
Diabetic foot ulcer outcome often poor over long term
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although the majority of patients hospitalized because of diabetic foot ulcers initially do reasonably well, in the long term the overall outcome is often poor, French researchers report in the July issue of Diabetes Care."Desp... |
| Source: Diabetes Care 2008;31:1288-1292. |
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| 7/11/2008 |
Efalizumab for psoriasis may trigger psoriatic arthritis
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Results of a study published in the June issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism suggest that treatment with efalizumab for moderate to severe psoriasis may trigger psoriatic arthritis. "Efalizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody th... |
| Source: Arthritis Rheum 2008;58:1796-1802. |
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| 7/10/2008 |
Pegylated interferon improves melanoma recurrence-free survival
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adjuvant treatment of resected stage III melanoma with pegylated interferon alfa-2b is associated with a significant improvement in recurrence-free survival, according to the results of a randomized phase III trial.Dose and dur... |
| Source: Lancet 2008;372:89-90,117-126. |
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| 7/9/2008 |
Osteoporosis increased in scleroderma patients
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) have rates of osteoporosis similar to those seen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to Canadian researchers."Osteoporosis is increased in some diseases that have... |
| Source: J Rheumatol 2008;35:1073-1078. |
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| 7/8/2008 |
Postponing the introduction of cow's milk and solid foods may not prevent atopy
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Delayed introduction of cow's milk and other food products is associated with a higher rather than lower risk for atopic manifestations in the first 2 years of life, epidemiologists in the Netherlands report in the July issue o... |
| Source: Pediatrics 2008;122:e115-e122. |
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| 7/4/2008 |
Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin effective in hard-to-treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (Caelyx; Schering-Plough) is an effective therapy for advanced or refractory cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), results of a study confirm. In a previous study, researchers treated six CTCL patien... |
| Source: Arch Dermatol 2008;144:727-733. |
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| 7/2/2008 |
Tuberculin skin test can interfere with interferon-gamma assay
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| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The accuracy of a relatively new interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) assay in detecting latent tuberculosis infection can be compromised if a tuberculin skin test (TST) is used several weeks before, according to a study by South Korea... |
| Source: Chest 2008;133:1415-1420. |
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