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May 17, 2013
Helping NSCLC Patients to Fight Fatigue with Fitness

A new program to fight post-thoractoromy fatigue, and insights into how late-stage lung cancer patients perceive the advice to remain active.

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May 16, 2013
Prolonged Fatigue Reflects Mood Disorders in Adolescents

Clinicians should pay more attention to the debilitating symptoms of adolescent fatigue, say commentators responding to a survey that shows prolonged fatigue may indicate severe depression or anxiety.

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May 15, 2013
Cultivating New Treatments in Follicular Lymphoma

Intensified therapy including CNS prophylaxis proves promising for reducing or delaying side effects in malignant B-cell lymphoma.

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May 14, 2013
Fear of Damaging LVAD Impairs Sex Life

Do patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) have a worse sex life, afraid to damage it, or a better one, because they feel better? Either way, studies say, they should be encouraged to discuss the question.

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May 13, 2013
Alternative Strategies May Help in IBS Self-Management

Evidence that both email and alternative therapies may help patients with irritable bowel syndrome, beyond the effects of medication.

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May 9, 2013
Antidepressants During Pregnancy Linked to Autism Risk

A population-based case control study leads to reason to believe that taking either a selective-serotonin reductase inhibitor (SSRI) or a non-selective monoamine reuptake inhibitor slightly increases the risks for autism among the offspring of pregnant women with a history of depression.

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May 8, 2013
Vismodegib: Its Pros and Cons in Basal Cell Carcinoma

Experts offer an update on current research in hedgehog signaling pathway inhibition in basal cell carcinoma, including efficacy and toxicity results for vismodegib (Erivedge), the first oral medication to win FDA approval for metastatic BCC treatment.

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May 7, 2013
Rivaroxaban Reduces Thrombotic Events Post-MI

Small, twice-daily doses of rivaroxaban may offer an effective strategy to reduce thrombotic events in patients following ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

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May 6, 2013
For Celiac Disease, New Guidelines. New Markers and Strategies Needed

New guidelines from the American College of Gastroenterology point out the increasing prevalence of celiac disease, and the challenges in diagnosis and treatment.

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May 3, 2013
Stopping Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in Its Tracks

Platinum-based chemotherapy may be the best bet for thwarting aggressive triple-negative breast cancer, according to a preliminary study.

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May 1, 2013
Phone Apps May Enable Real-time Assessment of Schizophrenia

Not only are mobile apps good at assessing schizophrenia, they may be more acceptable to patients. Future apps may broaden the use of mobile technology to sense mental status.

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April 30, 2013
Co-infections with Respiratory Viruses May Not Worsen Flu Epidemic

Co-infection with a respiratory virus was not associated with worse outcomes among patients infected during the H1N1 influenza A virus pandemic of 2009. Still, a population-based prospective study shows that non-influenza viruses can help to shape a flu outbreak.

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April 26, 2013
Beta-Blockers in NSCLC: An Antitumor Agent and Beyond?

Nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients lived significantly longer after definitive radiation therapy if they continued to take beta-blockers during treatment, according to clinicians from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

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April 25, 2013
Brain Stimulation Plus Antidepressant Activates Depression Treatment

More evidence that brain stimulation eases depression. Add it to sertraline, and both treatments are more effective. Studying brain responses to this kind of stimulation should also increase our knowledge and allow tailored treatment.

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April 24, 2013
Why Is Breast Cancer Aggressive in African Americans?

Genetic subtypes of disease don't explain why breast cancer is more aggressive among African-American than Caucasian women. But genotypes may explain differences in immunity to HER2.

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April 23, 2013
Linagliptin Treats Diabetes Accompanied by Renal Disease

Linagliptin achieves significant improvements in glycemic control in a pooled analysis of clinical trials. And a separate randomized trial shows that it can spare insulin and protect kidneys in patients with type 2 diabetes and severe renal insufficiency.

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April 19, 2013
Amrubicin: Vying for a Spot in Lung Cancer Therapy

Early phase trials suggest a role for amrubicin, a third-generation anthracycline, in both small cell and nonsmall-cell lung cancer.

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April 18, 2013
Is Docetaxel Still a Stalwart in Prostate Cancer?

New alternatives to docetaxel (including cabozanitib and abiraterone) are hot on its heels for treatment of prostate cancer, and another drug has potential to address docetaxel resistance.

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April 17, 2013
Do Free Fatty Acid Supplements Reduce ADHD Symptoms?

Research seems to back the food supplement and additive theories surrounding attention deficit hyperactivity disorder--with some caveats.

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April 16, 2013
Continuous EEG Opens "Window to the Brain"

An hour of continuous EEG monitoring can identify seiaures among patients with spells and altered mental status. Spells just before EEG spell out a worse prognosis.

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