Lapatinib + Trastuzumab May Rapidly Shrink Breast Tumors
Researchers say combo therapy works well for about one in four women with HER2+ breast cancer
Bevacizumab, Triamcinolone Up Outcome After Cataract Surgery
Both linked to improvements in visual acuity; only triamcinolone tied to sustained improvement in CMT
Vitamin D Not Beneficial for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Supplements don't slow disease progression or ease pain, even in patients with low levels of the vitamin
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, March 4-7
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology The annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & and Immunology was held...
Retail Clinics Do Not Decrease Health Care Spending
More than half of retail clinic visits for 11 low-acuity conditions represent new utilization
Large Number of Mutations Needed to ID TB Drug Resistance
Predicted resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid ID'd based on 238 mutations across 18 genetic loci
N-Acetylcysteine Augmentation Therapy May Be Effective for OCD
Studied as augmentative agent to fluvoxamine in moderate-to-severe obsessive-compulsive disorder
Most Lung Cancer-Specific Tweets Relate to Support, Prevention
<20 percent of tweets about clinical trials; only one tweet linked to a patient recruitment website
AAOS: ADHD Meds Tied to Lower Bone Density in Children
One-quarter of children in study had lower-than-normal readings
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Some Cancers
Effect was seen most strongly with colon, gastrointestinal tumors
