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Hand surgery helpful for RA associated deformities

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Both hand function and appearance are improved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with severe deformities treated by silicone metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty (SMPA), researchers report in an April 17th on-line paper in Arthritis Care & Research. Dr. Kevin C....

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Add-on bevacizumab slows progression of recurrent ovarian cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Progression-free survival (PFS) is significantly longer in women with recurrent ovarian cancer when bevacizumab is added to chemotherapy, a multicenter team reports in the Journal of Clinical Oncology online April 23. “As ovarian cancer becomes a chronic illness, treatments...

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Noradrenaline a cost-effective option for type 1 hepatorenal syndrome

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For reversal of type 1 hepatorenal syndrome, treatment with noradrenaline seems to work as well as terlipressin and is a lot less expensive, researchers from India report. Hepatorenal syndrome, or HRS, is a form of renal failure seen in patients with end-stage liver disease. ...