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  • Medical Web Radio: smoking and rheumatism, social jet lag and...

    The latest edition of the Medical Web Radio includes the following topics: 1 - Induction of Labour is Associated with a Reduction in Perinatal Mortality; 2 - Smoking Leads to Early Disease Onset and Symptoms of Rheumatism; 3 - Social Jet Lag Negatively Impacts Health...

    md-fm.com - Tue, 22 May 2012
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  • Medical Web Radio: depression prevention, bipolar disorder misdiagnised, radioiodine after low risk thyroid cancer and...

    The latest edition of the Medical Web Radio includes the following topics: 1 - Depression prevention; 2 - Bipolar disorder misdiagnised; 3 - Grief and depression; 4 - COX-II inhibitors and cardiovascular risck; 5 - Radioiodine after low risk thyroid cancer.

    md-fm.com - Tue, 15 May 2012
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  • Medical Web Radio: CABG better than PCI for long-term survival in multivessel CAD

    The latest edition of the Medical Web Radio includes the following topics: 1- Coronary bypass surgery improves long-term survival in older patients with multivessel disease compared with PCI; 2- Increased risk of coronary heart disease and stroke among spousal caregivers of cancer patients; 3- Laparoscopy can significantly reduce risks of bowel obstruction compared to open-surgery; 4- For arthritis patients at high risk of gastrointestinal complications: Adherence to a gastroprotective regimen is crucial when taking COX-2 inhibitors; 5- In overweight patients with type 2 diabetes, good studies are lacking on the efficacy of metformin; 6- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can reduce the incidence of pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; 7- Dieting can prevent the appearance of dyslipidemia commonly associated with highly active antiretroviral therapy.

    md-fm.com - Tue, 24 April 2012
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  • Medical Web Radio: What Gut Microbiota is learning to us regarding medicine?

    The latest MD-FM insight will be devoted to the understanding of what “Gut Microbiota” is and why this new “organ” has recently been shown to play a central role in Medicine.

    md-fm.com - Tue, 10 April 2012
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  • Medical Web Radio: Cervical disease sufferers could benefit from HPV vaccine

    Topics of the latest edition of the Medical Web Radio include: 1- Bariatric surgery superior to medical therapy in treating type 2 diabetics who are obese; 2- In high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis, catheter aortic valve replacement is a good alternative to surgery; 3- Adrenaline use for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest results in poor long-term outcome; 4- In high-risk myeloma patients, allogenic stem cell transplantation is not recommended as a first-line treatment; 5- Cervical disease sufferers could benefit from HPV vaccine; 6- Consumers of chocolate are leaner.

    md-fm.com - Tue, 3 April 2012
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  • Medical Web Radio: ECCEO 2012 - Aromatase inhibitors for female breast cancer increase osteoporotic fracture risk

    Topics of the latest edition of the Medical Web Radio are: 1- Aromatase inhibitors increase osteoporotic fracture risk in women with breast cancer; 2- Obese postmenopausal women have more osteoporotic fractures; 3- Muscle size is positively associated with bone size, strength and mineral content; 4- Bisphosphonate alternatives are OK for treating men with osteoporosis; 5- Including lumbar spine BMD could improve the accuracy of FRAX; 6- Depressed patients on SSRIs have higher fracture risks; 7- Transexual men have larger cortical bone with hormone.

    md-fm.com - Tue, 27 March 2012
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  • Medical Web Radio: PSA screening reduces prostate-cancer mortality, not all-cause mortality

    Topics of the latest Medical Web Radio include: 1- Study reports PSA screening reduces prostate cancer mortality, not all-cause mortality; 2- Less invasive approach for treatment of severely infected pancreatitis; 3- MALT-lymphoma has an excellent prognosis once Helicobacter pylori is eradicated; 4- Red meat consumption associated with higher mortality from cancer and cardiovascular disease; 5- aquinimod: A new agent with an original profile to treat patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis; 6- Comparing approaches to prevent recurring cryptogenic strokes in patients with patent foramen ovale; 7- Lifestyle intervention improves GERD symptoms.

    md-fm.com - Tue, 20 March 2012
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  • Medical Web Radio: Radiation still widely used despite minimal benefit in older patients with non-aggressive breast cancer

    The latest edition of the Medical Web Radio focuses on: 1- Radiation still widely used in older patients with non-aggressive breast cancer despite minimal benefit; 2- Estrogen-only HRT reduced long-term breast cancer risk; 3- Nicotine patch ineffective in pregant women at standard 15 mg dose; 4- New treatment effective in alcoholics that doesn't require total abstinence; 5- Cholinesterase inhibitor effective for long-term treatment of Alzheimer's disease; 6- Researchers find sarcoma tumor immune response with combination therapy; 7- Exercise changes DNA in a matter of minutes.

    md-fm.com - Tue, 13 March 2012
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  • Medical Web Radio: Metal-on-metal hip implants scandal is a new medical device regulation example

    The latest issue of the Medical Web Radio is on the following topics: 1- Concern raised over metal-on-metal hip implants; 2- Mentally ill are paradoxically more often victims than perpetrators of violence; 3- In patients with stable coronary syndrome, stenting isn't superior to medical therapy; 4- More and more terminally ill patients are choosing to die at home, even in Europe; 5- First vaccine for fatal visceral leishmaniasis enters clinical trial; 6- Generating follicle-containing oocytes from germline cells found in human adult ovarian tissue.

    md-fm.com - Tue, 6 March 2012
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  • Medical Web Radio: Colonoscopy better than fecal testing for preventing colorectal-cancer

    This week, the Medical Web Radio focuses on the following topics: 1- Preliminary randomized-trial results report superior adenoma-detection for colonoscopy than fecal testing; 2- Case-study shows colonoscopy decreased colorectal-cancer mortality by over 50% compared to general population; 3- Endometriosis is associated with increased risk for ovarian cancer; 4- In multiple sclerosis, ultra-high field MRI detects more advanced cortical damage than standard strength imaging; 5- Young women with heart attacks have atypical symptoms and higher mortality risk; 6- New degenerative-disease-causing biological factors discovered; 7- Visceral fat is an important cardiometabolic risk factor regardless of diabetes.

    md-fm.com - Tue, 28 February 2012
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