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Guidelines updated for treatment of sexually transmitted infections
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Guidelines updated for treatment of sexually transmitted infections

(HealthDay)—Guidelines for the treatment of people with or at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been updated, according to a report published in the July 23 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Kimberly A. Workowski, M.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues updated guidelines...

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Acromegaly Clinical Practice Guidelines (PS, 2021)

Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly were published in February 2021 by the Pituitary Society in Pituitary. Acromegaly is abnormally high linear growth due to excessive action of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) that occurs after the growth plate cartilage fuses in adulthood. (Gigantism is the same disorder of IGF-1 but occurs while...

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American Cancer Society updates guideline for cervical cancer screening

Simplified recommendations reflect new developments in cervical cancer prevention AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY An updated cervical cancer screening guideline from the American Cancer Society reflects the rapidly changing landscape of cervical cancer prevention in the United States, calling for less and more simplified screening. The guideline appears in the ACS’s flagship journal, CA: A Cancer Journal...

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AGA does not recommend the use of probiotics for most digestive conditions

New AGA guideline finds that evidence to support use of probiotics to treat digestive diseases is greatly lacking, identifying only three clinical scenarios where probiotics may benefit patients AMERICAN GASTROENTEROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION Bethesda, MD (June 9, 2020) — It is estimated that more than 3.9 million American adults have taken some form of probiotics, with many...

Pulmonary rehab associated with lower COPD mortality
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Pulmonary rehab associated with lower COPD mortality

(HealthDay)—Initiation of pulmonary rehabilitation within three months of hospital discharge for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is significantly associated with a lower risk for mortality at one year for Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study published in the May 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Peter K. Lindenauer, M.D., from the...

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ACR releases gout management guideline

by American College of Rheumatology Today, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) released the 2020 Guideline for the Management of Gout. The updated guideline reflects new clinical evidence that became available since the ACR last released a treatment guideline for the condition in 2012, Among the 42 recommendations offered, addressing standard treat-to-target urate lowering therapy...

Guideline issued for nonsevere, severe COVID-19 therapy
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Guideline issued for nonsevere, severe COVID-19 therapy

(HealthDay)—In an evidence-based guideline developed by an international team of physicians, pharmacists, researchers, and patients, published online April 29 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association, recommendations are presented for the treatment of COVID-19. Zhikang Ye, Ph.D., from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues developed evidence-based guidelines and recommendations for treating...

Early screening based on family history may have dramatic effects on colorectal cancer detection
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Early screening based on family history may have dramatic effects on colorectal cancer detection

by Wiley In an analysis that included information on adults diagnosed with colorectal cancer between 40 and 49 years of age, almost all patients could have been diagnosed earlier if they had been screened according to current family history-based screening guidelines. The findings are published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American...

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First practice guidelines for clinical evaluation of Alzheimer’s disease

July 22, 2018, Alzheimer’s Association Despite more than two decades of advances in diagnostic criteria and technology, symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) too often go unrecognized or are misattributed, causing delays in appropriate diagnoses and care that are both harmful and costly. Contributing to the variability and inefficiency is the lack of...