2 Minute Medicine Rewind June 16 – June 23, 2014
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Loss-of-function ...
Tag: IBD
No link between TNF-a inhibitor use and cancer in inflammatory bowel disease
1. In this cohort study, use of TNF-a inhibitors in inflammatory bowel disease patients was not associated with an increased ...
Preoperative low-dose steroids sufficient for steroid-treated IBD
Image: PD/Colitis 1. 96% of the low dose and 95% of the high dose patients did not experience postural hypotension ...
Decrease in symptom severity linked to infliximab Crohn’s treatment [Pediatrics Classics Series]
Image: PD 1. The severity of Crohn’s disease as assessed by the Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Activity Index in patients recruited ...
Thalidomide may be effective in refractory pediatric Crohn’s disease
Image: CC/Wiki 1. After 8 weeks of treatment, thalidomide demonstrated improved rates of clinical remission as compared to placebo. 2. ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind November 11-17, 2013
Image: PD In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the ...
Influenza vaccine safe for IBD patients
Image: PD 1. No connection was found between influenza immunization and health service utilization among pediatric Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) ...