Elizabeth Mechcatie

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Ustekinumab approved for psoriatic arthritis

Author:: Elizabeth Mechcatie

Publish date: September 23, 2013

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FDA approves first generic capecitabine

Author:: Elizabeth Mechcatie

Publish date: September 16, 2013

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FDA advisory panel backs approval of neoadjuvant pertuzumab for breast cancer

Author:: Elizabeth Mechcatie

Publish date: September 13, 2013

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FDA expands Botox approval to treat crow’s feet

Author:: Elizabeth Mechcatie

Publish date: September 11, 2013

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FDA panel backs bronchodilator combo for COPD, with precautions

Author:: Elizabeth Mechcatie

Publish date: September 11, 2013

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FDA expands Abraxane approval to include advanced pancreatic cancer

Author:: Elizabeth Mechcatie

Publish date: September 6, 2013

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PML reported in multiple sclerosis patient on fingolimod

Author:: Elizabeth Mechcatie

Publish date: August 29, 2013

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Policy statement outlines components of successful stroke care

Author:: Elizabeth Mechcatie

Publish date: August 29, 2013

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No increased birth defect risk found with oral fluconazole, with one exception

Author:: Elizabeth Mechcatie

Publish date: August 28, 2013

Major finding: Exposure to oral fluconazole in the first trimester was not associated with an increased risk of birth defects overall, but was ass...

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Drop in infertility rate among findings of national survey

Author:: Elizabeth Mechcatie

Publish date: August 27, 2013

Major finding: From 2006 to 2010, an estimated 6% of married women in the United States aged 15-44 were infertile, down from 8.5% in 1982.

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Task force backs primary care measures to prevent smoking in children, teens

Author:: Elizabeth Mechcatie

Publish date: August 26, 2013

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Consensus statement: Data on cancer, pancreatitis do not warrant change in prescribing of antihyperglycemics

Author:: Elizabeth Mechcatie

Publish date: August 22, 2013

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Adhesiolysis linked to high morbidity, higher hospitalization costs

Author:: Elizabeth Mechcatie

Publish date: August 21, 2013

Major finding: The adverse effects of adhesiolysis during abdominal surgery included inadvertently incurred bowel defects, as well as a fivefold g...

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Colorectal cancer risk increased with bariatric surgery

Author:: Elizabeth Mechcatie

Publish date: August 20, 2013

Major finding: The risk of colorectal cancer increased by 60% among obese patients, a mean of 7 years after bariatric surgery but was only slightl...

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Colorectal cancer risk increased with bariatric surgery

Author:: Elizabeth Mechcatie

Publish date: August 20, 2013

Major finding: The risk of colorectal cancer increased by 60% among obese patients, a mean of 7 years after bariatric surgery but was only slightl...