Functional MRI in patients in a methadone treatment program who were exposed to various visual cues confirm that these formerly heroin-dependent subjects still respond to drug-related visual stimuli, particularly just prior to methadone dosing. Medscape Medical News
In a cross-sectional study, smoking was associated with reduced body mass index and body fat in patients with rheumatic arthritis and heavy smoking was associated with lower muscle mass. Medscape Medical News
In patients with stage III colon cancer who are receiving adjuvant chemotherapy, a family history of colorectal cancer was associated with significantly decreased cancer recurrence and mortality. Medscape Medical News
A retrospective analysis shows that appendectomy for suspected appendicitis in pregnant women put 23% at risk for fetal loss, although they had a normal appendix. Medscape Medical News
Tocilizumab plus methotrexate is significantly better than placebo at improving symptoms of moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis in patients resistant to tumor-necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors. Medscape Medical News
