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CME Management Approaches for Pediatric ObesityOverweight and obesity among children continue to grow in prevalence in the US and worldwide. Risk factors, possible causes, and prevention and management strategies for pediatric obesity are explored.
Risk for Second Nonlymphoid Neoplasms in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Improvements in selection of chemotherapeutic and/or immunotherapeutic regimens will hopefully reduce long-term complications and will allow their curative potential to be utilized.
Medscape General Medicine 9(4) 2007
Medical tourism presents concerns and challenges as well as opportunities. This trend will have an impact on the healthcare landscape in industrialized and developing countries around the world.
Medscape General Medicine 9(4) 2007
Robert Gaynes, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine/Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine and CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, details how to rescue antimicrobials for continued use.
Medscape General Medicine 9(4) 2007
Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD, President, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC, shares the IOM's position on handling disabilities.
Medscape General Medicine 9(4) 2007
CME NMA and Pay for Performance: What's the Solution to Potential Inequities?NMA 2007: Practitioners who serve underserved communities do not have the resources necessary for optimal reimbursement under P4P. What's the answer?
Medscape Internal Medicine 2007
Helicobacter pylori May Protect Children From Asthma
Recent data suggest that the bacteria that causes stomach ulcer may, at the same time, protect children from asthma.
Expert Rev Clin Immunol 3(6) 2007
Idiopathic adolescent spinal pain (IASP) has been suggested to be related to the incidence of adult spinal pain. What is currently known about IASP prevalence, incidence, impact, and potential causes?
Spine 32(23) 2007
Intervention to prevent maternal-to-infant infection is a key part of the global program of hepatitis B control.
Emerg Infect Dis 13(11) 2007
Do adults or children benefit most from bosentan, and for how long?
Am Heart J 154(4) 2007
How can you best manage abdominal pain in primary care?
Int J Clin Pract 61(10) 2007
CME/CE American Academy of Pediatrics Issues Guidelines for Depression in TeensThe American Academy of Pediatrics has issued guidelines to assist primary care clinicians in the identification, initial management, and ongoing treatment of depression in adolescents.
Medscape Medical News 2007
In a pooled analysis, topical olopatadine 0.2% was effective for conjunctivitis caused by both indoor and outdoor allergens.
Medscape Medical News 2007
In a small randomized prospective trial, children who heard music while undergoing cast application or removal had heart rate declines, while those who did not hear music had heart rate increases.
Medscape Medical News 2007
In a randomized controlled trial, an exercise training program improved physical fitness, participation level, and quality of life in children with cerebral palsy when added to standard care.
Medscape Medical News 2007
This intervention reduced resistance to nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors at 6 weeks after delivery by half, suggesting it should be considered as an adjuvant to intrapartum nevirapine.
Medscape Medical News 2007
Systematic and Cochrane reviews led to evidence-based recommendations regarding long-term use of medication for maintenance of lung function in patients with cystic fibrosis.
Medscape Medical News 2007
CME Oral Contraceptives Increase Risk of PlaquesOtherwise healthy young women who are past users of oral contraceptives have a 20% to 30% increased risk for carotid or femoral atherosclerosis vs women who have never used the pill.
Medscape Medical News 2007
Current treatment strategies for community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infection in neonates were assessed in a study, with recommendations for prospective studies to determine optimal strategies.
Medscape Medical News 2007
In a randomized controlled trial, sustained-release bupropion at 300 mg/day and brief counseling were effective for smoking cessation in adolescents in the short term.
Medscape Medical News 2007
When multiple exposures or repeated vaccinations occurred during longitudinal follow-up for more than a decade, memory B-cell numbers did not always correlate with antibody titers.
Medscape Medical News 2007
Newborns With Congenital Heart Disease Have Widespread Brain Abnormalities
A new study shows term infants with congenital heart disease who underwent brain imaging prior to corrective surgery showed widespread brain abnormalities similar to those seen in premature infants.
Medscape Medical News 2007
Low interferon (IFN)-gamma production in the first year of life is associated with an increased likelihood of wheeze during childhood, according to a report in the October issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Reuters Health Information 2007
Fluconazole Prophylaxis Appropriate in High-Risk BabiesSelective fluconazole prophylaxis can reduce the incidence of invasive fungal infection in at-risk infants in neonatal intensive care units, without leading to fluconazole resistance, according to UK researchers.
Reuters Health Information 2007
Compared to others, children who survived meningitis in infancy are significantly less likely to pass school-graduation exams, according to a study published in the November issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Even meningitis survivors who seemed to be normal at age 5 are at increased risk for poor academic performance.
Reuters Health Information 2007
Risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is 69 times higher for babies of HIV-positive women who used opiates during pregnancy than in the general population of similarly aged infants, Swiss researchers report in the November issue of the Archives of the Disease in Childhood.
Reuters Health Information 2007
Probiotic dietary supplementation with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) appears to be ineffective in the treatment of atopic dermatitis in infancy, German researchers report in the November issue of Allergy.
Reuters Health Information 2007
Preterm infants may exhibit respiratory instability in cots and car seats, but a nurse-led car-seat test does not accurately identify at-risk infants, according to a study published in the November issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Fetal and Neonatal Edition.
Reuters Health Information 2007
Booster doses of the diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine help to keep protective antibody levels up in HIV-infected children on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) without significant adverse effects, investigators report.
Reuters Health Information 2007
Drug Errors Common in Children Treated in Rural Emergency DepartmentsThere is a high incidence of medication errors among acutely ill and injured children treated in rural emergency departments in northern California, study findings suggest.
Reuters Health Information 2007
Dyslectic children had suboptimal brain activation in response to fast-changing sounds, but training improved brain activation and reading, in a recent study.
Medscape Medical News 2007
Polyethylene glycol 3350 plus electrolytes (PEG+E) is effective and well tolerated in children with chronic constipation, UK researchers report in the November issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Reuters Health Information 2007
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy are not associated with an altered risk of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes, according to findings published in the October issue of Diabetes Care.
Reuters Health Information 2007
At up to 30 months of follow-up, none of the patients with peanut allergy have experienced anaphylaxis, even after accidental peanut exposure, according to a small study.
Medscape Medical News 2007
About half of young-adult offenders had a childhood psychiatric illness, and the most violent offenders had emotional and behavioral disorders, in a recent study.
Medscape Medical News 2007
CME FDA Approvals: Abilify, Doribax, Aptivus
The FDA has approved an expanded indication for aripiprazole (Abilify), doripenem injection (Doribax), and full approval for tipranavir capsules (Aptivus).
Medscape Medical News 2007
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