Childhood trauma, cannabis use disorders examined in schizophrenia
New findings suggest childhood trauma and cannabis use disorders have no significant interaction in outcomes for patients with schizophrenia, according to Grégoire Baudin and his associates.
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Source: Pediatric News - July 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
High rates of early complications seen in youth with diabetes
NEW ORLEANS – There is a high burden of early complications among young adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, results from an ongoing study demonstrated.
“We are witnessing a recent increase in... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Delayed resolution of concussion symptoms linked to somatization
BALTIMORE – Children whose parents rated them higher on a psychological assessment of somatization were more likely to show persistent postconcussive symptoms, according to a recent study.
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Nonwhite race, lower socioeconomic status predicts persistently active AD
Among patients with atopic dSCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. –Among patients with atopic dermatitis, persistently active disease was significantly more common among females of nonwhite race with a history of atopy... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 7, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Medical errors and the law
Question: A patient was admitted with heart failure, developed deep vein thrombosis, and was started on warfarin and Lovenox as “bridge” therapy. On day 4, the patient achieved anticoagulation... (Source: Pediatric News)
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Apologizing for medical errors
Question: A patient was admitted with heart failure, developed deep vein thrombosis, and was started on warfarin and Lovenox as “bridge” therapy. On day 4, the patient achieved anticoagulation... (Source: Pediatric News)
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Sleep apnea in pregnancy linked to preterm birth
DENVER – Pregnant women with sleep apnea are more likely to have planned obstetric interventions, results of an Australian population-based cohort study suggest.
The study included all 636,227... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 6, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Zika study to focus on U.S. Olympic athletes
Zika virus exposure will be monitored by researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health during the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Rio De Janeiro.
The study, funded by NIH’s... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 6, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Decision Support in Medicine: Asthma
1. OVERVIEW: What every practitioner needs to knowAre you sure your patient has asthma? What are the typical findings for this disease?Diagnostic criteria for... (Source: Pediatric News)
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VIDEO: Expert roundtable explores 50 years of contraception
WASHINGTON – What has the increased access to contraception over the last 50 years meant for American women?
We asked Ob.Gyn. News editorial advisory board member Dr. Eve Espey, professor and chair... (Source: Pediatric News)
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Pediatric cancer survivors at increased risk for endocrine abnormalities
Patients who survived pediatric-onset cancer are at increased risk for developing or experiencing endocrine abnormalities.
Risk was significantly higher in survivors who underwent high-risk... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 5, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Supreme Court will not hear pharmacy religious liberty case
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to decide whether pharmacists with strongly held religious beliefs can be forced to dispense emergency contraception to patients.
Justices did not explain their... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 1, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Sticks and stones and words
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” This mantra was the retort of choice for thousands of apparently resilient premillennial children. But you and I, and just about... (Source: Pediatric News)
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Multisite NIH-sponsored research can now use single IRB
In an effort to streamline multisite clinical research, the National Institutes of Health announced a new policy related to the use of institutional review boards (IRBs).
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Malaria vaccine disappoints in phase II trial
The efficacy of an investigational malaria vaccine waned from 36% to 2.5% over a period of 7 years in Kenya, at which time it was even associated with an excess of cases in areas of high malaria... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - July 1, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
