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Telehealth parent-child interaction therapy improved behavior in children with developmental delay
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- Heidi Splete
Parents or caregivers of children who participated in the therapy program were more likely to demonstrate positive parenting behaviors than...
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Obesity impacts peripheral airway reactivity, asthma
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- Heidi Splete
Overall, most obese individuals with and without asthma showed significant changes in peripheral airway resistance.
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Berdazimer gel under review at FDA for treating molluscum contagiosum
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- Heidi Splete
A 3.4% formulation is in development for the topical treatment of acne.
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‘Affect discrepancies’ may underlie negative symptoms in schizophrenia
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Adults with schizophrenia showed greater discrepancy in positive and negative emotional scores than healthy controls.
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Emergency physicians take issue with AHRQ errors report
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- Heidi Splete
The report stated that the findings of their study translate “to about 1 in 18 emergency department (ED) patients receiving an incorrect diagnosis...
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Defining six asthma subtypes may promote personalized treatment
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- Heidi Splete
A large, retrospective cohort study defined of asthma subtypes based on steroid use, health care use, and comorbidities
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New treatments aim to tame vitiligo
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Topical ruxolitinib offers another tool to try, with strong safety and efficacy.
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Dapper homolog 2 shows promise for pulmonary fibrosis
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
Molecular mechanisms of antagonist may protect against pulmonary fibrosis and offer a potential treatment target.
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Topical psoriasis treatments
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
When using topical treatments, combination therapy is generally more effective than monotherapy for psoriasis, especially for plaque psoriasis, Dr...
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Fat-free mass index tied to outcomes in underweight COPD patients
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- Heidi Splete
FFM was independently associated with improved scores on the 6-minute walk test for underweight patients.
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Serum trace metals relate to lower risk of sleep disorders
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- Heidi Splete
Zinc, but not copper or selenium, was associated with self-reported sleep disorders in NHANES review.
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Sleep-disordered breathing promotes elevated arterial stiffness and preeclampsia
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- Heidi Splete
High-risk pregnant women with sleep-disordered breathing had increased odds of preeclampsia with each trimester.
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FDA will review pediatric indication for roflumilast cream
- Author:
- Heidi Splete
The indication under review is for treating psoriasis in children aged 2-11 years.
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Severe OSA tied to poor prognoses in stroke patients
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- Heidi Splete
“There is a high comorbidity between stroke and OSA.”
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Bite-sized bouts of exercise: Why they are valuable and what they are missing
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- Heidi Splete
Short, intense bursts of physical activity offer entry into exercise for less active individuals.