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Gestational diabetes ups risk for infantile hemangiomas
MINNEAPOLIS – Gestational diabetes and prenatal progesterone use were among the maternal factors associated with increased risk of infantile...
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Brodalumab approval recommended, despite possible suicide signal
An FDA advisory committee has supported approval of the monoclonal antibody brodalumab for treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
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Staph aureus prevalent on U.S. freshwater beaches
Key clinical point: Almost half of summertime sand and water samples were positive for Staphylococcus aureus. Major finding: Of 120 summertime...
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Cervical spine injury common in children under age 2 with abusive head trauma
Key clinical point: Cervical spine imaging findings were seen in 31.3% of young children with imaging-confirmed traumatic brain injury from...
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Delayed resolution of concussion symptoms linked to somatization
Key clinical point: Children with higher scores on a somatization scale were more likely to have delayed symptom recovery after concussion (odds...
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Seasonal Variation Not Seen in C difficile Rates
Key clinical point: After researchers accounted for testing frequency and methods, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) rates were not higher in...
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Seasonal variation not seen in C. difficile rates
BOSTON – No winter spike in Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) rates was seen among hospitalized patients after testing methodologies and...
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Consider Fusobacterium in culture-negative pharyngitis
Consider Fusobacterium necrophorum in culture-negative pharyngitis in patients with a presentation similar to group A streptococcus pharyngitis....
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Alternative therapies can augment treatment in resistant depression
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Simple, effective, nonpharmacologic therapies can significantly augment pharmacotherapy for patients with treatment-resistant...