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Review: Interferon therapy for hepatitis C offers little benefit
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- Tara Haelle
Major Finding: The risk of all-cause mortality among hepatitis C patients receiving interferon monotherapy after not responding to prior treatment...
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Children frequently bullied due to food allergies
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- Tara Haelle
Major Finding: A third (32%) of children reported being bullied because of a food allergy; 25% of parents reported knowing their child was bullied...
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Bullying based on weight common for teens
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- Tara Haelle
Major Finding: Among adolescents receiving treatment for weight loss, 92% reported being bullied by peers, while 37% reported being bullied by...
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Acetazolamide and CPAP combined improve OSA at high altitude
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- Tara Haelle
Major Finding: The combined use of acetazolamide (750 mg/day) and auto-CPAP therapy for obstructive sleep apnea at high altitudes resulted in...
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Even after room cleaning, Acinetobacter baumannii persists
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- Tara Haelle
Major Finding: In hospital rooms whose last discharged patient had an Acinetobacter baumannii infection, 25% of the rooms were still contaminated...
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Tdap Vaccine Safety Comparable to Td for Seniors
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- Tara Haelle
Major Finding: The risk of adverse events with the Tdap vaccine in the elderly was comparable to that of the standard Td vaccine when administered...
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Marijuana Use Linked to Better Adherence in Psychosis
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Major Finding: Of 48 first-episode psychosis patients who used cannabis at baseline, the 28 who continued to use after entering treatment had...
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Patients at Risk for Psychosis Show Gradual Decrease in Hippocampal Volume
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- Tara Haelle
Major Finding: Of 18 patients with an at-risk mental state prospectively followed over several years, all showed a gradual significant decrease in...
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Zolpidem Linked to Higher Inpatient Fall Rates
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- Tara Haelle
Major Finding: The fall risk in 4,962 hospital inpatients who received zolpidem was 3.04% vs.
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Doctors Need More Resources to Manage Pediatric Concussion
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- Tara Haelle
Major Finding: Although 91% of pediatric and emergency providers reported caring for at least one concussed patient in the past 3 months,...
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ASCO Update Keeps Breast Cancer Survivor Guidelines Intact
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Major Finding: Updated recommendations from the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s guidelines on follow-up care for breast cancer survivors...
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Third MMR Dose Helps Control Mumps Outbreak
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Major Finding: Administration of a third MMR vaccine dose among two-dose vaccinated 11- to 17-year-olds during a mumps outbreak led to a 96% drop...
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Self-Reported Questionnaires for Attenuated Psychosis Symptoms Validated
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Major Finding: Compared with the Structured Interview for Psychosis Risk Syndromes, three shorter screens for attenuated psychosis symptoms were...
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Greater Costs, Morbidity Among Uncontrolled Epilepsy Patients
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Major Finding: Compared with patients with well-controlled epilepsy, patients with uncontrolled epilepsy have 1.9-2.2 times more fractures and...
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More Evidence Links Psychosis to Metabolic Syndrome
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Major Finding: Total white blood cell count (P = .01), hs-CRP levels (P = .04), and monocytes (P = .02) were predictive of metabolic syndrome.