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<P>The time when anticipatory guidance for an 11-year-old patient consisted of reminding him or her to wear a seat belt and drink milk is long past. Over the years, we have begun to discuss drugs, alcohol, safe sex, and tobacco avoidance at earlier and earlier ages. In addition, as times have changed, new hazards have made their way into our patients’ lives, causing us to make further adjustments to these discussions.</P>
The US Food and Drug Administration approved the drug after trials showed a lower rate of relapse in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy or withdrawal for any other reason.
In a recent study, researchers compared the rates of screening and sensitivity of universal vs risk-based screening for hepatitis C virus in pregnant women.
A recent study examined how sleep duration and restriction affect the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Researchers evaluated the effects of stress eating on women's metabolisms and weight gain.
Are you up-to-date on the pathogens most likely to cause pneumonia in children in different age groups? A look at the likely culprits—and the most appropriate antimicrobial choices.
Hypothyroidism is most commonly treated with thyroid-replacement medications such as levothyroxine or liothyronine.
In a recent study, researchers investigated whether repeat kidney biopsies could help to shed light on disease progression in patients with lupus nephritis. When would you consider recommending a second biopsy for your patients with LN?
A recent study by CDC examined the level of support that teens, both with and without mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders, received during the transition from pediatric to adult primary care.
In a recent study, researchers sought to explore the effects of diet on depression symptoms in young adults.
<p><span>Parents may be missing some good teachable moments when their kids are learning to drive, U.S. researchers say.</span></p>
The FDA approved resmetirom for the treatment of adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis with moderate-to-advanced liver fibrosis.
This article introduces the concept of diabetes distress and discusses methods to identity and treat the condition.
Amanda Balbi: Hello everyone, and welcome to another installment of Podcasts360—your go-to resource for medical news and clinical updates. I’m your moderator, Amanda Balbi with Consultant360 Specialty Network.
By Rob GoodierNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Functional magnetic resonance imaging reveals different activity in the brains of cocaine addicts who have a lack of self-awareness, a new study has found.Compared with healthy controls and addicts who demonstrate normal self-awareness, the addicts with impaired insight had less activity in the rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC) when they made errors on a test.
A trio of new studies explored the effects of chemicals found in green vegetables on heart health and the risk of diabetes and obesity.
In this podcast, Robert P. Guigliano, MD, SM, discusses the findings from a secondary analysis from the IMPROVE-IT study on the association of serial high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T with subsequent cardiovascular events in patients stabilized after acute coronary syndrome, including if it is worthwhile to measure troponin and how often.
There is a rare, but potentially fatal interaction between the antiarrhythmic agent amiodarone and the hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir.