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<p>Not all childhood asthma phenotypes respond alike to inhaled anti-inflammatories, suggesting a need for individualized treatment.</p>
New research examined the effects of obstructive sleep apnea and excessive daytime sleepiness on the prevalence of depression.
Commercially available heart failure drugs may help slow the progressive decline in heart function for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
<p>Despite a worldwide prevalence of 100 million cases in 2010, scabies is "neglected" both in terms of coordinated control programs and research, researchers say.</p><p> </p>
In their presentation at the 48th ONS Congress, in San Antonio, Texas, Denise Nicholson BSN, RN and Colleen Nevins DNP, RN, CNE describe the best practices for advance care planning conversations and review novel tools for teaching nursing colleagues the necessary soft skills to effectively discuss challenging subjects with patients and their families.
Dr Laxmi Mehta, from Ohio State University, talks about how treatment options differ between men and women who present with myocardial infarction and how to prevent a subsequent infarction.
Do I have to treat my daughter’s fever when she is acting fine? What fever reducer should I use, acetaminophen or ibuprofen? And can I use them together and/or alternate them?
<p>Child-rearing practices and attitudes could be contributing factors when kids have chronic constipation, according to a new study.</p>
Neuropathy, which is one of the most common complications of diabetes, is the first symptom for some patients that they have diabetes or prediabetes.
A recent study examined how sleep duration and restriction affect the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
A recent study sought to examine the risk factors for with weight gain in patients beginning antiretroviral therapy for the management of HIV. Lead author Moupali Das, MD, MPH, answered our questions in this Q&A.
Researchers find predictive models helpful in anticipating flares among patients with lupus nephritis.
In hopes of further characterizing the health effects of smoking marijuana, researchers examined data from 22 studies that had reported the respiratory effects of marijuana use in adolescents and adults.
In this "Test Your Knowledge" quiz, Daniel S Fierer, MD, asks you about a new patient with Hepatitis C, and her eligibility for a simplified treatment regimen.
Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic spore-forming bacterium. C difficile infection (CDI) is recognized as the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.
We often forget about improving things in our medical practices. We get comfortable and complacent. We often assume, we do a good job, no need to fix what isn’t broken.But time and time again, I’m reminded that there is always areas of improvement. I’m also reminded that on occasion, we don’t do things as good as I see them in my mind.
<p>This article features several cases of skin lesions caused by leisure activities, such as swimming, beach-going, and sports. It features curaneous larva migrans, swimmer's itch, second-degree sunburn, seabather's eruption, and more.</p>
Researchers evaluated 370,672 admissions across 797 US hospitals to determine whether oral anticoagulant prescribing patterns and clinical outcomes change based on patients’ chronic kidney disease status. The study was presented at ACC.19.