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<p><span>Children may cut things closer than their parents realize when it comes to guessing how far cars are from an intersection or how long it takes to safely reach the other side.</span></p>
Neurodegenerative disease processes can start before clinical manifestation of the disease, but the prodrome of MS is not well defined.
<p>Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who don't adhere to prescribed doses of 6MP may have increased risk of relapse, according to researchers.</p><p> </p>
<p>A toddler thought to have been cured of HIV now has detectable levels of the virus in her blood, the child's doctors and U.S. health officials said on Thursday.</p>
By Andrew M. SeamanA national TV ad campaign featuring real people with smoking-related diseases may have helped encourage others to kick the tobacco habit, according to U.S. health officials.The campaign, known as "Tips from Former Smokers," ran between March and June 2012 across the U.S. and reached about four of every five smokers.While it was running, 1.6 million smokers attempted to quit, and more than 100,000 kicked the habit, researchers say.
The prevalence of HIV in the United States is currently 1.2 million, peaking between the ages of 20 and 30 years of age, while AIDS peaks at close to 45 years of age.
By Kathryn DoyleNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids have a higher risk of depression and anxiety if their parents tend to fight with each other, or if the parents are overinvolved in the kids' lives, according to a new meta-analysis.The research team reviewed 181 papers on potential links between how parents behave and which kids are likely to be depressed or anxious.
Consultant360 reached out to study author Timothy M. Cook, MBBS, about a recent study examining in-ICU mortality rates among patients with COVID-19.
<p>Older men who take vitamin E and selenium supplements have the same risk of dementia as people who don't use these products.</p>
Findings from a new study suggest there is a useful psychological treatment to help patients deal with chronic insomnia.
The PROMISE-1 and PROMISE-2 trials investigated a CGRP monoclonal antibody for outcomes related to chronic or episodic migraine. The findings were presented virtually at the 2020 AAN Science Highlights.
In this video, Margo Minissian, PhD, ACNP, speaks about cholesterol management guidelines, including managing patients with statin myalgia and patients at risk for polypharmacy, and strategies for LDL lowering therapies. She also spoke about this topic at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2021 virtual series.
A new study explored how urinary leukotriene E4 levels can identify aspirin intolerance in asthma patients.
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The prevalence of multiple sclerosis in older adults has increased. Because this patient population is understudied, researchers assessed the impact of MS in terms of clinical severity, therapy safety, and therapy use among older adults. Findings of the study were presented at ACTRIMS Forum 2019.