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Left RightPPI therapy does not improve asthma control in children
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1:43 | Posted on Jan 27, 2012 in Family Medicine, Nurses/NP/PA, Pulmonary Medicine, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Untreated gastroesophageal reflux does not appear to be a factor in poorly controlled asthma in children, as adding a proton pump inhibitor to treatment in such cases does not improve symptoms or lung function. In fact,...Muscle relaxants, most neuromodulators don’t help RA pain
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1:38 | Posted on Jan 26, 2012 in Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pain Management, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, RheumatologyNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Muscle relaxants don’t ease the pain of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and only topical capsaicin among studied neuromodulators offers some relief, according to two reviews published January 18 in the Cochrane...New once-daily beta-agonist improves lung function in COPD
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1:29 | Posted on Jan 24, 2012 in Family Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastPregabalin may curb sleep problems in fibromyalgia patients
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1:46 | Posted on Jan 23, 2012 in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Nurses/NP/PA, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregabalin (Lyrica; Pfizer Inc) may help patients with fibromyalgia get a better night’s sleep, in addition to easing their pain, suggest results of a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study...Fenofibrate safe in type 2 diabetes and moderate renal impairment
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1:31 | Posted on Jan 18, 2012 in Diabetes, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily NewscastNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Fenofibrate is safe to use in patients with type 2 diabetes and moderate renal impairment, researchers conclude in a report online December 30 in Diabetes Care. Fenofibrate’s propensity to elevate plasma...
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Hyperprolactinemia common in young with menstruation trouble
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1:36 | Posted on Jan 26, 2012 in
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hyperprolactinemia is a relatively common cause of secondary amenorrhea in young women with menstruation irregularities, Korean researchers report in a December 19th on-line paper in The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
As Dr. DooSeok Choi told Reuters Health...
1:37 | Posted on Jan 19, 2012 in
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While respiratory stimulation with caffeine in very preterm infants with apnea of prematurity reduces rates of impairment at 18 months, the benefits are no longer apparent at 5 years, trial investigators report in the Journal of the American Medical Association for January...
1:28 | Posted on Jan 19, 2012 in
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy started 10 days or more after onset of Kawasaki disease (KD) suppresses inflammation but does not prevent coronary artery lesions, a Japanese team reports in Pediatrics online January 16.
“Physicians should therefore treat such patients with...
Prevalence of prediabetes high in patients on antipsychotics
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Jan 17, 2012
Continuous glucose monitoring does not improve glycemic control in children
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Jan 17, 2012
Sucrose better than ‘facilitated tucking’ for heel stick pain in preemies
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Jan 13, 2012
First-void urine not needed for Chlamydia testing
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Jan 12, 2012
Warfarin interruption risky for AF patients
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Jan 9, 2012
Montelukast does not prevent upper respiratory infections in children
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Jan 6, 2012
Bilateral cochlear implants improve language skills in deaf children
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Jan 6, 2012
Sublingual and oral immunotherapy shows promise for milk allergy
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Jan 5, 2012
CIN 1 does not increase CIN 3 risk beyond HPV infection
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Jan 5, 2012
H3 receptor antagonist may help relieve allergic rhinitis symptoms
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Jan 4, 2012
Household S. aureus eradication reduces subsequent infections
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Jan 4, 2012
Weekly sustained-release growth hormone as effective as daily dosing
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Jan 3, 2012
Concurrent famotidine reduces ibuprofen-related ulcers
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Jan 3, 2012
Immediate medical treatment best nonsurgical approach to early miscarriage
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Jan 2, 2012
Topiramate may help former methamphetamine addicts from relapsing
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Jan 2, 2012
Available TB diagnostics yield discordant results in low-risk populations: study
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Dec 28, 2011
Cirrhosis tied to increased risk of liver cancer in diabetics
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Dec 26, 2011
Combination therapy seems best for relief of psoriasis: report
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Dec 23, 2011
Tonsillectomy has benefits in kids with dysphagia and enlarged tonsils
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Dec 23, 2011
Lyme meningitis prediction rule validated
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Dec 21, 2011
Sustained relief from OAB with long-term fesoterodine: study
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Dec 20, 2011
