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Cardiac risks high in childhood cancer survivors

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Depending on the treatment they received, survivors of childhood cancer may require long-term follow-up because of an elevated risk of symptomatic cardiac events, Dutch researchers report in an April 2nd online paper in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. As Dr. Helena J. van der...

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Benzodiazepine use safe during lactation

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The sedative effects of benzodiazepine exposure through breast milk appear to present minimal risk of central nervous system (CNS) depression in infants, results of a new study suggest. Currently, breastfeeding is not contraindicated in women using psychotropic medications...

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Antenatal steroids no benefit in late preterm neonates

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When testing indicates fetal lung immaturity at 34 weeks’ gestation or more, administration of antenatal corticosteroids does not reduce respiratory problems in the newborn, and the better approach is expectant management to prolong gestation as long as possible. “Not only...