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PAS: Early adverse childhood experiences linked to poor literacy
Key clinical point: Kindergartners with a history of two or more of a possible eight early adverse childhood experiences had below-average teacher...
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PAS: For pediatric mental conditions, PCPs do the heavy lifting
Key clinical point: Primary care physicians provide a substantial amount of pediatric outpatient care for mental health conditions. Major finding...
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PAS: Brief neonatal antibiotic exposure disrupts gut microbiota long term
Key clinical point: Even a couple of days of exposure to antibiotics in the early neonatal period has a long-term adverse impact upon development...
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PAS: Even 1 hour TV daily linked to kindergartner obesity
Key clinical point: The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommended maximum of less than 2 hours of television viewing per day may be set too high...
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PAS: Psychotropic polypharmacy widespread in pediatric primary care
Key clinical point: Psychotropic polypharmacy has reached what investigators have deemed “alarming” levels in pediatric primary care.
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Applications expand for vorapaxar in cardiovascular prevention
Key clinical point: Vorapaxar reduced the composite outcome of cardiovascular death, MI, or stroke by 29% compared with placebo in patients with a...
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PAS: Low-dose hydrocortisone improves outcomes in extreme preemies
Key clinical point: In extremely premature neonates, prophylactic very-low-dose hydrocortisone improved the likelihood of survival free of...
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PAS: Screen for postpartum depression during infant hospitalization
Key clinical point: Screening for maternal postpartum depression during an infant’s hospitalization captures large numbers of previously...
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PAS: Screen for postpartum depression during infant hospitalization
Key clinical point: Screening for maternal postpartum depression during an infant’s hospitalization captures large numbers of previously...
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PAS: Early antibiotics linked to later overweight
Key clinical point: Children who received oral antibiotics prior to 48 months of age were more likely to be overweight at ages 48-59 months.
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AAS: Suicidal ideation common, underrecognized in prisoners
Key clinical point: 33% of adult male state prison inmates showed some degree of suicidal ideation upon structured testing.
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Testosterone therapy has neutral cardiovascular effects
Key clinical point: Testosterone therapy for men with low serum testosterone had no significant impact on their cardiovascular event rate.
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Novel agent lowers LDL more than ezetimibe
Key clinical point: A novel investigational LDL cholesterol–lowering agent showed greater lipid lowering than did ezetimibe along with similar...