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Aspirin’s benefits may be blunted in black women
Key clinical point: Postmenopausal African American women may have a blunted response to the anti-inflammatory effects of aspirin at 325 mg/day....
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Psoriasiform lesions in Kawasaki disease may spell trouble
Key clinical point: Further study will need to determine if treatment, time to diagnosis, or other factors influence the association between...
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Childhood eczema takes financial, emotional toll on families
Key clinical point: Managing the financial cost of a child’s atopic dermatitis care may mitigate the emotional burden on these children and their...
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‘Soak and smear’ not superior for kids’ atopic dermatitis
Key clinical point: Physicians can anticipate equally profound improvement in the severity of pediatric atopic dermatitis after 2 weeks of twice-...
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Reassuring results on cardiovascular safety of DPP-4 inhibitors
Key clinical point: Prescribing a DPP-4 inhibitor in type 2 diabetes appears safe from a cardiovascular risk standpoint in community practice,...
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Etomidate drip quickly curbs severe hypercortisolism
Key clinical point: The anesthetic induction agent etomidate is a potent suppressor of cortisol synthesis in the adrenal cortex at subhypnotic...
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Look for nephrotoxicity in adult survivors of childhood cancer
Key clinical point: Today 1 in 570 young adults is a childhood cancer survivor, and many are on the road to chronic kidney disease.
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New insights emerge from pediatric chronic cutaneous lupus
Key clinical point: If pediatric chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus is going to transform into SLE, it generally does so within the first year...
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Emergency physicians may be overprescribing PPIs
Key clinical point: ED physicians may soon be getting an earful from advocates of the ABIM’s Choosing Wisely Program in light of new evidence of...