Sharon Worcester is an award-winning medical journalist for MDedge News. She has been with the company since 1996, first as the Southeast Bureau Chief (1996-2009) when the company was known as International Medical News Group, then as a freelance writer (2010-2015) before returning as a reporter in 2015. She previously worked as a daily newspaper reporter covering health and local government. Sharon currently reports primarily on oncology and hematology. She has a BA from Eckerd College and an MA in Mass Communication/Print Journalism from the University of Florida. Connect with her via LinkedIn and follow her on twitter @SW_MedReporter.
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Early antibiotics may up food allergy risk
Major finding: The mean number of antibiotic exposures in the first year of life was 2.65 vs. 1.84 in cases vs. controls, respectively.Data source...
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Cat allergy vaccine effects persist at 2 years
Major finding: Improvements in TRSS in treated vs. placebo patients were similar at 1 year (–7.1 points vs. –2.99 points), and 2 years (–5.87 vs...
Aesthetic Dermatology
Injectable ATX-101 safely eliminates submental fat
Major finding: 87% and 83% of 165 study participants achieved at least a 1-point improvement on the clinician and patient submental fat rating...
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Psoriasis drug MK-3222 progresses through pipeline
Major finding: PASI 75 responses occurred in 33%, 64%, 66% 74% of patients treated with 5 mg, 25 mg, 100 mg, and 200 mg, respectively, of anti-IL-...
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Novel sublingual immunotherapy eased ragweed allergy symptoms
Major finding: RW-SAIL led to a 43% reduction in total combined symptom and medication score vs. placebo.Data source: Randomized controlled phase...
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Food and milk allergies increase growth impairment risk
Major finding: After age 2 years, 245 food-allergic children, compared with 4,584 healthy age-matched controls, had lower mean percentiles for...
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Food and milk allergies increase growth impairment risk
Major finding: After age 2 years, 245 food-allergic children, compared with 4,584 healthy age-matched controls, had lower mean percentiles for...
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Omalizumab shows efficacy for refractory chronic idiopathic urticaria
Major finding: Treatment significantly improved weekly itch-severity scores after 12 weeks.Data source: Randomized controlled phase III trial...
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Omalizumab shows efficacy for refractory chronic idiopathic urticaria
Major finding: Treatment significantly improved weekly itch-severity scores after 12 weeks.Data source: Randomized controlled phase III trial...
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Sandwich technique bests coil embolization for complex AAA
Major finding: Permanent buttock claudication rates were significantly higher in the coil group, compared with the sandwich group (12.7% vs. 2.5...
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CDC: Multiple cases link synthetic cannabinoid, kidney injury
Major finding: Sixteen cases of acute kidney injury occurred after synthetic cannabinoid use in six states in 2012.Data source: The cases are...