Mental Health
CE/CME
Click for Credit: Prenatal maternal anxiety; bariatric surgery safety; more
Topics include: Prenatal maternal anxiety and hyperactivity in offspring • New mammography modalities • Safety of bariatric surgery in seniors •...
News
Serotonin syndrome risk with triptans and antidepressants ‘very low’
Results cast doubt on the validity of the FDA’s advisory warning in 2006.
CE/CME
Polypharmacy in the Elderly: How to Reduce Adverse Drug Events
Although accreditation for this CE/CME activity has expired, and the posttest is no longer available, you can still read the full article.
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Article
Schizophrenia: Ensuring an accurate Dx, optimizing treatment
First rule out secondary psychosis with appropriate lab tests and imaging studies, as needed. Give an antipsychotic for at least 4 weeks to judge...
News
Behavioral issues, anorexia may presage celiac disease
Pediatricians should consider testing young children with a family history of celiac disease if there are concerns.
Conference Coverage
High levels of neuroinflammatory markers may drive increased Alzheimer’s prevalence among blacks
NLRP3 is activated in 46% of African Americans, and once activated it leads to chronically increased levels of inflammatory cytokines.
News
Hormone therapy may reduce depressive symptoms in early menopause
Women in the placebo arm were more than twice as likely to score at least 16 on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies–Depression Scale.
News
Folic acid and multivitamin supplements associated with reduced autism risk
Lower ASD risk is found in children whose mothers started taking supplements 2 years before pregnancy.
Commentary
Stressed for Success
When the holiday decorations are packed away, you congratulate yourself on surviving another busy season. But there's no break from professional...
News
Intrauterine exposure to methylphenidate tied to increased cardiac risk
Findings of small increased risk of congenital cardiac malformations should help guide treatment of ADHD in women of reproductive age, researchers...