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Eccentric exercise tamed elevated liver enzymes
Major finding: An exercise regimen of regular downhill walking for 8 weeks lowered serum alanine aminotransferase levels in overweight and obese...
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Basal cell cancer incidence higher than previously reported
Major finding: The incidence of basal cell carcinoma in northern California rose by about 13% from 1998 through 2012.Data source: Registry of...
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Subcutaneous methotrexate more effective for early JIA
Key clinical point: Subcutaneous methotrexate is preferable for JIA patients who aren’t needle phobic.Major finding: Of 13 children with ACR...
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Newborn screening spots most cases of early CMV-related hearing loss
Top clinical point: CMV screening of newborns is useful to identify hearing loss.Major finding: Hearing screening identified 60% of newborns who...
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Text reminders boost receipt, timeliness of flu vaccination in kids
Key clinical point: Adding educational information to text messages boosted the response to flu vaccine reminders.Major finding: Children whose...
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Buccal acyclovir delays recurrence of herpes labialis
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NSAID use linked to reduced risk for second nonmelanoma skin cancer
Key clinical point: NSAID use is associated with a lower risk of a second nonmelanoma skin cancer in white women.Major finding: In women with a...
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Decline in social functioning in teens predicts psychosis
Key clinical point: Among clinically high-risk subjects, moderate social problems often are visible early in development.Major finding:...
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Six factors predict 1-year survival after TAVR
Key clinical point: One-year outcome data from almost 6,000 U.S.
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PEARL-II: Oral ‘3D’ regimen effective in hepatitis C with prior treatment failure
Major finding: Noncirrhotic patients with hepatitis C genotype 1b disease who had failed previous pegylated interferon–based therapy had a 100%...
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Food allergy overdiagnosed with IgE tests
Major finding: Food allergy testing identified a new allergen in 5% of 184 patients in whom testing was not warranted and in 42% of 90 patients in...