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Know the urban myths that compromise allergy care
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Think ‘celiac disease’ in patients requiring high-dose levothyroxine
Major finding: Five percent of hypothyroid patients who needed 125 mcg or more of levothyroxine daily in order to remain euthyroid proved to have...
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Indomethacin advocated for preemies who don’t get a full antenatal steroid dose
Top clinical point: Indomethacin appears to help prevent intraventricular hemorrhage in preemies whose moms don’t receive a full course of...
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Polyp, adenoma detection rises with Endocuff device
Major finding: The polyp detection rate was 56% for Endocuff-assisted colonoscopy and 42% for standard colonoscopy (P = .001).Data source: A...
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Eluxadoline scores in phase III for irritable bowel syndrome
Major finding: Thirty-one percent of patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome on 100 mg b.i.d.
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Larazotide eased symptoms in phase II celiac trial
Major finding: Patients with symptomatic celiac disease despite being on a gluten-free diet showed a 26% greater reduction in a composite symptom...
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Phase III study: Prucalopride eases severe chronic constipation in men
Major finding: Thirty-eight percent of men with longstanding severe chronic constipation achieved a mean of three or more spontaneous complete...
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EndoRings-assisted colonoscopy hikes polyp, adenoma detection
Major finding: In 49 study patients, 79 polyps were found with EndoRings, then 10 more were found with standard follow-up colonoscopy; in 47...
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Negative moods tied to OA pain flares
Key clinical point: Clinicians may want to help OA patients with coping strategies by requesting a psychosocial profile and tailoring management...
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Vertical incision at C-section in morbidly obese women led to lower infection rates
Key clinical point: Vertical incisions at primary C-section appear to be a better choice for morbidly obese women, at least in terms of infection...