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Asthma step-up therapy in children improves outcomes
Strategies that step up pharmacotherapy, as opposed to working on medication adherence alone, may be beneficial for some patients.
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Knee injuries in youth sports bring double whammy
Just 3-10 years after sustaining a knee injury while participating in youth sports, 29% of young people already have MRI evidence of knee...
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Children’s asthma risk reduced with prenatal vitamin D supplementation
Maternal vitamin D supplementation may reduce children’s risk of asthma or allergies.
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Contact dermatitis in children: The top 10 allergens
Consider contact dermatitis when eczematous dermatitis is atypical in location, geometric or symmetric in distribution, or unresponsive to...
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Molecular tests for GAS pharyngitis could spur overuse of antibiotics
SAN FRANCISCO – Too much use of molecular-based tests for GAS in children with sore throats could lead to antibiotic overuse.
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Children exposed to violence show accelerated cellular aging
SAN FRANCISCO – A study found blunted heart rate variability in response to stress in children aged 6-11.
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Time to therapy for gram-positive bacteremia reduced from 60 hours to 4 hours
The time to establish effective antibiotic therapy was reduced from 60 hours prior to the use of multiplex PCR to 4 hours for MRSA.
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Non-cow’s milk associated with lower childhood height
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Antacid use in infants linked to increased fracture risk
Proton pump inhibitors apparently are not as benign as once thought.
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Novel evaluation, treatment of NAS decreases medication use
A novel evaluation and treatment system for neonatal abstinence syndrome reduces medication use.
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Three developmental screens differ in outcomes in comparative study
SAN FRANCISCO - Do different developmental screening instruments perform the same? Maybe not, comparative study results suggest.