Gastroenterology
Guidelines
Hepatitis B screening recommended for high-risk patients
Key clinical point: HBV screening is appropriate in all at-risk populations.Major finding: Physicians should screen all adolescents and adults at...
News
Cochrane Review: Supplementation reduced deaths in zinc-deficient children
Key clinical point: Zinc supplements reduced the risk of death and some diseases for children who were deficient in the mineral.Major finding:...
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Rotavirus vaccination in NICU may pose little risk
Key clinical point: RotaTeq rotavirus vaccine appears safe to administer to neonates in the NICU, without a risk to unvaccinated neonates nearby....
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Magnetic foreign body injury rate on the rise
Key clinical point: Parents and providers should be aware of dangers posed by today’s smaller, stronger magnets, especially if ingested in...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Low FODMAP diet reduced kids’ IBS pain
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Celiac disease prevalence four times higher in pediatric IBS
Major finding: The prevalence of celiac disease was 4.4% in 270 children who had irritable bowel syndrome, which is four times higher than the...
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Pediatric information added to label of hepatitis B antiviral entecavir
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Childhood glomerular disease associated with adult hypertension
Major finding: Of men with a history of resolved childhood glomerular disease, 13.6% developed hypertension as adults, compared with 7.4% of men...
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Antibiotics may contribute to high pediatric C. difficile infection rate
Major Finding: Seventy-one percent of 944 pediatric C. difficile infections were community associated with the highest incidence among 1-year-old...