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Earlier Is Better in Psoriasis Treatment

Author:: Heidi Splete

Publish date: January 30, 2012

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Malignancy Rates Remain Stable in Ustekinumab-Treated Patients

Author:: Heidi Splete

Publish date: January 27, 2012

Major Finding: A total of 0.57 cancer events per 100 person-years were reported in 2009 and 0.62 cancer events per 100 person-years were reported ...

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Oral HPV Infection More Prevalent in Men Than Women

Author:: Heidi Splete

Publish date: January 25, 2012

Major Finding: The prevalence of HPV infection is nearly three times higher in men than in women (10.1% vs. 3.6%).

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Cardiac Screening Is Not Routine Before Prescribing Stimulants

Author:: Heidi Splete

Publish date: January 16, 2012

Major Finding: Nearly all respondents (93%) completed a routine history and physical with their most recent ADHD patient, and 71% collected an in-...

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New Stroke-Prevention Drugs Spur A-Fib Guides

Author:: Heidi Splete

Publish date: January 11, 2012

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Cognitive Decline May Start at Age 45

Author:: Heidi Splete

Publish date: January 5, 2012

Major Finding: Mental reasoning declined by 3.6% in both men and women aged 45-49 years in a 10-year longitudinal study.Data Source: Data from 5,1...

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Preterm Delivery a Risk in Systemic Sclerosis

Author:: Heidi Splete

Publish date: January 4, 2012

Major Finding: Preterm deliveries were twice as common in pregnant women with systemic sclerosis, compared with pregnant women in the general popu...

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Metabolic Syndrome Strikes Hard in Psoriatic Patients

Author:: Heidi Splete

Publish date: January 1, 2012

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Low Vitamin D Levels Tied to Psychotic Symptoms in Teens

Author:: Heidi Splete

Publish date: January 1, 2012

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Don't Get Thrown for a Loop by Lyme Disease

Author:: Heidi Splete

Publish date: December 28, 2011

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Comorbid ADHD Affects Cognition in Epileptic Children

Author:: Heidi Splete

Publish date: December 21, 2011

Major Finding: At 5-6 years after onset, children with epilepsy and either ADHD or academic problems had significantly worse cognitive trajectorie...

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Most Febrile Seizures Don't Lead to Epilepsy

Author:: Heidi Splete

Publish date: December 21, 2011

Major Finding: Children with febrile seizures were almost 10 times more likely to develop epilepsy than were their peers, yet their standardized i...

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Metabolic Syndrome Strikes Hard in Psoriatic Patients

Author:: Heidi Splete

Publish date: December 20, 2011

Major Finding: Metabolic syndrome is significantly more common in psoriatic arthritis patients than in rheumatoid arthritis patients (27% vs. 19%)...

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DMARDs Fail to Enhance Anti-TNF Effects in Spondyloarthritis

Author:: Heidi Splete

Publish date: December 19, 2011

Major Finding: After a median follow-up period of 4 years, overall drug retention rates were not significantly different between the monotherapy a...

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Contraception Affects Seizures in Women With Epilepsy

Author:: Heidi Splete

Publish date: December 15, 2011

Major Finding: Seizures while using contraceptives were reported by 18% of women using hormonal contraceptives, compared with 3% of those using no...