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Soluble CD14 in Cord Blood Predicts Wheeze, Cough at 1 Year

Author:: Neil Osterweil

Publish date: March 22, 2012

Major Finding: In a comparison of high vs. low soluble CD14 in cord blood, the adjusted odds ratio for wheeze at 1 year with high levels was 7.74 ...

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Multispecialty Team a Lifeline in Severe Asthma

Author:: Neil Osterweil

Publish date: March 15, 2012

Major Finding: Of 14 children who died from asthma at a children's hospital over a 10-year period, 11 (79%) never received follow-up care in the a...

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Circumcision May Lower Prostate Cancer Risk

Author:: Neil Osterweil

Publish date: March 12, 2012

Major Finding: Men who were circumcised before their first sexual intercourse had a 15% reduction in relative risk, compared with men who were nev...

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Working Out Works Well in Asthma

Author:: Neil Osterweil

Publish date: March 6, 2012

Major Finding: At week 8, scores on the symptom domain of an asthma quality-of-life questionnaire were significantly higher among exercisers, with...

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Schools Tackle Socioeconomic Gap in Asthma Control

Author:: Neil Osterweil

Publish date: March 6, 2012

Major Finding: Children assigned to a school-based asthma education program had significant improvements compared with controls in activity-relate...

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Farm Living Linked to Low Asthma Prevalence

Author:: Neil Osterweil

Publish date: March 5, 2012

Major Finding: Only 5.2% of a sample of Amish children had ever received a diagnosis of asthma, and only 0.6% had ever been diagnosed with hay fev...

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ASCO Urges Early Palliative Care in Metastatic Cancers

Author:: Neil Osterweil

Publish date: February 6, 2012

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Blinatumomab Induces Complete Remissions in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Author:: Neil Osterweil

Publish date: January 23, 2012

Major Finding: A total of 9 of 12 patients with relapsed B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia who received blinatumomab 5 mcg/m2 per day for 1...

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58-Plus Chromosomes Bode Well in Childhood B-ALL

Author:: Neil Osterweil

Publish date: January 13, 2012

Major Finding: Children with B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia who had a modal number of chromosomes (MNC) ranging from 58-66 had a 6-year ev...

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Pregnant Women With Lymphoma Can Have Good Outcomes

Author:: Neil Osterweil

Publish date: January 12, 2012

Major Finding: Among women with lymphomas diagnosed during pregnancy, the 3-year progression-free survival rates were 76% in women who underwent im...

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Fondaparinux Reduces Events From Superficial Vein Thromboses

Author:: Neil Osterweil

Publish date: January 6, 2012

Major Finding: Fondaparinux injected subcutaneously once daily for 45 days reduced by 82% the rate of the primary end point, a composite of death ...

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'Best Results' Yet for Poor-Prognosis Elderly With DLBCL

Author:: Neil Osterweil

Publish date: January 3, 2012

Major Finding: Among elderly poor-prognosis patients, treatment with the CHOP regimen and extended rituximab yielded an overall survival rate of 8...

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Pediatric Hodgkin's Regimens Suit Adolescents and Young Adults

Author:: Neil Osterweil

Publish date: December 21, 2011

Major Finding: Adolescents and young adults with Hodgkin’s lymphoma who were treated under two similar Children’s Oncology Group proto...

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Mantle Cell Lymphoma: BTK Inhibitor Scores Again

Author:: Neil Osterweil

Publish date: December 16, 2011

Major Finding: The Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitor PCI-32765 induced a 69% overall response rate among 51 patients with relapsed/refracto...

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Competence Standard Not Good Enough for Self-Defense

Author:: Neil Osterweil

Publish date: December 16, 2011

Major Finding: More than 60% of forensic experts surveyed say that having standby counsel should be a prerequisite for allowing a defendant to act...