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Nonpharmaceutical therapies offer alternatives for atopic dermatitis
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- Tara Haelle
CHICAGO – From baths and wet wraps to silk or silver clothing, patients have a range of nonpharmaceutical options to try for eczema.
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Congenital syphilis rates continue skyrocketing alongside other STDs
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- Tara Haelle
Newborn syphilis prevalence rapidly climbs with simultaneously continuing increases in gonorrhea, chlamydia, and primary and secondary syphilis...
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Pertussis vaccine at birth shows immune response, tolerability
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- Tara Haelle
The immunogenicity and safety of a monovalent pertussis vaccine at birth offers a strategy for protecting infants sooner against the disease and...
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Russian Twitter bots and trolls amplify vaccine controversy
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- Tara Haelle
Twitter’s “antivaccine content may increase the risks of infection by both computer and biological viruses,” researchers found.
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The second victim: More ob.gyn. organizations recognize need for support
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- Tara Haelle
This dangerous phenomenon can degrade the quality of medical care provided.
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Psoriasis pipeline is full of biologics
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- Tara Haelle
CHICAGO – “The IL-23 blockers are ideal for patients who want a few injections.”
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AAP: Food additives inadequately regulated, pose risks to children
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- Tara Haelle
More than 10,000 chemical compounds are added to food and food packaging despite inadequate safety testing.
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Children’s ‘gluten-free’ foods are no healthier than others
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- Tara Haelle
The majority of gluten-free food marketed to children had poor nutritional quality.
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Spinal muscular atrophy added to newborn screening panel recommendations
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- Tara Haelle
It is estimated that national screening will avert 33 annual deaths and 48 annual cases of ventilator dependence.
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Antidepressant use linked to increased weight gain
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- Tara Haelle
Taking antidepressants might contribute to weight gain, though evidence on causality remains scant.
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GDM, subsequent diabetes predictive of later renal damage
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- Tara Haelle
Kidney stones may be more likely in those women with GDM who progress to diabetes.
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Autism screening tests fall short
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- Tara Haelle
Other instruments or newer versions of M-CHAT might help diagnose children with autism spectrum disorder.
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Too few Michigan children with SCD receive pneumococcal, meningococcal vaccines
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- Tara Haelle
Children with SCD still were doing better than those without the disease in up-to-date vaccination status.
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Vehicle crash risk linked to various sleep disorders
- Author:
- Tara Haelle
Driving at night may be more risky than driving with a sleep disorder at any time of day.
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ACOG advises earlier, more comprehensive postpartum care
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- Tara Haelle
A newly revised committee opinion focuses on how to improve care for the “fourth trimester.”