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Antipsychotics in Kids May Add Weight

Sun, 11 May 2008 12:23:42 EDT

Study shows drugs cause changes in body fat and blood fat levels.
WebMD Health News

APHA 2007: Emergent Issues in Public Health

Fri, 9 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

APHA '07: Global warming, multi- and extensively drug-resistant TB, recovery of 9/11 workers, and the ethics of mandating HPV vaccine were among the important topics at the fore of the meeting.
Medscape Public Health & Prevention

APHA 2007: Focus on Prevention

Fri, 9 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

APHA '07: Creative and innovative approaches to prevention are highlighted.
Medscape Public Health & Prevention

The Skinny on Weight Loss Supplements: Fact or Fantasy?

Fri, 9 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Patients who want to lose weight are likely to try an over-the-counter product that promises success.
Medscape Pharmacists

Icyou: How Social Media Is the New Resource for Online Health Information

Fri, 9 May 2008 09:16:25 EDT

Prerna Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, Medical Editor, Icyou.com, Charleston, South Carolina, describes another promising use of the health Internet.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

Decreased Respiratory Function in Infants Linked to Antenatal Steroid Therapy

Fri, 9 May 2008 17:00:00 EDT

In a prospective cohort study, infants who were 25 to 32 weeks' gestation and remotely treated with antenatal steroids at a mean of 21 days before delivery had lower cardiorespiratory function.
Medscape Medical News

Amitriptyline May Alleviate Irritable Bowel Symptoms in Teens

Fri, 9 May 2008 23:10:53 EDT

Treatment with the tricyclic antidepressant amitriptyline can reduce symptoms and improve quality of life in adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the results of a small study suggest.
Reuters Health Information

China Hails Doctor for Raising Child Virus Alarm

Fri, 9 May 2008 23:13:08 EDT

A strain of hand, foot and mouth disease has killed four more children in China, bringing the death toll in recent weeks to 34, state media said on Friday, as it praised a doctor who alerted authorities to the epidemic.
Reuters Health Information

Autistic Behavior Onset Appears to Coincide With Brain Overgrowth at 12 Months

Thu, 8 May 2008 09:11:26 EDT

Changes in behavior and brain circumference appear around 12 months of age in infants later diagnosed with autism, converging research suggests.
Medscape Medical News

What Your Patients Are Reading: Long-Term NSAID Use Protective Against Alzheimer's

Thu, 8 May 2008 11:48:00 EDT

Long-term use of NSAIDs (particularly ibuprofen) may ward off dementia, hypertension is responsible for a large percentage of disease burden worldwide, chocolate may lower the risk for preeclampsia, exclusively breast-fed children are smarter than their classmates, and cosmetic filler injections may cause acute renal failure.
Medscape Medical News

ICDs in Children: Better Patient Selection Needed

Thu, 8 May 2008 14:08:32 EDT

The largest study to date to examine the use of ICDs in children and those with congenital heart disease has found that the devices do shock appropriately and likely save lives, but they also seem to deliver more inappropriate shocks in children than they do in adults.
Heartwire

Insulin Pump Safety

Thu, 8 May 2008 14:59:26 EDT

Dr. Anne Peters is a big fan of insulin pumps, but they are not for everybody, as she discusses in this videoblog.
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology

Congress Passes Genetic Privacy Bill

Thu, 8 May 2008 16:33:16 EDT

In this videoblog, Dr. Eric Topol updates us on some of the details and discusses what this might mean for the future if it is signed into law.

New Monoclonal Antibody Effective for RSV Prophylaxis in High-Risk, Full-Term Infants

Thu, 8 May 2008 17:00:00 EDT

The monoclonal antibody motavizumab reduces the risk for respiratory syncytial virus illness and hospitalization in high-risk, full-term American Indian infants.
Medscape Medical News

American Academy of Pediatrics Updates Review of Soy Protein-Based Formulas

Thu, 8 May 2008 17:00:00 EDT

The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its 1998 review of soy protein-based formulas and addresses the advantages and disadvantages of phytoestrogens in soy formulas.
Medscape Medical News

Does Honey Relieve Cough in Children?

Thu, 8 May 2008 18:20:45 EDT

A study in the December 2007 issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine finds that honey may be an inexpensive and safe treatment for cough in patients older than 2 years old.
Medscape Pediatrics

Exhaled Malondialdehyde: Good Marker of Pollution Exposure in Pediatric Asthma

Fri, 9 May 2008 04:21:28 EDT

Levels of malondialdehyde, as measured by exhaled breath condensate (EBC), appear to be a useful biomarker for determining the effects of exposure to urban air pollution in children with asthma, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Reuters Health Information

Antimicrobial Treatment for Acute Sinusitis

Fri, 9 May 2008 12:50:12 EDT

A study in the December 5, 2007, issue of JAMA looks at whether antibiotics and nasal steroids are effective in the treatment of acute sinusitis.
Medscape Pediatrics

In ADHD, Brain Maturation Follows Normal Pattern but Is Delayed

Wed, 7 May 2008 15:12:00 EDT

In attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, brain maturation follows a normal trajectory, but cortical maturation is delayed, a study reports.
Medscape Medical News

Repercussions of Abuse, Neglect, and Trauma on the Neurobiology of the Brain and Their Implications for Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment -- From APA 2008: May 6, 2008

Wed, 7 May 2008 18:14:55 EDT

APA Annual Meeting 2008: Consequences of abuse, neglect, and trauma on the development of mental health disorders and the implications for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health