Pediatrics
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Last 20 Years: U.S. Youth Lipid Profiles Have Improved
Major Finding: Over the 20-year study period, children and adolescents showed a 5-mg/dL decrease in mean serum total cholesterol, an 8-mg/dL drop...
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Negative Emotions Could Drive Abnormal BP Pattern in Some Teens
Major Finding: Compared with white Americans, black adolescents who reported negative emotions were at higher risk for nocturnal blood pressure...
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Men Benefit Most From Combined Weight-Loss Procedure
Major Finding: At 6 months after undergoing BPD-DS surgery, men had a significantly greater reduction in weight (–-30% vs. –26%, respectively),...
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No Consensus on Best Surgery for Neonatal Heart Syndrome
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FDA Warns of QT Prolongation with Ondansetron Dose
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GSK Pays $3 Billion to Settle Drug Promotion Charges
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Key to Coronary Artery Damage in Kawasaki May Be Genetic
Major Finding: A recently identified polymorphism in the fibroblast growth factor 23 gene was present in 86% of Kawasaki disease patients with...
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Diagnostic Imaging on the Rise Even in 'Accountable' HMOs
Major Finding: CT scans tripled, MRIs quadrupled, ultrasounds doubled, and PET scans rose by a factor of 15 from 1996 to 2010 among adults in six...
Conference Coverage
SEARCH Turns Up More Diabetes in Youth
Major Finding: From 2001 to 2009, the prevalence of type 1 diabetes rose 23% among American youth aged 20 years and younger.
Conference Coverage
Rapid HbA1c Rise in a Child? Intensify Treatment Fast
Major Finding: Blood glucose increased from 5.7% to 7.3% in children with type 2 diabetes who responded to long-term treatment, but rose from 6.4...