Peanut-Derived Oral Agent Wins as Allergy Immunotherapy But experts question duration of benefit and potential cost of drug Nov 18, 2018
Milk Allergy Most Common in U.S. Kids Under Age 5 Years But many young children are not prescribed epinephrine Nov 17, 2018
Parental Pacifier Sucking May Lower Kids' Allergy Risks Lower early-life total IgE production linked to mom or dad orally "cleaning" pacifier Nov 17, 2018
Omega-3 and Vitamin D; Vein Grafts and CABG: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include benefits of CABG, vein harvesting, new exercise guidelines, and omega-3 and vitamin D supplementation Nov 17, 2018 podcast
Rituximab Promising in Childhood Vasculitis Treatment was steroid-sparing in Henoch-Schonlein purpura Nov 15, 2018
IBT Plus Liraglutide Boosts Weight Loss in Obese Patients Adding pharmacotherapy also led to beneficial changes in appetite Nov 15, 2018
Race, Clinical Factors Predict Weight Gain After Roux-en-Y African Americans, nonusers of pharmacotherapy more likely to experience regain Nov 14, 2018
Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Vary According to Obesity Subtype Researchers identified four separate classes of obesity Nov 14, 2018
Low-Carb Diet Wins for Weight Maintenance Metabolic effect may improve success of obesity treatment Nov 14, 2018
AHA: Neighborhood Violence Takes Toll on Heart Studies connect steady diet of violence to early heart disease Nov 14, 2018
Hepatitis C Treatment Works Well for Young Kids Nearly all children treated with sofosbuvir/ledipasvir achieved sustained response Nov 12, 2018
National Exercise Guidelines Now Say 'Just Move' HHS recs say to sit less, move more to improve health outcomes Nov 12, 2018
AHA: Zetia May Cut CV Events in Japanese Seniors Results from EWTOPIA75 trial not enough to change practice, experts says Nov 11, 2018
AHA: Fish Oil, Vitamin D Not VITAL to Heart Health VITAL trial also showed no benefits for cancer incidence with both supplements Nov 10, 2018 video
Inhaled Hypertonic Saline Safe, Effective in Infants With CF Study shows that randomized trials are feasible among those under 4 months Nov 09, 2018
Heart Benefit with Dulaglutide; New Hot Flash Therapy; Diabetes Risks in Women News and commentary from the endocrinology world Nov 09, 2018
Primatene Mist Returns After 7-Year Absence Reformulated asthma inhaler OK'd for over-the-counter sale Nov 08, 2018
Soft Furniture Doesn't Protect Kids: Study Sofas and beds may be squishy, but falling from them still causes injury Nov 06, 2018
AAP: Armed Conflict Is a Pediatric Issue Group encourages clinicians to address impact on physical and mental health Nov 06, 2018
Spanking May Make Kids More Aggressive Updated policy encourages adults to avoid physical punishment, verbal abuse Nov 05, 2018
Parental Injury Tied to Troubled Sleep for the Kids Teenagers, children of parents with both PTSD and TBI at increased risk Nov 04, 2018
Arguing Aside, Grandparents Cope Well with Raising Grandkids Older caregivers report handling stresses as well as parents Nov 04, 2018
Survey: Kids Couldn't Tell Real Gun from Toy Gun Also, only one-third of parents followed guidance for safe gun storage Nov 04, 2018
Parents Report 'Sharing' Leftover Antibiotics Nearly half of those surveyed diverted, rather than disposed of, unused prescription meds Nov 04, 2018
Treating and Preventing Malaria Acquired Abroad With global progress against malaria stalling, U.S. physicians and patients need to be aware Nov 02, 2018
Morning Break: Dead-Butt Syndrome; Last Word on Cellphone Radiation; States vs Pharma Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the ΑρΑ«ΚΣΖ΅ staff Nov 02, 2018
New Binge Eating Tx; DAYBREAK Results Disappoint; Opioid for MDD? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Oct 31, 2018
One Dose of Cholera Vaccine Immunogenic in Kids Trial paves way for Vaxchora pediatric indication, though more studies planned Oct 30, 2018
Still No Clarity on Merck's Ebola Vax in Congo Data suggest effectiveness but too many variables to be sure Oct 30, 2018
States Start to See Non-Fatal Strangulation as Felony But a few states haven't yet passed laws on it Oct 28, 2018
ACIP: Routinely Vaccinate Homeless Against HepA Homelessness denotes increased risk for contracting disease Oct 24, 2018
Nerve Plane Block May Improve Mastectomy Pain Also: obese children and post-surgery pain; patient-controlled epidurals after C-section Oct 16, 2018
Unplanned Pregnancy May Double Miscarriage Risk in Epilepsy Patients Interpregnancy interval, conception age also may play roles Oct 15, 2018
FDA Approves Rivaroxaban for CV Prevention in CAD, PAD Low dose to arrive in the U.S. next week Oct 12, 2018
Mysteries Solved at NIH Program for Undiagnosed Illnesses Dx has come to light in 35% of accepted cases so far Oct 11, 2018
Pets Need Not Derail Asthma Control in Kids Following NAEPP treatment guidelines improved control in 3-year study Oct 09, 2018
'We Have a Good, But Not Great, Flu Vaccine' William Schaffner, MD discusses the technologies that can make it better Oct 09, 2018 video
Study: Cell-Based Flu Vax Not Superior to Egg-Based Vax No significant difference in effectiveness against influenza A in 2017-2018 season Oct 08, 2018
Avalanche Safety 101: Technology to the Rescue Asphyxia remains the top risk; airbags and breathing devices boost survival Oct 03, 2018
Amputation, the Quick and Durable Way to Shed Pounds Nobody's going to regain THAT weight Sep 27, 2018