Obesity and Sleep Parameters in Children
Are specific sleep and behavioral patterns associated with a change in body mass index in obese children?
Category : Health & Medicine Journal & Academic : Health & Medical
Benzodiazepine Use and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
This new study cautions that long-term use of benzodiazepines may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease in older persons.
Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization Among Students
How do sexual identity, gender, race, and patterns of technology use impact prevalence and characteristics of cyberbullying among urban middle-school children?
Invasive Features in Granular Cell Tumors of the Skin
This study assessed histopathological invasive features, particularly vascular invasion, in a large series of granular cell tumors of the skin. Do invasive features relate to prognosis?
Gitelman Syndrome Leading to Delayed Puberty
This 17-year-old presented with hypogonadism and recurrent episodes of generalized muscle weakness, fatigue and cramps, which he'd experienced from the age of two. What was the cause?
Improvement in Lung Cancer Outcomes With Targeted Therapies
Primary care physicians play an important role in the treatment, detection, and management of common toxicities associated with targeted chemotherapy for lung cancer. What do you need to know?
A Pharmacy Practice Experience on Medication Adherence
Did this simulation activity improve student understanding of medication adherence?
Ki-67 Expression in Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Ki-67 protein, a cellular marker for proliferation, has been found to be prognostic in several cancers, and is associated with HPV infection. Is it useful as a prognostic indicator in penile SCC?
Accuracy of Flow Cytometry From Fine-Needle Aspirates
Recent studies have highlighted the usefulness of flow cytometry in conjunction with fine-needle aspiration in the assessment of lymphoid proliferations. How accurate is it?
Parietal Subdural Empyema Following Odontogenic Sinusitis
Was this patient's acute sinusitis and subsequent parietal subdural empyema a consequence of his recent tooth extraction?
PD-1 as a Marker for Failing Immune Reconstitution in HIV-1
How can immune response in HIV patients be improved?
Fellows of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
The ASHP Practitioner Recognition Program is intended to recognize excellence in pharmacy practice and grant recognition to and promote public awareness of pharmacists who have distinguished themselves in practice.
Duloxetine forUrinary Incontinence, Depression and Pain:
The use of a single drug for multiple indications is increasingly common, particularly in primary care--Duloxetine may be an important one.
Adolescent Pharyngitis: Potentially Lethal?
Get up-to-speed with pharyngitis management guidelines for adolescents and much more.
Training Hospitalists to Address the Intensivist Shortage
This position paper from the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Society of Hospital Medicine recommends a rigorous training program for hospitalists to augment intensivist care in US hospitals.
Cerebral Amyloidoma Mimicking Intracranial Tumor: A Case Report
MRI and CT scans showed an ominous infiltrating brain lesion, but the true etiology of this patient's brain abnormality revealed a more benign diagnosis.
Uses of Epidemiology
What can epidemiology teach us about history, community diagnosis, and the individual's chances for survival?
T-Wave Alternans Predicts Mortality in Population Undergoing Exercise Test
How much can time-domain T-wave alternans predict mortality in a general population undergoing a clinical exercise test?
"Tech-Check-Tech": Evidence on Its Safety and Benefits
How accurate are technicians at checking orders?
Switching Well-Controlled Patients off Nonrecommended ART
When treatment recommendations are updated, do clinicians switch treatments for their well-controlled patients?