http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pediatrics/Article/list/40165 Peer-reviewed pediatric info from Contemporary Pediatrics. Practical clinical info for pediatricians & PNPs â€" immunization/vaccines, influenza, behavioral issues, asthma & CME. Diagnosis, treatment & disease management 2009-11-21T20:20:36Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Suggests-Treatment-for-Downs-Syndrome/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643216?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Treatments that address deficient norepinephrine-mediated neurotransmission could treat cognitive dysfunction in Down's syndrome, according to the results of animal research published in the Nov. 18 issue of Science Translational Medicine. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643216/microscope_MIC093ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643216null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Deformational-Plagiocephaly-Risk-Factors-Evaluated/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643377?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Children's sleep position appears correlated with the location of deformational plagiocephaly, which typically presents as a flat spot on the back of the skull, according to research published online Nov. 16 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643377/infant_SS36038.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643377null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pandemic-Influenza-May-Hurt-Economy-in-United-King/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643383?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Although pandemic influenza may only decrease the gross domestic product by up to 4.3 percent in the United Kingdom, school closures and absenteeism from work due to government regulations or fear of infection may negatively impact the economy and potentially increase the effect of the recession, according to a study published Nov. 19 in BMJ. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643383/Ss36054.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643383null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Salmeterol-Found-Similarly-Effective-in-Asthma-Gen/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643212?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Outcomes in the long-acting β2 agonist in asthma trial showed no difference in treatment outcomes for patients taking salmeterol who had different B16 genotypes, according to a report in the Nov. 21 issue of The Lancet. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643212/inhaler_18254.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643212null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Video-Found-to-Be-Useful-in-Pelvic-Inflammatory-Di/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643380?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Adolescent girls who watch a community-specific video intervention at the time of diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease may be significantly more likely to have their sexual partners treated, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643380/168127a.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643380null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Advances-in-Eating-Disorders-Summarized-in-Lancet-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642971?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 New developments in eating disorders, including research on the biological contributions to illness onset and maintenance, may have important implications for clinicians, according to a Seminar published online Nov. 19 in The Lancet. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642971/hch066.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642971null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/CPR-Indicated-in-Pediatric-Bradycardia-Poor-Perfus/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642832?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Hospitalized pediatric patients who receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation for bradycardia and poor perfusion have a better chance of survival to discharge than those who do not receive CPR until their condition progresses to pulseless cardiac arrest, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642832/kidinhospital.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642832null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-Conference-Offers-Look-at-Cancer-Drugs-in-Pip/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642672?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Cancer drugs currently under development were the focus of a press briefing held on Nov. 16 at the American Association for Cancer Research -- National Cancer Institute -- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer International Conference, "Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics," held from Nov. 15 to 19 in Boston. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642672/cancer2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642672null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hypertension-Found-Common-in-Pediatric-Kidney-Dise/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642831?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Children with chronic kidney disease often have high blood pressure, increasing their risk of left ventricular enlargement, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642831/bloodpressure_18319.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642831null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/US-Preterm-Birth-Rate-Still-Only-Merits-a-D/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642366?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 In terms of premature births, the United States earned a D for the second consecutive year, according to a report issued Nov. 17 by the March of Dimes. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642366/newborn_18228.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642366null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Food-Allergies-Among-American-Children-Increasing/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642507?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 The awareness and prevalence of food allergies among American children has increased in recent years, resulting in a significant increase in hospitalizations and use of outpatient medical services, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642507/48271.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642507null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Trivalent-Vaccine-Has-Minimal-Effect-on-H1N1/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642364?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Seasonal influenza vaccination neither decreases nor increases the risk for acquiring pandemic H1N1 illness, according to research published in the Nov. 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642364/18314.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642364null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Mothers-Smoking-Associated-With-Breast-Feeding-Pra/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642510?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Mothers who smoke may be less likely to begin breast-feeding, and, if they do initiate it, they may be more likely to cease earlier than nonsmoking mothers, according to research published online Nov. 16 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642510/SS36025.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642510null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Nervous-System-Cancer-Linked-to-Cognitive-Impairme/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642028?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Survivors of childhood central nervous system cancers are more likely to report reduced neurocognitive function resulting in lower education, employment and income in adulthood than survivors of other cancers, according to a study in the November issue of Neuropsychology. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642028/BRAINsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642028null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Lysteda-Approved-for-Heavy-Menstrual-Bleeding/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642029?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642029null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/People-at-High-Risk-of-Swine-Flu-Warned-to-Avoid-H/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642026?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Public health consultants to the Saudi Arabian government have recommended that pilgrims in categories at high risk for H1N1 swine who are planning to take part in the 2009 Hajj should postpone their participation until another year, according to a paper published online Nov. 14 in The Lancet. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642026/h1n1_11215_lores.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642026null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Older-Americans-Appear-to-Be-Facing-Increased-Disa/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642031?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 There is a worrying trend of increased disability among older Americans in the 60 to 69 age group, regardless of sociodemographic characteristics, health status and health behaviors, particularly among those who are overweight, obese or not Caucasian, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in the American Journal of Public Health. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642031/WHI088.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642031null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Drug-May-Reverse-Type-1-Diabetes-Ocular-Complicati/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642027?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 In rats induced with type 1 diabetes, topical treatment with naltrexone hydrochloride, an opioid antagonist, reverses dry eye and restores corneal sensitivity, according to a study in the November issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642027/eyedrop_59237.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642027null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/No-Adverse-Effects-Seen-After-Testis-Biopsy-in-Boy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642170?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 The biopsy of testicular tissue from prepubescent boys with cancer for cryopreservation did not cause serious adverse after-effects and may someday offer a way to preserve fertility, according to a study published online Oct. 27 in Human Reproduction. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642170/13520038.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642170null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Another-Swine-Flu-Vaccine-Approved-for-Children/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641800?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641800null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Early-Interventions-Can-Cut-Teen-Pregnancy-Rates/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641665?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Early intervention and youth development programs can reduce the risk of teenage pregnancy, but they do not tackle larger-scale societal and family influences on early parenthood, according to a study published Nov. 12 in BMJ. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641665/168067b.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641665null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Housing-Improvements-Linked-to-Improvements-in-Hea/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641797?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Better housing conditions -- especially warmth and energy-efficiency improvements -- are generally associated with better health, according to a study the November issue of the American Journal of Public Health. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641797/familydinner.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641797null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/American-College-of-Allergy-Asthma-amp-Immunology-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641795?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641795null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Acetaminophen-Use-Linked-to-Asthma-and-Wheezing/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641669?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 In children and adults, acetaminophen use may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing, according to a study published in the November issue of Chest. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641669/18146.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641669null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Exercise-Linked-to-Less-Risk-of-High-Grade-Prostat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641793?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Exercise was associated with lower risk of prostate cancer upon biopsy, as well as lower risk of high-grade disease in those with cancer, and African-American men with increased low-density lipoprotein showed a higher likelihood of prostate cancer diagnosis, according to two studies in the November issue of The Journal of Urology. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641793/workout.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641793null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cardiac-Problems-Present-in-Adults-With-Kawasaki-D/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641667?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 An increasing number of adults who had Kawasaki disease as children will present with cardiovascular problems, but no guidelines currently exist for the management of these patients, according to a review in the Nov. 17 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641667/hch008.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641667null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Depression-Linked-to-Immune-Response-in-Pregnancy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641799?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Women with greater symptoms of depression may experience increased inflammatory responses to influenza vaccination and potentially infectious illness during pregnancy, according to research published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641799/syringe_59094.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641799null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Campaign-to-Decrease-Illegal-Antibiotic-Use-Assess/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641670?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 An educational initiative may not be sufficient to decrease use of antibiotics without a prescription by the Latino community, according to a study in the November/December issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641670/pills_SS36005.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641670null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/CDC-New-H1N1-Tracking-Method-Ups-Estimates/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641481?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 At least 22 million Americans have been infected with H1N1 since April, and approximately 3,900 people have died, including an estimated 540 children, according to information presented at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Nov. 12 H1N1 press conference. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641481/h1n1_11215_lores.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641481null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Risk-Communication-Key-to-Keeping-H1N1-Deaths-Down/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641337?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Hospital preparedness and risk communication are crucial to the reduction in mortality due to H1N1 influenza, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in The Lancet. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641337/h1n1_11214_cdc.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641337null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Childhood-Esophageal-Atresia-Linked-to-Adult-Scoli/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641335?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Adults with a history of esophageal atresia repair during infancy face a substantially higher risk of scoliosis, according to research published online Nov. 9 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641335/spine_40208.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641335null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Adolescent-Sex-and-Alcohol-Interventions-Assessed/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641478?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 A group intervention aimed at reducing alcohol and sexual risk behaviors in adolescents in juvenile detention centers may alter risky behaviors, according to a randomized, controlled study published online Nov. 9 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641478/45005.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641478null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Signs-of-Urinary-Stones-May-Be-Hard-to-Detect-in-C/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641477?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 In children younger than 8 years of age, the origin of recurrent abdominal pain may be overlooked and ineffective procedures performed, without consideration of urolithiasis, according to a study completed in Italy and published online Nov. 9 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641477/depression2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641477null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Emergency-Department-Wait-Times-at-Longest-in-a-De/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641013?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 The number of patients who are not seen within target triage times at American hospital emergency departments has been steadily increasing for at least the last decade, according to a study published in the Nov. 9 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641013/ERsign_18172.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641013null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Report-Highlights-Years-Major-Cancer-Advances/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641017?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 The year's most important clinical cancer research studies, including 15 major advances, are highlighted in a new report, "Clinical Cancer Advances 2009: Major Research Advances in Cancer Treatment, Prevention and Screening," published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641017/29084.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641017null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Muscle-Strength-May-Lower-Alzheimers-Disease-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641016?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Older individuals with greater muscular strength may have a lower risk of developing mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, according to research published in the November issue of the Archives of Neurology. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641016/WHI024small.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641016null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ACAAI-Discharge-Benefits-Seen-From-Asthma-Educator/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641014?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 The use of certified asthma nurse educators may help improve adherence to guideline recommendations for discharging children hospitalized with asthma, and an intensive case management program is associated with fewer asthma-related symptoms and health care utilization, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, held from Nov. 5 to 10 in Miami Beach, Fla. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641014/asthmasmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641014null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Study-Finds-Costs-of-Quality-Programs-Burden-Pract/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641012?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 The cost of providing data and support for health system quality-improvement programs can put a significant burden on primary care practices, and changes in the outcomes of trials are often made without being disclosed, according to two studies in the November/December Annals of Family Medicine. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641012/doctors_59141.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641012null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Medical-Errors-Disclosure-Can-Help-Physicians-and-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641010?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Physicians are willing to share their experiences of making diagnostic errors, and analyzing them systematically helps point the way to improve future diagnoses, according to a study in the Nov. 9 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, while a second study in the same issue finds that patients give higher quality ratings when adverse events are disclosed. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641010/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641010null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ACAAI-Youth-Asthma-Linked-to-Maternal-Antioxidant-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640671?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Children of mothers with low levels of certain antioxidants may be at higher risk of developing asthma, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, held from Nov. 5 to 10 in Miami Beach, Fla. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640671/ASTHMA.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640671null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Uptake-of-Adult-Vaccination-Varies-Widely-in-Urban/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640675?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 There are wide variations in the uptake of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine and influenza vaccine in adults in urban areas, and physicians' practice characteristics influence the likelihood of their patients getting vaccinated, according to a study in the November/December Annals of Family Medicine. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640675/18314.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640675null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Adolescent-Obesity-Linked-to-MS-Risk-in-Women/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640676?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Women who were obese in adolescence are at higher risk of multiple sclerosis as adults, according to a study in the Nov. 10 issue of Neurology. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640676/teen_girl.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640676null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ACAAI-Challenge-Testing-May-Reduce-Egg-Allergy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640674?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Desensitization is possible in patients with severe egg allergy. In addition, most Mississippi schools do not have a food allergy action plan for all of their food-allergic students, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, held from Nov. 5 to 10 in Miami Beach, Fla. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640674/67101.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640674null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Poor-Handwriting-Prevalent-in-Children-With-Autism/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640672?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Children with autism spectrum disorders have worse handwriting than children without the condition, and can benefit from special handwriting instruction and fine motor control training, according to a study in the Nov. 10 issue of Neurology. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640672/teacher.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640672null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drainage-Alone-May-Be-Best-in-Treating-Childrens-A/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640423?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Avoiding changing dressings after incision and drainage of cutaneous abscesses in children can effectively treat the condition and avoid postoperative pain and hospitalization, according to a study in the October issue of the AORN Journal. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640423/gauze_59112.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640423null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Targeted-Therapies-in-Diabetic-Nephropathy-Examine/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640322?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activation appears to play a role in numerous changes associated with early kidney disease seen in type 1 diabetes, according to research published online Oct. 23 in Endocrinology. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640322/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640322null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pollutants-May-Increase-Bronchiolitis-Risk-in-Infa/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640424?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Certain types of traffic-related air pollutants may raise the risk of bronchiolitis in infants, according to research published in the Nov. 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640424/babyeye_SS36028.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640424null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Factors-Affecting-Continuous-Glucose-Monitoring-Id/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640323?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Patients with type 1 diabetes are more likely to perform continuous glucose monitoring nearly daily if they are adults and if they were already frequently monitoring their glucose, according to a study in the November issue of Diabetes Care. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640323/fingerblood_SS36049.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640323null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cooling-Reduces-Brain-Injury-for-Oxygen-Starved-Ba/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640324?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Babies who are starved of oxygen at birth have less brain injury if they are therapeutically cooled than if they are not, and the likelihood of death or disability in these infants can be accurately predicted using MRI, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in The Lancet Neurology. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640324/46090small.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640324null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Post-Surgical-Pain-in-Children-Can-Be-Effectively-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640422?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 For children undergoing surgery, implementation of evidence-based pain management strategies and the ability to identify children at risk are important for effective pain management, according to a study in the October issue of the AORN Journal. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640422/childexam_40294.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640422null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Fasting-Glucose-Changes-May-Predict-Mortality-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640093?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Fasting glucose changes during acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations may serve as better prognostic indicators than fasting glucose taken at baseline, according to an Israeli study in the Oct. 15 American Journal of Cardiology. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640093/fingerblood_SS36049.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640093null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder-Tied-to-Genetics-Ca/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640096?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Genetics contribute to post-traumatic stress disorder, which in turn is associated with patient-reported cardiovascular health and quality of life, according to two studies in the November issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640096/Mic030ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640096null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/High-Testosterone-May-Raise-Cardiac-Risks-in-Older/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639964?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Women over the age of 65 years who have higher levels of testosterone may likely be at greater risk of coronary heart disease, insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639964/womensmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639964null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Self-Paced-Walking-Test-Useful-in-Lumbar-Spinal-St/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639966?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 In patients with lumbar spinal stenosis, a self-paced walking test may serve as a feasible and reproducible criterion measure of walking capacity, according to a Canadian study published in the Oct. 15 issue of Spine. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639966/46083.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639966null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Maternal-Smoking-Affects-Risk-of-Childhood-Bad-Beh/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639961?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Maternal smoking is associated with disruptive behavior in 3-year-olds, but the effect varies by gender, the extent to which the mother smoked, and the interaction with other co-occurring conditions, according to a study published online Nov. 3 in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639961/WHI063.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639961null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Education-Can-Help-Overcome-the-Effects-of-Low-Bir/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639708?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 An early years' educational intervention for low-birth-weight preterm infants results in children who are taller, heavier, and have a bigger head circumference at the age of 8 years, according to a study in the November issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639708/babyface_SS36035.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639708null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Mexican-Assistance-Program-Linked-to-Benefits-for-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639352?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 A Mexican conditional cash-transfer program -- providing money to families so long as children go to school and members attend health-education meetings -- was associated with reduced behavioral problems in children, according to research published online Nov. 4 in The Lancet. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639352/childsafety.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639352null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/CHEST-Lower-Doses-Benefit-Pediatric-Asthma-Patient/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639348?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 In children who are hospitalized with asthma, a reduced-dose steroid regimen has no effect on hospital stays, and low-dose albuterol treatment is associated with a lower risk of metabolic acidosis than high-dose treatment, according to research presented at the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians, held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 5 in San Diego. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639348/inhaler_18253.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639348null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Television-Time-Linked-to-Aggression-in-Toddlers/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639351?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Three-year-olds' direct and indirect exposure to television is significantly associated with increased risk for aggressive behavior, according to a study in the November issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639351/girl_and_tv.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639351null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Novel-Vaccine-Tested-for-Vulvar-Neoplasia/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639476?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Researchers from the Netherlands have developed a vaccine for vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia linked to the human papillomavirus-16 that within a year produced a complete clinical response in 47 percent of women receiving it, according to a study in the Nov. 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639476/happy_adults.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639476null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Genetic-Link-to-Inflammatory-Bowel-Disease-Identif/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639479?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Genetic mutations that interfere with interleukin-10 signaling are associated with inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639479/GENETICS.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639479null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Often-Used-Antibiotics-Not-Linked-to-Birth-Defects/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639346?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Penicillins, erythromycins and cephalosporins, antibacterial drugs that are commonly used by women during pregnancy, are rarely associated with birth defects, but other antibacterial agents such as sulfonamides and nitrofurantoins are associated with several defects and warrant further scrutiny, according to a study in the November issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639346/Mic062ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639346null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Weight-Loss-and-Maintenance-Variables-Assessed/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639126?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Formerly overweight people who have maintained weight loss tend to spend more calories exercising and have greater dietary restraint than obese people seeking weight loss treatment, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639126/WHI025.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639126null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Following-Gastroenteritis-Guidelines-Can-Lower-Cos/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639125?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Hospitals that adhere to guidelines for the management of acute gastroenteritis demonstrate 50 percent lower charges for pediatric patients with uncomplicated acute gastroenteritis, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639125/kidinhospital.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639125null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pregnant-Women-Need-Only-One-Dose-of-H1N1-Vaccine/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639127?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 One dose of H1N1 vaccine is sufficient for pregnant women, though young children need two doses, according to a Nov. 2 announcement from the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639127/40274.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639127null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Stats-Helps-Paint-Picture-of-H1N1-Hospitalizations/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639123?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 The age of people hospitalized with H1N1 influenza infection in California during the summer of 2009 was typically younger than the age commonly seen with seasonal influenza, and infants had the highest rates of hospitalization and those aged 50 and older had the highest mortality, according to research published in the Nov. 4 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639123/Ss36054.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639123null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Exercise-Can-Help-Improve-Insulin-Sensitivity-in-T/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638662?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Hispanic teenagers who engage in moderate aerobic exercise may not lose weight, but they can improve their overall fitness and increase both peripheral and hepatic insulin sensitivity, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638662/football_45108.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638662null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/IDSA-Attitudes-Toward-Flu-Vaccination-Vary-at-Hosp/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638659?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 At a large tertiary children's hospital, attitudes toward influenza immunization and vaccine receipt vary among health care workers, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 in Philadelphia. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638659/orderly_40329.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638659null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Background-Disease-Rates-Important-in-H1N1-Pandemi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638656?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 During mass immunization with pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccines, awareness of background rates of disease is essential for assessing vaccine safety, and may help allay vaccine-associated fears among the general public, according to an article published online Oct. 31 in The Lancet. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638656/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638656null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/October-2009-Briefing---Pediatrics/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638307?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638307null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pediatric-H1N1-Influenza-Deaths-Reach-at-Least-114/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638313?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 As of Friday, 19 children had died of H1N1 influenza in the past week, bringing the total number of pediatric deaths from the disease to at least 114, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced at an Oct. 30 news conference. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638313/13520038.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638313null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Benefits-Risks-of-Darbepoetin-Alfa-in-Diabetes-Ass/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638295?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 In patients with diabetes, chronic kidney disease and anemia, darbepoetin alfa does not reduce death, cardiovascular or renal events, and may be linked to an increased risk of stroke, according to a study published online Oct. 30 in the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638295/54184.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638295null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Adherence-Linked-to-Glycemic-Control-in-Youth-With/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638661?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Greater adherence to treatment is associated with better glycemic control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, supporting current guidelines where this had been implicitly assumed, according to a review published online Nov. 2 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638661/blood_MIC023ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638661null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/October-2009-Briefing---Psychiatry/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638296?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638296null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Uninsured-Children-May-Be-More-Likely-to-Die-in-th/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638141?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 In-hospital all-cause mortality is higher among uninsured children than among those who have insurance, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of Public Health. 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638141/girlhospital_40289.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638141null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Maternal-Ethnicity-and-Weight-Can-Affect-Pain-and-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638027?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Asian women and heavier women have slower labor and report less pain, but ethnicity and weight do not explain the substantial differences observed between women, according to a study in the November issue of Anesthesiology. 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638027/40279.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638027null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Swine-Flu-Radiographic-and-CT-Imaging-Patterns-Stu/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638024?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Ground-glass opacities in one or both lungs with consolidation are the most common computed radiographic and computed tomography images of patients with swine-origin influenza A, according to a study to be published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638024/h1n1_11215_lores.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638024null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Disability-Rates-Similar-in-Foreign-Domestic-Adopt/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638145?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Children adopted from other countries had similar rates of disability as domestically adopted children, though these rates were much higher than in the general population of children, according to research published in the November issue of Pediatrics. 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638145/45175.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638145null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Additional-Recommendations-for-Imaging-on-the-Rise/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637805?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Recommendations for additional imaging in radiology reports at one institution increased steeply in recent years, and from 1980 to 2006, radiologic and nuclear medicine procedures increased roughly 10-fold and 2.5 fold, respectively, according to two studies the November issue of Radiology. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637805/radiologist_18042.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637805null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Male-Foreskin-Size-Can-Affect-Risk-of-HIV-Infectio/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637645?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Men with larger foreskins are at higher risk of being infected with HIV, according to a study in the Oct. 23 issue of AIDS. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637645/aidssmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637645null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vitamin-D-Deficiency-Found-Common-in-American-Chil/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637647?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Suboptimal levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are common in American children, especially non-Hispanic blacks and Mexican-Americans, according to a study in the November issue of Pediatrics. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637647/15339.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637647null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Analyzes-Role-of-iSTAT3i-Genetic-Variants-in/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637801?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Intake of dietary saturated fat may exacerbate the effects of certain gene mutations associated with body weight regulation and glucose homeostasis, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of Nutrition. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637801/weight_59119.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637801null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Genetic-Mutation-Linked-to-Severe-Candidasis/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637419?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Impaired dectin-1 signaling may be responsible for severe mucocutaneous fungal infections, according to two reports published in the Oct. 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637419/GENETICS.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637419null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Impact-of-Childhood-Sleep-Patterns-on-Obesity-Eval/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637421?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 In children, getting more sleep on weekends and holidays may reduce the risk of overweight or obesity associated with reduced sleep during weekdays, according to a Chinese study published online Oct. 26 in Pediatrics. 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637421/sleeping_kid.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637421null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Antibiotic-Prophylaxis-May-Halt-UTI-Recurrence-in-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637422?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 In children with recurrent urinary tract infections, low-dose, continuous oral antibiotic therapy may help prevent future recurrences, according to an Australian study in the Oct. 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637422/45253.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637422null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Neonatal-Aluminum-Exposure-May-Affect-Later-Bone-H/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636882?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Preterm infants who are exposed to parenteral aluminum may have an increased risk of reduced lumbar spine and hip bone mass during adolescence, according to a study in the November issue of Pediatrics. 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636882/newborn_18228.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636882null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Rate-of-Cognitive-Decline-in-Alzheimers-Disease-Ev/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636875?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 In patients with diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease, the presence of diabetes slows the rate of cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a prospective, multi-center study in the Oct. 27 issue of Neurology. 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636875/ALZHEIMER.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636875null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Antipsychotic-Drugs-Can-Cause-Pediatric-Weight-Gai/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637053?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 The second generation of antipsychotic mediations cause weight gain and adverse changes in lipid and metabolic parameters, according to a study in the Oct. 28 Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637053/overweight_teen.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637053null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Rising-Downs-Syndrome-Trend-as-Maternal-Age-Increa/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636880?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Although there has been an increase in the incidence of Down's syndrome in the United Kingdom since 1989, improved screening has offset the rise and the number of Down's syndrome births has slightly declined, according to a study published Oct. 26 in BMJ. 2009-10-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636880/46072.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636880null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Gene-Therapy-Shows-Promise-in-Inherited-Sight-Diso/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636525?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Gene therapy for a rare inherited sight disorder in which severely impaired vision in childhood usually results in blindness in adulthood can substantially improve vision, particularly in children, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in The Lancet. 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636525/sight_18121.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636525null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Nursing/Medical-School-Enrollment-Continues-to-Expand/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636706?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Almost 18,400 students enrolled in medical school in the United States in 2009, a 2 percent increase over the previous year, but even more expansion is needed to meet future demand for physicians, according to an Oct. 20 report from the Association of American Medical Colleges. 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636706/doctor_59133.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636706null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Decline-in-Cardiorespiratory-Fitness-Speeds-Up-Aft/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636702?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Aging does not necessarily spell a linear decline in cardiorespiratory fitness, with lifestyle factors playing an important role, according to a study in the Oct. 26 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636702/HEART2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636702null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cortisol-Linked-to-Bone-Loss-in-Women-With-Anorexi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636704?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Cortisol levels are higher in women with anorexia nervosa and hypothalamic amenorrhea than healthy women, and are strongly associated with depression, anxiety and bone loss, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636704/blood_MIC023ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636704null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Far-Fewer-H1N1-Vaccine-Doses-Than-Expected-Are-Ava/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636521?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Because of production delays, far fewer than the goal of 40 million doses of H1N1 influenza vaccine will be available in the United States by the end of October, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for the investigational antiviral drug peramivir intravenous in certain patients with suspected or confirmed H1N1 infection. 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636521/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636521null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Neonatal-Outcomes-Examined-in-Cancer-Pregnancies/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636218?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Pregnancies in women with cancer tend to have good outcomes overall, but have been associated with high rates of induced labor and newborn admission to a neonatal intensive care unit, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636218/hospital_room.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636218null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Hypertension-and-Cardiac-Link-During-Pregnancy-Ana/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636334?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Women with a history of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy are at higher risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, particularly if the hypertension is recurrent, according to a Norwegian study in the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636334/pregnant_18213.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636334null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Broad-Asthma-Screening-May-Offer-Minimal-Health-Ga/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636331?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 The potential health benefits from asthma screenings in children seem to be smaller than previously expected, according to research published online Oct. 19 in Pediatrics. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636331/asthmasmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636331null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Effect-of-Male-Fetus-on-Twin-Pregnancy-Outcomes-St/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636332?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Among twin pregnancies, the presence of a male fetus is associated with worse pregnancy outcomes such as prematurity and low birth weight, according to a study in the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636332/twins2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636332null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pediatric-Post-Tonsillectomy-Antibiotic-Courses-Co/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636214?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Pediatric tonsillectomy patients who received three days of postoperative antibiotics needed no more pain medication and resumed normal activity as soon as patients who received a seven-day course, according to a study in the October issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636214/boyhospital_18194.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636214null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Childhood-Cancer-Survivors-at-Risk-of-Suicidal-Tho/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636217?contextCategoryId=40165&ref=25 Adult survivors of childhood cancers are more likely to have thoughts of suicide, particularly if they are in poor mental and physical health, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636217/fac087.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636217null XML