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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Does Intensive Blood Pressure Control Delay Progression of Hypertension-Related Kidney Disease?
- September 7, 2010
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
Maybe, in patients with proteinuria.
- Reviewing:
- Appel LJ et al. N Engl J Med 2010 Sep 2; 363:918
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Health Insurance Status of U.S. Children
- September 8, 2010
- Howard Bauchner, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
An estimated 19% of U.S. children are underinsured.
- Reviewing:
- Kogan MD et al. N Engl J Med 2010 Aug 26; 363:841
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Onset of Puberty: Younger Still
- September 8, 2010
- Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
At age 7 years, 10% of white girls, 23% of black girls, and 15% of Hispanic girls had evidence of breast development.
- Reviewing:
- Biro FM et al. Pediatrics 2010 Sep; 126:e583
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Hearing Loss in Adolescents Is on the Rise
- September 8, 2010
- F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
One in five U.S. adolescents has some hearing loss.
- Reviewing:
- Shargorodsky J et al. JAMA 2010 Aug 18; 304:772
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Infant Car Seats: Dangers of Improper Use
- September 8, 2010
- Robin Drucker, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
To help prevent injuries, parents should minimize the time infants spend in car seats outside the car.
- Reviewing:
- Parikh SN and Wilson L. Pediatrics 2010 Aug; 126:352
DRUG WATCH
Tigecycline Is Associated with Increased MortalityFree
- September 8, 2010
- Lynn L. Estes, PharmD
- Infectious Diseases
The FDA recently alerted clinicians that, in a pooled analysis of clinical trials, the risk for death was higher with tigecycline than with comparator drugs.
- Reviewing:
- Rockville, MD: Food and Drug Administration; 2010 Sep 1
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Hepatitis C Virus Survival in Syringes
- September 8, 2010
- Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Under certain conditions, HCV can survive longer than 2 months.
- Reviewing:
- Paintsil E et al. J Infect Dis 2010 Oct 1; 202:984
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Effect of Selective Decontamination on the Intestinal Microbiota
- September 8, 2010
- Thomas Glück, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Selective oral and digestive tract decontamination protocols significantly reduce the populations of potential pathogens — and of protective bacteria.
- Reviewing:
- Benus RF et al. Intensive Care Med 2010 Aug; 36:1394
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Malignant Stem Cells in Patients with 5q Deletion Myelodysplasia
- September 8, 2010
- Michael E. Williams, MD
- Oncology and Hematology
Clonal malignant stem cells persisted in the bone marrow of patients with del(5q) myelodysplasia who had achieved clinical remission on lenalidomide therapy.
- Reviewing:
- Tehranchi R et al. N Engl J Med 2010 Sep 9; 363:1025
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy Leaves a Big ImpressionFree
- September 2, 2010
- Diane J. Angelini, EdD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, NEA-BC
- Women's Health
Greater weight gain led to higher birthweight independent of genetic factors.
- Reviewing:
- Ludwig DS and Currie J. 2010 Aug 5
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Survival After Diagnosis of Dementia in Primary Care
- September 7, 2010
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Survival time is much shorter when diagnoses occur in general practice than when patients are screened.
- Reviewing:
- Rait G et al. BMJ 2010 Aug 5; 341:c3584