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Does Intensive Blood Pressure Control Delay Progression of Hypertension-Related Kidney Disease?

Maybe, in patients with proteinuria.

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New Gut Check Blog Post: Water Infusions and Colonoscopy Tolerance

M. Brian Fennerty, MD, the editor of Journal Watch Gastroenterology, asks: Do you use warm-water infusions during colonoscopy exams? If not, why? Join the conversation.

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Health Insurance Status of U.S. Children

An estimated 19% of U.S. children are underinsured.

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Onset of Puberty: Younger Still

At age 7 years, 10% of white girls, 23% of black girls, and 15% of Hispanic girls had evidence of breast development.

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Hearing Loss in Adolescents Is on the Rise

One in five U.S. adolescents has some hearing loss.

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Infant Car Seats: Dangers of Improper Use

To help prevent injuries, parents should minimize the time infants spend in car seats outside the car.

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Tigecycline Is Associated with Increased MortalityFree

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.

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Hepatitis C Virus Survival in Syringes

Under certain conditions, HCV can survive longer than 2 months.

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Effect of Selective Decontamination on the Intestinal Microbiota

Selective oral and digestive tract decontamination protocols significantly reduce the populations of potential pathogens — and of protective bacteria.

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Malignant Stem Cells in Patients with 5q Deletion Myelodysplasia

Clonal malignant stem cells persisted in the bone marrow of patients with del(5q) myelodysplasia who had achieved clinical remission on lenalidomide therapy.

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Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy Leaves a Big ImpressionFree

Greater weight gain led to higher birthweight independent of genetic factors.

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Survival After Diagnosis of Dementia in Primary Care

Survival time is much shorter when diagnoses occur in general practice than when patients are screened.

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