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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Exercise Referral Schemes Have Marginal Benefits for Sedentary Patients
- December 6, 2011
- Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
Patients exercised more, but body-mass index, blood pressure, and lipid levels remained unchanged.
- Reviewing:
- Pavey TG et al. BMJ 2011 Nov 6; 343:d6462
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Gestational Exposure to BPA Linked with Behavioral Effects
- November 23, 2011
- Louis M. Bell, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
High levels of urinary bisphenol A measured during gestation were associated with anxious and depressed behavior and poorer emotional control in children at age 3 years.
- Reviewing:
- Braun JM et al. Pediatrics 2011 Nov; 128:873
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Social Phobia Is Distinct from ShynessFree
- November 9, 2011
- Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Teens who met criteria for social phobia reported greater impairment and were more likely to have psychiatric comorbidities than youth who rated themselves as shy. CME
- Reviewing:
- Burstein M et al. Pediatrics 2011 Nov; 128:917
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Specific Genes Mediate Stimulant Response Variability in Children with ADHD
- November 9, 2011
- Martin T. Stein, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Two genetic polymorphisms were associated with individual variability in methylphenidate dose-response among school-age children with ADHD.
- Reviewing:
- Froehlich TE et al. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2011 Nov; 50:1129
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Yoga for Low Back Pain?
- December 6, 2011
- Jaime Toro, MD
- Neurology
Yoga was as effective as conventional stretching and more effective than self-care in a randomized trial.
- Reviewing:
- Sherman KJ et al. Arch Intern Med 2011 Oct 24
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Some Benefit Reported with Yoga for Chronic Low Back Pain
- November 17, 2011
- Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
Back function, but not pain, was better with yoga.
- Reviewing:
- Tilbrook HE et al. Ann Intern Med 2011 Nov 1; 155:569
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Use of Stimulants in Adolescents with Substance Abuse and ADHDFree
- October 26, 2011
- Martin T. Stein, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Adding stimulant treatment to behavioral therapy did not further reduce ADHD symptoms or substance use.
- Reviewing:
- Riggs PD et al. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2011 Sep; 50:903
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Cognitive Impairment and Mortality
- November 1, 2011
- David A. Bennett, MD
- Neurology
A simple screening tool can identify people with cognitive impairment who have elevated mortality risk.
- Reviewing:
- Sachs GA et al. Ann Intern Med 2011 Sep 6; 155:300
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Rise in Fatal Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers
- November 18, 2011
- Diane M. Birnbaumer, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
Prescription opioid overdoses kill more people each year than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
- Reviewing:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2011 Nov 4; 60:1487
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Excess Bleeding Risk in Patients Taking SSRIs plus Antiplatelet DrugsFree
- December 1, 2011
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
An interaction was noted in patients with coronary disease.
- Reviewing:
- Labos C et al. CMAJ 2011 Nov 8; 183:1835
