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Work-up, treatment of adolescent PCOS varies by specialty
Major finding: After evaluating adolescents for potential PCOS, 49% of adolescent medicine specialists ordered lipid tests, compared with 22% of...
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Small vitamin D dose hits the plasma target
Major finding: For breast-fed infants, a daily dose of 400 IU of vitamin D boosted plasma concentrations of 25(OH)D to the 400-nmol/L level...
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Ovarian dermoid cysts recur in 11% of adolescents
Major finding: Of 66 patients who underwent dermoid cystectomy, 7 (11%) had a recurrence of ovarian dermoid cysts.Data source: A retrospective...
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Practical support helps teens get active
Major finding: Family instrumental support, not emotional support, was significantly associated with moderate to vigorous activity in adolescents....
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Stereotactic laser ablation found feasible for hypothalamic hamartoma
Major finding: After 20 patients with hypothalamic hamartoma underwent MR-guided stereotactic laser ablation, all but 4 were seizure free.Data...
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AHA: Fewer than 1% of U.S. youth has ideal diet score
Major Finding: Less than half of adolescents achieved an ideal score in five or more of the seven cardiovascular health components measured in the...
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Migraines, heart disease increasing in children
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DKA often the first recognized sign of type 1 diabetes
Major Finding: 34% of children have diabetic ketoacidosis by the time they are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.Data Source: Record review of 805...
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Pediatric type 2 diabetes guidelines stress metformin
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FDA approves alogliptin, alone and in combinations
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Rate of visual impairment up 21%; diabetes is likely culprit
Major Finding: The prevalence of nonrefractive visual impairment in the general U.S. adult population rose from 1.4% in 1999-2002 to 1.7% in 2005-...