Autism spectrum disorders in gender-nonconforming youth
Despite the lack of clarity about the exact prevalence in youth, particularly prepubertal youth, it’s clear that an increasing number of children and teenagers are presenting to multidisciplinary... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - June 22, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Aren’t all mass shooters mentally ill?
On June 12, 2016, a man walked into an Orlando, Fla., nightclub and committed the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. When it was over, 49 people lay dead and more than 50 others were wounded. The... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - June 22, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
VIDEO: Depression worsens newly diagnosed juvenile idiopathic arthritis
LONDON – Depression is relatively common among teenagers newly diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and adolescents with both disorders appeared to have a less complete response to their... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - June 21, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
New HCV test approach could cut costs, streamline diagnosis
Substituting a less-expensive hepatitis C core antigen test into the standard two-step process for diagnosing active hepatitis C virus(HCV) infection could streamline and cut the cost of HCV... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - June 21, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
USPSTF opposes screening for obstructive sleep apnea in draft recommendation
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued a draft recommendation opposing screening for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults who are asymptomatic for the breathing disorder.
The USPSTF’s... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - June 20, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
In-person, telephone genetic counseling yield similar outcomes
Genetic counseling by telephone was noninferior to in-person counseling among women at increased risk of hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancer (HBOC) for all psychosocial, decision-making, and... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - June 20, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
European experience: Biosimilar infliximab works as well as Remicade for IBD
SAN DIEGO – Biosimilar infliximab (Inflectra) was as safe and effective as the original version (Remicade) in an Italian observational cohort study of 547 inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients,... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - June 20, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Alternative therapies can augment treatment in resistant depression
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Simple, effective, nonpharmacologic therapies can significantly augment pharmacotherapy for patients with treatment-resistant depression, according to Dr. Mark Hyman... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - June 20, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Phentermine-topiramate tops competition for long-term weight loss
SAN DIEGO – Phentermine-topiramate was the most effective long-term weight loss drug, based on findings from a network meta-analysis from the University of California, San Diego.
The investigators... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - June 20, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
VIDEO: RA patients on subcutaneous methotrexate avoid biologics
LONDON – Subcutaneous methotrexate monotherapy may be more effective at helping recently diagnosed patients with rheumatoid arthritis avoid biologic therapy, compared with similar patients on oral... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - June 20, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Updated Behçet’s disease recommendations expand biologic treatment
LONDON – A EULAR task force issued the first update to recommendations for managing Behçet’s disease since 2008, with revised recommendations that reflect expanded use of biologic agents, and... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - June 20, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
One meal increases odds of doctors prescribing drugs
Doctors who accepted a single, industry-sponsored meal worth less than $20 were significantly more likely to prescribe the featured drug to Medicare patients, based on data from a cross-sectional... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - June 20, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Estimating the number of sports-related concussions in U.S. children
Between 1.1 million and 1.9 million sports- and recreation-related concussions (SRRCs) occur annually in U.S. children aged 18 years and under, according to a new study.
In the United States, more... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - June 20, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
More promising news for real-time histology during endoscopy
SAN DIEGO – In patients with ulcerative colitis, real-time histology via probe confocal laser endomicroscopy (pCLE) produces mucosal scores that reflect the findings of other approaches, a new study... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - June 19, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
HCV patients had distinct mucosal microbiome
SAN DIEGO – Patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections had distinct duodenal mucosal microbiomes and greater intestinal permeability, compared with healthy controls and patients with other... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - June 19, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
