These guidelines are designed to assist the pediatrician in caring for the child in whom a diagnosis of Down syndrome has been confirmed by chromosome analysis. Although a pediatrician's initial contact with the child is usually during infancy, occasionally the pregnant woman who has been given...
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Effect of fluvoxamine on outcomes of nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives: This meta-analysis investigated the use of fluvoxamine for the treatment of nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19.
Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Ovid medline, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Library databases, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched for studies published before June...
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Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Objectives: Identify and abstract data from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to update the PTSD Trials Standardized Data Repository (PTSD-Repository) with data on PTSD and mental health, including suicide-related outcomes and substance use.
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Sacral Neuromodulation for Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction
BACKGROUND
Neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) is a highly prevalent and disabling condition; nevertheless, standard treatments often remain unsatisfactory. Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) is a well-established therapy for non-NLUTD, but there is a lack of randomized controlled...
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A “no-biopsy” approach to diagnosing celiac disease
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CONSIDER A “NO-BIOPSY” APPROACH BY EVALUATING SERUM IMMUNOGLOBULIN (IG) A ANTI-TISSUE TRANSGLUTAMINASE (TTG-IGA) ANTIBODY TITERS IN ADULT PATIENTS WHO PRESENT WITH SYMPTOMS CONCERNING FOR CELIAC DISEASE (CD). AN INCREASE OF ≥ 10 TIMES THE UPPER LIMIT OF NORMAL (ULN) FOR...
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Prune Juice Containing Sorbitol, Pectin, and Polyphenol Ameliorates Subjective Complaints and Hard Feces While Normalizing Stool in Chronic Constipation: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of prune juice on chronic constipation.
Methods: We conducted a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in Japanese subjects with chronic constipation.
Results: Prune intake significantly decreased...
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Acid Suppression and Antibiotics Administered During Infancy Are Associated with Celiac Disease
Objective
To investigate why certain at-risk individuals develop celiac disease, we examined the association of proton pump inhibitors (PPI), histamine-2 receptor antagonist (H2RA), and antibiotic prescriptions in the first six months of life with an early childhood diagnosis of celiac...
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Cardiovascular outcomes in adults with hypertension with evening versus morning dosing of usual antihypertensives in the UK (TIME study): a prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint clinical trial
Background: Studies have suggested that evening dosing with antihypertensive therapy might have better outcomes than morning dosing. The Treatment in Morning versus Evening (TIME) study aimed to investigate whether evening dosing of usual antihypertensive medication improves major cardiovascular...
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Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening
Anxiety disorder, a common mental health condition in the US, comprises a group of related conditions characterized by excessive fear or worry that present as emotional and physical symptoms. The 2018-2019 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) found that 7.8% of children and adolescents...
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Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents
Depression is a leading cause of disability in the US. Children and adolescents with depression typically have functional impairments in their performance at school or work as well as in their interactions with their families and peers. Depression can also negatively affect the developmental...
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