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The researches find that the The mutation find in the affect child is therefore termed a ‘de novo’ mutation (DNM). “Although many new developmental disorders have been identify in recent years; there are many more to be discover. Identifying them means that we will be able to give an accurate diagnosis to more patients and…
Cardiovascular Health; Physician scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Minnesota have recently collaborate to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and key cardiovascular diseases among Asian Americans. Among their landmark findings, recently publish in the journal American Journal of Cardiology, is that American-born Asian Americans had higher odds…
Glucocorticoid; The results of a randomized controlled trial presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2019) demonstrate high levels of treatment success in approximately two thirds of patients despite tapered glucocorticoid (GC) discontinuation, while a small loss of disease control was observed at the total study population level. “On the basis of…
The researches find that the suicide deaths have increased among millennials, according to a report issued by the Trust for America’s Health and the Well Being Trust. But In the report, Rhea K. Farberman, from the Trust for America’s Health, and colleagues address increases in young adult deaths due to alcohol and drug misuse and suicide with…
The DRC outbreak is the second largest outbreak of Ebola ever recording and the largest outbreak in DRC’s history. Activating the Emergency Operations Center at CDC headquarters to provide enhanced operational support to our expanding Ebola response team deployed in DRC. But the risk of global spread of Ebola remains low. Activation of the CDC…
The USPSTF (US Preventive Services Task Force)recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone. Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision making to the specific patient or situation. Similarly, the USPSTF notes that policy and coverage decisions involve considerations;in addition to the evidence of clinical benefits and harms. The USPSTF recommends that…
Sports; Thinking of getting your child to take up a sport that involves a coach or instructor? Good news: a new study finds that children who engage in organized physical activity at a young age are less likely to have emotional difficulties by the time they turn 12. The elementary school years are a critical…
Children with asthma and recurrent wheezing who received the intranasal live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) did not experience increased lower respiratory events (LREs) compare with children who receive the inactivate influenza vaccine (IIV) injection, a large study has found. James D. Nordin, MD, HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and colleagues conduct a retrospective cohort study in 4771 children age 2…
Nurses; In this study nurse practitioners are more likely to conduct HIV screenings if they feel that their colleagues support routine screenings, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. This comes in advance of National HIV Testing Day, taking place June 27. Despite 40 years of efforts to end the…
Polypropylene (PP) is everywhere, being one of the most widely used plastics in human life. A versatile material, its naturally inert surface can be modify for specific applications. Researchers at Osaka University have now develop a convenient light-driven process for oxidizing PP; without harmful waste. As report in ChemComm, the process uses radicals to make…
“Clinginess” refers to a child who has a strong emotional or behavioural reaction to being separate from their parent. Children can show clingy behaviour at any stage up to late primary school. Infants may cry to let their parents know they don’t like being separate. Toddlers or older children may cry, cling or even have a full-blown meltdown…
Intensive Care Unit; Phosphate homeostasis is complex, and the phosphate ion may be influence by other factors, such as decreased renal clearance, increased consumption in catabolic patients, intestinal losses, or clearance over a continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) membrane. Importantly, hypophosphatemia is among the most frequently encountered electrolyte metabolic disturbances in critically ill patients with…