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Adolescents With Chronic Fatigue May Suffer Long-Term Effects
Keeping up with healthy peers results in increased fatigue, sleep need

Insufficient Nighttime Sleep in Early Life Tied to Obesity Risk

Shortened sleep duration in infants, preschoolers may up risk of subsequent obesity, overweight

Radiologists Can ID, Treat Self-Embedding Behavior

Percutaneous radiologic treatment of self-embedded foreign bodies is safe, precise

Social Factors Influence Physiology After Cardiac Arrest

Animal study shows poorer physical/behavioral response in isolated mice

Novel Risk Score Predicts Long-Term Mortality After PCI

Study, involving nearly 7,000 patients, included post-procedural complications to create score

Graded Symptom Checklist IDs Pediatric Concussion

Checklist performs better than Standardized Assessment of Concussion score

Vitamin D Levels in Newborns Tied to Schizophrenia Risk

Those with low or high neonatal serum levels of vitamin D have increased risk of schizophrenia

ICD Electrograms Can Identify Ventricular Tachycardia Events

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator EGMs useful when 12-lead electrocardiograms not available

Limitation of End-of-Life Support Varies Among PICUs

Study finds significant variability; black race, no trainees tied to lower frequency of limitation

Mutation May Underlie Endometriosis-Related Cancers

Faulty ARID1A genes implicated in genesis from endometriosis to cancer

Nevirapine Reuse in Children With HIV May Be Safe

Switch from protease inhibitor-based regimen safe for most children

Education Level Not Predictive of CV Risk in All Countries

Inverse association in high-income regions does not always hold in low-income regions

Parental Depression Risk Highest in First Year After Birth

History of depression, younger age, and higher social deprivation may increase risk

Serotype 19A Acquisition Tied to Vaccine Schedule

Nasopharyngeal acquisition of serotype 19A linked to 2+1-dose PCV-7 schedule

Pandemic H1N1 Affected Younger Patients Than H3N2

But rate of serious complications similar between 2009 H1N1 and seasonal flu strains

Low-Carb Diet's Effects Could Hinge on Ingredients

Animal-based low-carb diet linked to higher mortality; vegetable-based diet linked to lower

Celiprolol Effective in Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Drug prevents arterial dissections and ruptures; trial stopped early due to treatment benefit

Gemcitabine Not Superior for Resected Pancreatic Cancer

Overall survival not improved with gemcitabine versus fluorouracil plus folinic acid

Discrepancies Seen Between Docs, Patients on PCI Beliefs

Most patients think percutaneous coronary intervention will reduce risk of MI

Mild Cognitive Impairment Risk Higher for Men Than Women

Study in Minnesota finds 16 percent of elderly subjects without dementia have MCI

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