Family Practice News articles from June 2004

Family Practice News archives from June 2004

120/80: pre-HT for children too: call for intervention.(News)(prehypertension)
June 15, 2004... NEW YORK -- The fourth report of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on Hypertension Control in Children and Adolescents will define blood pressure in the 90th-95th percentile as prehypertension and recommends...

Frequency of BP, cholesterol testing.(Vital Signs)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 15, 2004... Frequency of BP, Cholesterol Testing Blood Pressure Cholesterol Within 1 year 83% 58% Within 6 months 70% 42% 7 Months to 1 year ago ...

Teasing out generalized anxiety disorder diagnosis: a primary care challenge: how GAD, panic, anxiety disorders differ.(News)(generalized anxiety disorder)
June 15, 2004... MIAMI -- Many factors impede the diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder in primary care, according to a presentation at the annual conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America. Differential diagnosis can be difficult....

Low hemoglobin predicts poor outcome in diastolic dysfunction; secondary analysis of CHARM program.(News)(Candesartan in Heart Failure Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and Morbidity)
June 15, 2004... NEW ORLEANS -- Low hemoglobin is every bit as strong a predictor of poor outcome in congestive heart failure patients with preserved systolic function as in those with a low ejection fraction, Dr. John J. McMurray reported at the annual...

Bingeing tops eating disorder list for patients with anxiety; primary care study.(News)
June 15, 2004... MIAMI -- Binge eating was the most common eating disorder in a study of primary care patients screened for anxiety, Jennifer L. Francis, Ph.D., said at the annual conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America. "There is a...

Blood pressure increases shown in children and adolescents; overweight, sedentary lifestyle blamed.(News)
June 15, 2004... Both systolic and diastolic blood pressure among children and adolescents increased significantly from 1988 to 2000, with the highest increases occurring among Mexican Americans and younger children. At least some of the blood pressure...

Rifaximin successfully prevents traveler's diarrhea; leaves enteric flora intact.(News)
June 15, 2004... NEW ORLEANS -- Treatment with rifaximin prevented traveler's diarrhea in a controlled study with 209 American students who had recently arrived in Guadalajara, Mexico. In addition, 2 weeks of daily treatment with rifaximin, an antibiotic...

Statins may help reduce brain inflammation in multiple sclerosis patients: open-label trial.(News)
June 15, 2004... Statin drugs may inhibit the inflammatory components of multiple sclerosis that lead to neurologic disability, according to the results of a multicenter, open-label study. Studies in mouse models have suggested that statins may influence...

Three studies: statin therapy may suppress arrhythmia; randomized trials needed.(News)
June 15, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Mounting evidence points to a potent antiarrhythmic effect of statins. Three separate observational studies presented at the annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society concluded that statin therapy may have a role in...

Top statin drugs in 2003.(Data Watch)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
June 15, 2004... Top Statin Drugs in 2003 Millions of Prescriptions Filled Lipitor 58.7 Zocor 24.2 Pravachol 13.6 Lovastatin 4.2 Lescol XL ...

Natalizumab maintains remission in Crohn's; drug blocks immune cell movement.(News)
June 15, 2004... NEW ORLEANS -- Treatment with natalizumab was safe and effective for maintaining response and remission in patients with Crohn's disease in a controlled, phase III study with 339 patients. The results, reported at the annual Digestive...

Regular cancer screening needed in Crohn's disease patients; recommendations not followed.(News)
June 15, 2004... DALLAS -- Patients with Crohn's colitis should be screened for colorectal cancer just like their counterparts with ulcerative colitis, Dr. Roberta Muldoon said at the annual meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. ...

Healthy kids and research.(Guest Editorial)
June 15, 2004... The decision to use children--especially healthy ones--in research is complex and fraught with tension. Children are a vulnerable population deserving special protection. We can derive some comfort from the federal regulations for the...

Should preimplantation genetic diagnosis be used to produce children who are suitable stem cell donors?(Pro & Con)
June 15, 2004... [YES] More than 10 years ago, an ethical debate erupted within the medical community when a California couple decided to have a second child in the hope of creating a bone marrow donor for their daughter, who had leukemia. Most of...

Curtailing cervical cancer.(Guest Editorial)
June 15, 2004... Updated guidelines on cervical cancer screening, released last year by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Cancer Society, present both opportunities for improved screening and challenges in...

Pain relievers.
June 15, 2004... "From January to May, I work for the government to pay for my income tax and from May to October to pay for my malpractice insurance."

Enjoy the outdoors? Fungal infections may lurk; warm-weather activities up infection risk.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... NEW ORLEANS -- Warmer weather outside activities--especially working in the garden--put some people at risk for fungal infections. Experts offered these tips on diagnosis and treatment at a meeting on fungal infections sponsored by...

Daptomycin is effective against staph/strep skin infections: inpatients receiving IV medication.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... CANCUN, MEXICO -- Daptomycin is as effective as vancomycin or a semisynthetic penicillin in the treatment of patients coinfected with Staphylococcus aureus and [beta]-hemolytic streptococci, according to findings presented at the 11th...

Curth's criteria link skin, internal malignancy: possibility of underlying malignancy.(Helen O. Curth)
June 15, 2004... NEW ORLEANS -- The true relationship between unusual dermatoses and underlying malignancy can be assessed by using a specific set of criteria, Dr. Jeffrey Callen said at a dermatologic update sponsored by Tulane University. Curth's...

Family history greatest risk factor for melanoma: risk is cumulative.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... WHISTLER, B.C. -- Belonging to a melanoma prone family is the single greatest risk factor for the disease, Dr. Sancy Leachman said at a clinical dermatology seminar sponsored by Medicis. For someone with at least one first-degree relative...

Statins show promise for chemoprevention of melanoma: established safety profiles.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... BOSTON -- Chemoprevention of melanoma is an underexplored strategy, but growing evidence that lipid-lowering statin drugs may be linked to a decreased incidence of the deadly skin cancer is piquing investigators' interest, according to Dr....

Yoga offers no cognition boost for healthy seniors: randomized 26-week trial.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- The practice of yoga produced no significant effects on cognitive function in a randomized controlled trial involving healthy seniors, Dr. Barry Oken reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. ...

Herbal remedy butterbur helps in allergic asthma; small study.(Clinical Rounds)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Butterbur, an herbal remedy, seems to have anti-inflammatory activity in patients with atopic asthma, according to a poster presented by Fiona M. Robb at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and...

Tai chi for fall prevention in the elderly.(Alternative medicine: an evidence-based approachFA)
June 15, 2004... * Tai chi is an ancient Chinese system of exercise that emphasizes slow, focused movements. * Studies suggest that older patients who practice tai chi can improve balance and lessen their likelihood of falls. History of Use The...

Gastric Ca: examine at least 10 lymph nodes: SEER data.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- The more lymph nodes that are removed during gastrectomy for gastric cancer, the longer patients survive, Dr. Roderich E. Schwarz reported at a meeting on gastrointestinal cancers sponsored by the American Society of Clinical...

New methods boost capsule endoscopy's utility; work around contraindications.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... BALTIMORE -- New procedures for wireless capsule endoscopy may help prevent complications in patients for whom the procedure might otherwise be contraindicated. A prospective study presented at the annual meeting of the American College...

Colonoscopy best for polypoid lesions: vs. barium enema, colonography.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... NEW ORLEANS -- Optical colonoscopy is superior to both air contrast barium enema and computed tomographic colonography in detecting polypoid lesions, results from a large multicenter trial suggest. "All three tests are probably acceptable...

Epoetin beats darbepoetin for colorectal cancer; more cost effective.(Clinical Rounds)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Epoetin alfa leads to better hematologic control and is far more cost effective than darbepoetin alpha in treating colorectal cancers, Dr. R. Scott McKenzie said at a meeting on gastrointestinal cancers sponsored by the...

System assesses cancer risk; based on family history.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... DALLAS -- A fast, easy scoring system based on family history can estimate a patient's risk of colorectal cancer, Dr. James Church said at the annual meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. In general, risk is...

Colorectal Ca may be linked to diabetes; hyperinsulinemia.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... NEW ORLEANS -- Colorectal cancer was linked with diabetes in a case-control study with data on about 50,000 people. People with diabetes were 32% more likely to have been diagnosed with colorectal cancer than were those without diabetes,...

Inhaled insulin helps achieve glycemic goals; type 2 diabetes.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... BOSTON -- Inhaled insulin (Exubera) helped patients with type 2 diabetes achieve glycemic goals in three separate, open-label studies conducted with a range of comparison regimens during the last 2 years. "If these studies are indicative...

Medtronic recalls paradigm quick-set plus insulin infusion sets; interrupted flow.(Clinical Rounds)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... Medtronic Inc. is recalling all Quick-set Plus insulin infusion sets distributed in the United States due to reported problems with interrupted flow. The recall applies to all Paradigm Quick-set Plus models--MMT-359S6, MMT-359S9,...

Look for depression in patients with metabolic syndrome: screening can be beneficial.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... TORONTO -- Patients with metabolic syndrome have a higher rate of depression than does the general population, making screening worth considering in this group, according to a new study. "This screening could help direct patients already...

Enalapril plus low-dose eplerenone reduces proteinuria in diabetes; add amlodipine if needed.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... SAN DIEGO -- Selective aldosterone blockade with a combination of eplerenone 50 mg daily and enalapril 20 mg daily produces a substantial reduction in proteinuria in diabetic patients, without producing clinically relevant serum potassium...

Two drugs promising for diabetic neuropathy: ruboxistaurin, duloxetine.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Help may be on the way for patients with painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Two drugs showed encouraging evidence of efficacy for this common condition in clinical trials presented at the annual meeting of the...

Tuning fork test can detect mild diabetic polyneuropathy; vibrating fork held against foot.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... BOSTON -- That ringing sound coming out of Dr. David Oyer's office could be music to the ears of endocrinologists looking for an accurate way to detect and monitor early signs of distal polyneuropathy in diabetic patients. For 25 years,...

Duloxetine safe, effective for diabetic neuropathic pain: superior to routine care.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- Duloxetine is safe and significantly more effective for diabetic neuropathic pain than is routine care, reported Dr. Joachim F. Wernicke in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine....

Weight loss toss up between low carb, low fat: 12-month data compared.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... New data show that after 1 year, low-carbohydrate dieters don't maintain the greater weight losses that they have at 6 months, compared with conventional low-fat, low-calorie dieters. Results from a 1-year follow-up study by Dr. Linda...

Exposure therapy better than drugs for PTSD: 8-week treatment.(Clinical Rounds)(posttraumatic stress disorder)
June 15, 2004... NEW YORK -- In what was described as the first direct comparison of biologic and psychosocial treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder, both modalities were effective. But patients who received psychotherapy were more likely to remit...

Focus on rehab for patients with chronic PTSD: pharmacotherapy useful.(Clinical Rounds)(posttraumatic stress disorder)
June 15, 2004... MIAMI -- About one-third of people who are exposed to trauma continue to experience persistent symptoms regardless of treatment. For that reason, goals for those patients must change from remission to rehabilitation and coping with long-term...

Quetiapine appears useful in PTSD-related sleep disorders; new PTSD sleep screen.(Clinical Rounds)(posttraumatic stress disorder)
June 15, 2004... BAL HARBOUR, FLA. -- Quetiapine appears to improve sleep quality in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder, but after 6 weeks of treatment, patients still had significantly poorer sleep scores than did healthy controls, Sophie Robert,...

Clinical clues can help differentiate dementias: Alzheimer's or Lewy body?(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... NEW YORK -- Specific changes in alertness and cognition provide a key diagnostic clue for clinicians faced with distinguishing Alzheimer's disease from dementia with Lewy bodies and the normal effects of aging, Tanis Ferman, Ph.D., reported...

Encourage elderly patients to maintain a healthy weight: geriatric psychiatry.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... MIAMI -- Aggressive intervention to counter weight loss in the elderly can go a long way to improve quality of life and prevent morbidity and mortality, Dr. Jonathan T. Stewart said at a psychopharmacology update sponsored by the University...

Check arthritis quickly with four questions: designed for use in primary care.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- A four-item questionnaire for assessing the status of patients with arthritis has been developed for use by primary care physicians. Although the Short Arthritis Assessment Scale (SAS) is intended primarily for use in...

Measure BMD at two sites to diagnose osteoporosis in men: site does matter.(Clinical Rounds)(bone mineral density )
June 15, 2004... MIAMI -- Measurement of bone mineral density in men should be made at both the femoral neck and total hip sites, according to a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry. In...

Daily aspirin cuts prostate cancer incidence; more than 29,000 men in prospective study.(Clinical Rounds)
June 15, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- Daffy aspirin use was linked to a 14% reduction in the incidence of prostate cancer, according to a prospective, observational study of more than 29,000 men. The finding is consistent with the results of prior...

Prostate cancer linked to early vertex baldness; baldness onset by age 30.(Clinical Rounds)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- A nearly threefold increase in the risk of prostate cancer was linked to early-onset, vertex baldness in a preliminary;, case-control study of 196 men. Men with vertex baldness by age 30 should be followed closely as...

New rickettsiosis source.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... Another cause of tickborne spotted fever rickettsiosis--Rickettsia parkeri--has been identified in the United States. Formerly only R. rickettsii, the agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, was definitively associated with tickborne...

Omalizumab eases allergies.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... When added to standard therapies, omalizumab, an anti-IgE antibody, appears effective in treating patients who have both moderate to severe allergic asthma and persistent allergic rhinitis, according to a poster presented by Dr. R. Dahl at...

Walnuts improve vasodilation.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... Walnuts improve vasodilation and reduce levels of vascular adhesion molecules--beneficial cardiovascular effects that extend beyond walnuts' known ability to reduce cholesterol, reported Dr. Emilio Ros and his associates at August Pi i Sunyer...

Use of colorectal ca tests.(Clinical Capsules)(cancer )(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... Fewer than half of all U.S. adults aged at least 50 years have undergone tests for colorectal cancer for screening or non-screening purposes, reported Dr. Laura C. Seeff of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and her colleagues....

Look hard for secondary causes of low BMD: beyond osteoporosis.(Women's Health)(bone mineral densities )
June 15, 2004... MIAMI -- Causes of low bone mineral density due to secondary osteoporosis may be more common than many physicians realize and are often underdetected in both primary care and tertiary referral centers, according to Dr. Paul D. Miller. ...

Cortisol may mediate lower bone density in depression; stress response, BMD linked in women.(Women's Health)
June 15, 2004... BALTIMORE -- Women with a history of depression appear to have increased cortisol levels in response to stress, a finding that may help explain the link between depression and osteoporosis, according to data presented at the annual meeting of...

History of depression predicts physical problems in women; current depression not required.(Women's Health)
June 15, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- Middle-aged women who have a history of depression are at increased risk for physical and functional problems even it they are not currently depressed. Joyce Bromberger, Ph.D., reported at the annual meeting of the American...

Search for novel antidepressants broadens; moving beyond monoamines.(Women's Health)
June 15, 2004... SAN DIEGO -- Federal research into antidepressant mechanisms has moved beyond pathways related to the serotonin system, Dr. Dennis S. Charney said at a psychopharmacology congress sponsored by the Neuroscience Education Institute. "We...

A drink or two aids cognition in elderly women; the nurses' health study.(Women's Health)
June 15, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Light to moderate alcohol consumption by elderly women is associated with improved cognitive function, compared with that of nondrinkers, according to new data from the landmark Nurses' Health Study. This relationship...

How to ID risk for functional decline: screen with test of executive function.(Women's Health)
June 15, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Tests of executive function are superior to global cognition measures for identifying nondemented elderly women at increased risk for functional decline, Dr. Julene K. Johnson said at the annual meeting of the American...

Functional MRI may help in Alzheimer's diagnosis; small study.(Women's Health)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... CHICAGO -- Functional MRI imaging has shown that patients with Alzheimer's disease need to use more of their brains to successfully solve a working memory task, compared with control subjects, Dr. Zerrin Yetkin reported at the annual meeting...

Oral misoprostol is tops for labor induction; study of 2,200 elective inductions.(Women's Health)
June 15, 2004... BIG SKY, MONT. -- Oral misoprostol is far and away the most cost effective labor induction method, Dr. Arthur S. Maslow asserted at a meeting on ob.gyn., gynecologic oncology, and reproductive endocrinology. "The best part about it is...

Three doses of vaginal misoprostol better than two at cervical ripening: give over 24 hours.(Women's Health)
June 15, 2004... NEW ORLEANS -- Women who received at least three doses of vaginal misoprostol for cervical ripening over a 24-hour period had a lower rate of cesarean section than did women who received just two doses in 8 hours, Dr. Allahyar Jazayeri...

VBAC-related perinatal deaths are more common in smaller hospitals: 36,000 Scottish women studied.(Women's Health)(Vaginal Birth After Cesarean birth )(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... HOUSTON -- Fetal deaths caused by catastrophic uterine ruptures were a rare event and occurred most often in small hospitals in a study of nearly 36,000 Scottish women who attempted to have a vaginal birth after a previous cesarean delivery....

Achieve euthyroid status as early as possible: hyperthyroidism in pregnancy.(gestational transient thyrotoxicosis)
June 15, 2004... ALEXANDRIA, VA. -- Achieving euthyroid status as early in pregnancy as possible--and ideally, before conception--is crucial in preventing maternal and fetal complications from maternal hyperthyroidism. Uncontrolled hyperthyroidism in...

Increase levothyroxine dose ASAP in confirmed pregnancy: for women with hypothyroidism.(Women's Health)
June 15, 2004... ALEXANDRIA, VA. -- Women of reproductive age who have clinical hypothyroidism should be counseled to in crease their levothyroxine by two doses per week as soon as pregnancy is confirmed and to have their thyroid-stimulating hormone levels...

Advanced ultrasound techniques capture minutiae of fetal behavior; three dimensions in real time.(Women's Health)
June 15, 2004... UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIF. -- Real-time three-dimensional ultrasound images may signal the birth of a new medical field of study: that of fetal behavior, Dr. Smart Campbell predicted at a meeting of the Obstetrical and Gynecological Assembly of...

Consider lowering threshold for normal TSH: test liberally in early pregnancy.(Women's Health)
June 15, 2004... UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIF. -- A number of patients can fall through the cracks when it comes to ordering thyroid testing in early pregnancy, so Dr. Jorge H. Mestman likes to set a low threshold for screening, he said at a meeting of the...

3-D ultrasound adds diagnostic details to view of anomalies; guides management of pregnancy, newborn.(Women's Health)
June 15, 2004... BOCA RATON, FLA. -- Three-dimensional ultrasound examinations of fetal anomalies can reveal additional information that pinpoints diagnosis and guides patient management. Dr. Luis Izquierdo reported at the annual meeting of the South Atlantic...

Breast cancer screening.(Clinical Guidelines for Family Physicians)
June 15, 2004... Breast cancer is a common, potentially fatal malignancy. In 2003, over 211,000 women in the United States were diagnosed with breast cancer, and almost 40,000 died of the disease. The underlying premise for breast cancer screening is to...

MRI often can detect residual breast cancer: avoiding unnecessary surgery.(Women's Health)
June 15, 2004... CHICAGO -- Magnetic resonance imaging is useful in the detection of residual disease following breast cancer surgery, and could spare some women the need for additional surgery, Dr. Gillian Newstead reported at the annual meeting of the...

OC use by young women linked to early breast cancer; before age 20.(Women's Health)(Oral contraceptive)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- Oral contraceptive use before age 20 years was a significant risk factor for the development of breast cancer by age 40 in a case-control study in 2.45 Swedish women with early onset breast cancer. The result raises...

Enjuvia.(New & Approved)(synthetic conjugated estrogens)(Barr Pharmaceuticals)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... (synthetic conjugated estrogens, B; Barr Pharmaceuticals) A synthetic estrogen for treating moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause. Contains a combination of 10 synthetic estrogens. Recommended Dosage:...

Investigational drug treats fibroid-related bleeding; multicenter phase II clinical trial.(progesterone receptor modulator asoprisnil)
June 15, 2004... HOUSTON -- The investigational selective progesterone receptor modulator asoprisnil induced amenorrhea or normal menstrual periods in a clear majority of women with myoma-associated menorrhagia in a multicenter phase II study. "In...

Desloratadine improves symptoms, quality of life with few side effects; seasonal allergic rhinitis.(Rx)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Desloratadine significantly improved both symptoms and quality of life in patients suffering from seasonal allergic rhinitis, according to a poster presented by Dr. A. Pradalier at the annual meeting of the American Academy...

Limitations of the fluoxetine report.(Drugs, Pregnancy, and Lactation)
June 15, 2004... In April, the National Toxicology Program's Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction, established by the NTP and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, issued a...

New agents hold promise for atopic children; fewer side effects, but no cure.(Children's Health)
June 15, 2004... BAL HARBOUR, FLA. -- The next few years will bring a host of new and improved treatments for children with atopic diseases, Dr. Michael S. Blaiss predicted at the annual Masters of Pediatrics conference sponsored by the University of Miami....

By age 4, 37% of kids lost sensitization to aeroallergens; associated with introduction of dogs.(Children's Helath)
June 15, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- More than a third of children who were sensitive to at least one aeroallergen at age 2 years lost that sensitization by age 4 years, Dr. Michael R. Simon reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy,...

Depression may track through three generations; grandchildren at risk.(Children's Health)
June 15, 2004... NEW YORK -- The children of depressed parents are at increased risk themselves, with anxiety symptoms usually the earliest signs of poor mental health, often appearing before puberty, according to a multigenerational study reported by Myrna...

ADHD, long-term stimulants.(Clinical Capsules)(Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... Stimulant use consistently improved symptoms of ADHD in children who took them for at least 5 years, said Dr. Mice Charach of the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, and her associates. The follow-up study to a 12-month randomized,...

Asthma not music to ears.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... A history of ear infections was significantly associated with lifetime prevalence of diagnosed asthma in a cross sectional study of 7,538 children aged 2-11 years, according to data from NHANES III, said Kamal Eldeirawi and Dr. Victoria Wi...

Varicella vaccination pays.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... Hospitalizations, outpatient visits, and other costs of varicella disease have declined dramatically among all age groups in the United States since varicella vaccine was first recommended for routine immunization in 1995, Fangjun Zhou,...

Red flag of type 2 diabetes.(Clinical Capsules)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... Children and adolescents develop impaired glucose tolerance before the onset of diabetes just like adults do, and the recognition of this reversible state could prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes in some obese youth, Dr. Sonia Caprio...

Teens lose more weight with less effort on low-carb diets; vs. low-fat diets.(Children's Health)
June 15, 2004... ST. LOUIS -- Carbohydrate controlled diets appear to be a safe and effective method of weight loss for overweight adolescents, who respond well to this "black and white" approach to eating and to the diets' lack of emphasis on portion...

Teenagers outpace parents in body mass index growth rates; results of comparison study.(Children's Health)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2004... SAN FRANCISCO -- Today's teens are not only heavier than their parents, they're also gaining weight at more than twice the rate of their parents, according to a poster presented by Dr. Patricia H. Davis at a conference on cardiovascular...

Low-glycemic load diets reduce obesity in teens; pilot study.(Children's Health)
June 15, 2004... ORLANDO, FLA. -- The rise in child and adolescent obesity is due in part to the increase of high-glycemic load diets, said Cara B. Ebbeling, Ph.D., of Children's Hospital, Boston. This may be linked to the steep rise in the rate at which...

Pediatric standards scale down teen obesity; 2.1 million missed diagnoses.(Children's Health)
June 15, 2004... OLD GREENWICH, CONN. -- An estimated 2.1 million teens exceed adult cutoffs for being overweight but do not meet pediatric standards and would not be diagnosed as overweight, Dr. Carolyn J. Tabak said at a meeting of the Eastern Society for...