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Among children with persistent asthma

High Prevalence of Allergic Sensitization in Pediatric Asthma

Microarray methods provide new information in 47 percent of sensitized children
For preterm infants with early respiratory distress

Tx Failure Up for High-Flow Therapy Versus CPAP in Preemies

Significantly higher rate of treatment failure than CPAP in preterm infants with respiratory distress
Gonorrhea samples taken last spring from seven patients in Honolulu showed resistance to azithromycin at dramatically higher levels than typically seen in the United States

CDC: Higher Levels of Resistance Seen in Gonorrhea Treatment

First cluster of cases to show increased resistance to both azithromycin and ceftriaxone
A drug used for rheumatoid arthritis might regrow hair in alopecia areata patients

Tofacitinib Citrate May Stimulate Hair Regrowth in Alopecia Areata

However, drug cessation resulted in disease relapse in 8.5 weeks
An experimental DNA-based vaccine for Zika virus has proceeded to human safety trials

Animal Study Finds DNA-Based Vaccine Effective Against Zika

Human safety trials are already under way, researchers add
For women with type 1 diabetes

Fatty Acid Binding Protein 4 Tied to Preeclampsia Risk in T1DM

Elevated FABP4 in early pregnancy and second trimester in women in whom preeclampsia develops
Changes in diet quality correlate with subsequent risk of type 2 diabetes

Quality of Diet Linked to Risk of T2DM Regardless of BMI Change

Association only partly explained by body weight changes
For buprenorphine prescribers

Physicians Treating Few Patients With Buprenorphine

22 percent of prescribers had monthly census of one to three patients; 9 percent had >75 patients
Obese children and teens have different gut flora composition than their normal-weight peers

Obese Children, Teens Exhibit Different Gut Flora Composition

Targeting specific types of bacteria might one day help treat childhood obesity, research suggests
Stressful events from the day before appear to eradicate any health benefits a person might have gained from choosing a breakfast rich in monounsaturated fats

Stress May Compromise Health Benefits of Eating ‘Good’ Fats

However, stress does not seem to make the body's response to 'bad' fats even worse