February 2016 Briefing – Family Practice
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Family Practice for February 2016. This roundup includes the...
Uric Acid Levels Low in Teens With Type 1 Diabetes
Unlike in adults, there is no association between uric acid, cardiorenal parameters
Pre-Op Stress Tied to Post-Op Pain, Anxiety in Scoliosis Patients
In adolescents undergoing scoliosis surgery, anxiety and depression higher before procedure
Supportive-Care Hospital Visits Linked to Better Outcomes
Tie also seen between visits and increased access to community health services
Similar Sensitivity for CBCL-AP, CRS-R in Diagnosing ADHD
Both scales yield moderate sensitivity for diagnosing ADHD in children and adolescents
High Levels of Exercise May Be Cardiotoxic
Benefits of exercise may not extend to high-level training that induces changes in cardiac morphology
Prostate Cancer Tied to Higher Colorectal Cancer Risk
Risk highest for rectal cancer among prostate cancer patients treated with radiation
Many Do Not Share Personal Genetic Testing Results With PCP
Reasons for not sharing include that the results are not important enough, lack of time
Zika Infection Linked to Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Most patients diagnosed with Guillain-Barré during Zika outbreak have Zika virus IgM
Severe Anemia Ups Necrotizing Enterocolitis Risk in VLBW
NEC risk not increased for RBC-transfused very low-birth-weight infants versus nontransfused
