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Persistent diarrhea is typically caused by parasites or bacteria and requires accurate diagnosis in order to determine appropriate treatment

Lab-Established Diagnosis Key for Persistent Diarrhea

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Microbiological causes of protracted diarrhea include detectable parasitic and bacterial pathogens
Only about half of trials registered at ClinicalTrials.gov are listed in the largest data-sharing repository

Many Clinical Trials Are Not Listed in Data-Sharing Repository

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Fifty-three percent of randomized clinical trials were listed at Clinical Study Data Request website
Women with a history of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2 or 3 have increased risks of subsequent development of anal

Risk of Noncervical Anogenital Cancer Up With History of CIN2/3

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Women with history of CIN2/3 have increased long-term risk of anal, vulvar, vaginal cancers
Diabetes predicts diminished quality of life improvements after lumbar decompression surgery

Diabetes Impacts QOL Outcome After Lumbar Decompression

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Diabetes predicts diminished improvement in postoperative EuroQol 5-Dimensions
The Step-by-Step approach is valid for identifying febrile infants at risk for invasive bacterial infection

Step-by-Step Approach Valid for Febrile Infants

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Method appears to be effective for identifying infants at risk for invasive bacterial infection
Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are increasingly being legalized

Euthanasia, Doc-Assisted Suicide Increasingly Being Legalized

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Increasing, strong public support for euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in Western Europe
History of Staphylococcus aureus  bacteremia in a first-degree relative

Familial Clustering of Staphylococcus aureus Found

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Higher rate of S. aureus bacteremia among first-degree relatives, especially siblings
Americans get more than half of their daily calories from seven farm foods that are subsidized by the U.S. government

Obesity Tied to Consumption of U.S. Subsidy Crops

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Majority of calories consumed came from among seven subsidized food products
The magnitude of the association between a multilocus genetic risk score for body mass index and BMI is larger for individuals born in later birth cohorts

Genetic Risk Score Impact on BMI Varies Across Birth Cohorts

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Larger magnitude of association between genetic risk score for BMI and BMI in later birth cohorts
Laser treatment of pigmented lesions can complicate the diagnosis of melanoma and potentially lead to a delay in diagnosis

Laser Tx of Pigmented Lesions May Obscure Melanoma Diagnosis

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In nine of 11 cases identified, no histologic assessment was conducted before laser therapy