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Patient-related determinants of care gaps have been identified in adolescents with chronic conditions; the findings were published online March 3 in Pediatrics.

Review IDs Care Gaps for Teens With Chronic Conditions

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Care gaps relate to patient characteristics, including demographics, disease-related characteristics
Practical opportunities for healthy diet and activity are associated with intentions

Opportunities for Healthy Diet, Exercise Influence Behaviors

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Feasible opportunities for healthy diet and activity linked to intentions, behaviors, and BMI
Maternal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency in early pregnancy is associated with increased risk of multiple sclerosis in offspring

Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency May Up MS Risk in Offspring

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Maternal vitamin D deficiency in early pregnancy linked to nearly two-fold increased MS risk
Presurgery high neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio is a prognostic variable of worse outcome in Caucasian patients with early breast cancer

High Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Prognostic in Breast Cancer

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High NLR linked to worse prognosis in Caucasian patients with early breast cancer
Chorioamnionitis does not appear to be associated with decreased Bayley II scores at age 2 years

Chorioamnionitis Not Linked to Lower Bayley II Scores at Age 2

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No difference in proportion of abnormal scores for mothers with, without chorioamnionitis
Switching to chemical-free cosmetics and shampoos quickly lowers levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals in the bodies of teen girls

Chemical Exposure Down With Switch in Cosmetics Among Teens

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Chemical levels drop in teens after trying products without phthalates, parabens, triclosan, oxybenzone
The first American woman to receive a uterus transplant

Surgeons Offer Details on First U.S. Uterus Transplant

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Patient will have to wait a year before she can try to become pregnant, Cleveland Clinic doctors say
High/consistent self-weighing is associated with increased eating self-efficacy over time

AHA: Self-Weighing Linked to Increased Eating Self-Efficacy

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Increased self-efficacy over time seen for participants in high/consistent self-weighing group
For women

AHA: Exposure to Violence May Up Cardiovascular Disease Risk

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Exposure to physical violence in adulthood linked to carotid artery intima media thickness
For women

AHA: Yogurt Consumption Linked to Reduced Risk of High BP

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Effect seen in women, not men; strongest effect seen in the highest tertile of DASH scores