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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to weigh the potential benefits and harms of screening for celiac disease in asymptomatic individuals. These findings form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online May 3 by the USPSTF.

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Celiac Disease Screening

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Evidence is inadequate for assessing harms, benefits of screening in asymptomatic individuals
Respiratory and viral infections in the first six months of life may increase the odds of a child developing type 1 diabetes by nearly 20 percent

Infant Viral Infections Might Raise Risk of Type 1 Diabetes

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Higher odds of type 1 diabetes in children who had respiratory, viral infections in first six months of life
Baseline serum periostin levels and levels of serum free immunoglobulin E during treatment follow-up may be useful in assessing response to omalizumab treatment for asthma

Markers That Predict Omalizumab Response Identified

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Baseline periostin level, free IgE during treatment follow-up tied to asthma exacerbations
Glaucoma may be associated with lower fractional anisotropy in the optic radiations

Glaucoma May Result From White Matter Degeneration

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Link between glaucoma and fractional anisotropy seen in brain regions
With the nation's largest health insurer exiting all but a few Affordable Care Act exchanges next year

2017 May Offer Fewer Choices for Affordable Care Act Enrollees

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UnitedHealth's exit from most marketplaces highlights health exchanges' growing pains
Children living in an area of New York state that uses aerial pesticides to control mosquitoes have a higher rate of autism than children in neighboring areas

PAS: Aerial Pesticide Spraying Tied to Higher Autism Rates

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But researcher says finding doesn't prove cause-and-effect connection

April 2016 Briefing – Pathology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for April 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
In a case report published online April 23 in the Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Can Present As Subungual Mass

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Report describes subungual aneurysmal bone cyst in 39-year-old male patient
Serum prolactin in pregnancy predicts the risk of postpartum prediabetes/diabetes

Serum Prolactin in Pregnancy Predicts Prediabetes/Diabetes

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Higher in women with postpartum normal glucose tolerance versus prediabetes/diabetes
The Endocrine Society has issued new guidelines intended to increase screening for primary aldosteronism. The Clinical Practice Guideline was published online March 2 in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Updated Recs Aim to Expand Primary Aldosteronism Screening

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Revised guidelines update recommendations from Endocrine Society's 2008 guidelines