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A recent survey of pediatric anesthesia programs at teaching institutions in the United States highlights the need for improvements in training

Neurotoxicity of Anesthesia in Children Needs to Be Addressed

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Survey suggests need for improvements in clinical practice, training, and communication on this topic
Antidepressant use during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy may increase the risk for autism spectrum disorder in offspring

Antidepressant Use in Pregnancy Tied to ASD Risk in Offspring

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Antidepressant use in second or third trimester linked to 87 percent increased ASD risk
Conventional non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic options for the management of opioid-induced constipation in pregnancy are often ineffective or cause potentially troublesome adverse effects

Opioid-Related Constipation Tx Suboptimal in Pregnancy

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PAMORA strategy appears to safe with superior effectiveness
Omalizumab appears to be highly effective for the management of severe allergic asthma

Omalizumab Highly Effective for Severe Allergic Asthma

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Review of "real-life" studies shows improvements across objective and subjective burden of illness
Twenty percent aluminum chloride hexahydrate reduces axillary sweating more effectively than 1 percent aluminum acetate

Greater Sweat Reduction for Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate

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Twenty percent aluminum chloride hexahydrate more effective than 1 percent aluminum acetate
For patients with major depressive disorder

CYP2C19 Polymorphisms Impacts Citalopram Metabolism

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CYP2C19*2 polymorphism seems to contribute to interindividual variability in CIT metabolism
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is less likely to benefit black women with breast cancer than those in other racial and ethnic groups

Early Chemo Less Likely to Help Black Breast Cancer Patients

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More research needed to explain why outcomes differ among black, Hispanic, and Asian women
More frequent monitoring may be required when patients are taking both acenocoumarol and levofloxacin due to the possibility of an adverse interaction

Interaction Described Between Acenocoumarol, Levofloxacin

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Probable interaction described in five patients, all of whom had atrial fibrillation
Implementation of a new model of care can improve outcomes of care in medical and surgical units

New Model of Inpatient Care Can Improve Outcomes

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Model aims to up interprofessional collaboration, data-driven decisions, provide leadership
Teens who use abuse prescription drugs such as opioids are more likely to have sex or to participate in risky sexual behaviors

Abuse of Prescription Drugs Ups Sexual Risks for Teens

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Those taking these drugs with no prescription more likely to have multiple partners, forgo condom use