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Tips Offered for Management of Genetic Conditions in Pregnancy
Committee opinion recommends multidisciplinary approach from preconception through postpartum
Adding Benign Breast Dz to Risk Model May Boost Preventive Care
Found to increase the number of high-risk women deemed eligible for primary prevention
Saxagliptin Not Linked to Increased Fracture Risk in T2DM
Risk of fracture linked to female gender, older age, diabetes duration, major hypoglycemic events
Surveillance Beats Radical Nephrectomy for Small Masses
Active surveillance equal to partial nephrectomy for renal function preservation
Study Looks at Costs for Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis
Most patients prescribed one or more medications; six-month total direct costs per patient $11,291
No Link for Coffee Consumption and Atrial Fibrillation
True even among those with the highest levels of coffee consumption
Ebselen Shows Potential for Drug-Resistant Clostridium difficile
Mouse study finds treatment safe and effective; currently unknown if therapy will help in humans
Orthostatic Hypotension Could Signal Neurological Disease
Could serve as an early indicator of a degenerative brain disease such as Parkinson's or dementia
Subclavian Vein Catheterization Beats Jugular, Femoral Placement
Reduces risk of blood infection, deep-vein thrombosis among critically ill
Fewer Multiple Embryos With Femara in Unexplained Infertility
But also lower frequency of live birth, compared with gonadotropin
