Child Acceptance Increases ADHD Medication Continuity
Factors influencing long-term ADHD medication continuity include child acceptance of treatment and parent-perceived need for and concerns about ADHD medication at 3 months.
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Should You Test a Patient for Clostridium difficile if They've Received a Laxative?
Automatic alerts can reduce unnecessary testing, which might produce false-positives.
Data from EHRs Can Predict and Pinpoint Cases of Clostridium difficile
The generalized model can work across hospitals.
ICU Stays Increase Risk of Clostridium difficile Infection
A longer ICU stay, recipients of piperacillin/tazobactam and having COPD were positively associated with C. difficile in trauma/surgery patients compared with medical patients.
Rectal Swabs an Optional Diagnostic Tool for Clostridium difficile
It can’t replace two-step laboratory testing, but it is a suitable alternative as a diagnostic tool.
First Steps Identified in Combating and Reversing Tardive Dyskinesia
Using realistic diagnostic criteria will increase prevention of tardive dyskinesia.
High Dose Vancomycin Optimal for Clostridium difficile Treatment
An initial high dose or high dose escalation can work best for Clostridium difficile treatment.
Reverse Engineering the Prevention of Clostridium difficile
Evidence has also proven that C. difficile can be found in vegetables.
Outside-The-Box Treatments for Tardive Dyskinesia
Could valbenazine or extract of Ginkgo biloba be the next therapy to come down the pipeline for the antipsychotic-induced condition?
Potential Transfer of Clostridium difficile From Dog, Cat to Household Owners
Clostridium difficile could be mutating to transfer from pets to humans.
Using Ultrasound to Stop Tremors in Parkinson and Dyskinesia
A noninvasive dyskinesia treatment may stem from a Parkinson's disease treatment.
Pathway to Clostridium difficile Treatment Stalled by New Discovery
Could cytotoxicity be conversely related to proinflammatory response in C. difficile cases?
Hand Hygiene Includes Jewelry, Nail Polish in Infection Transmission Recommendations
The state of your manicure could be contributing to infection transmission. ​​​​​
Health Care Resources Cost Recurrent C. difficile Patients More
Older or immunocomprimized patients incur a large healthcare resource burden with C. difficile.
Tardive Dyskinesia, Parkinsonism Could Be First Signs of Severe Psychosis
The study that linked parkinsonism asymmetry to the severity of psychopathology is the first of its kind to examine the relationship.
The Most Effective C. Difficile Prevention Strategies
When it comes to C. difficile prevention, less may be more.
Model Can Predict Which Bacteria will Engraft after FMT
The model shows which bacteria strains will have the best chance of growth in FMT recipients.
Diabetes Status, Female Status Among Risk factors for Tardive Dyskinesia
Some of the non-modifiable risk factors found were determined to be patient-related — such as older age, female sex, and white or African descent.
Alcohol Use Linked to Dementia Onset
The findings were true even for early-onset dementia.
Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Adherence Correlates with Higher Care Costs
Researchers found that medication adherence in multiple sclerosis can’t be measured in the same way that hypertension can.
Higher Rates of Clostridium Difficile in Celiac Disease Patients
The rates were twice as high in celiac patients than in controls.
Surprising Added Risk for Clostridium difficile in Elderly Patients
Recurrent C. difficle increased almost 200% between 2001–2012, with patients remaining most vulnerable following their first infections.
New Microbiome Analysis Tool Resolves Individual Species, Strains
The new method takes current testing one step further.
Bezlotoxumab, A Cost-Effective Option for At-Risk C. difficile Patients
Bezlotoxumab might be the right drug for patients at the highest risk for recurrent C. difficile.
How to Care for Elderly Patients with C. difficile
An evaluation of current therapeutic strategies for elderly patients with C. difficile.
Vascular Function Could Be Target for MS Treatment
The blood-brain barrier could help researchers understand the onset of multiple sclerosis.
C. difficile Mortality Down Across Past Decade
The number of C. difficile cases remains high, despite a decrease in mortality for the condition.
Antibiotics Still Major Risk Factor for C. difficile
A majority of the patients experienced 1 outpatient medical care visit in the lead-up to their disease onset.
Procalcitonin Indicates Difference Between Ulcerative Colitis Flare, C. difficile
Are diagnostic tests for C. difficile too sensitive?
Pediatric Radiologically Isolated Syndrome Brings on MS Faster
Detecting radiologically isolated syndrome in children is vital for a possible future multiple sclerosis diagnosis.