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Repeat Exam May Shed More Light on Sex Abuse (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- In nearly a quarter of pediatric patients evaluated for sexual abuse or assault, a second exam turned up new information, researchers reported.

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Child Safety Takes a Back Seat During Carpooling (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Parents who generally have their children use booster seats in the car are not consistent in their use of booster seats when carpooling, researchers found.

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Big BP Variation Between Arms Raises Red Flag (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- A substantial difference in blood pressure from one arm to the other could be a warning sign for overall cardiovascular and mortality risk, a meta-analysis determined.

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Troubled Cath Lab Lands Certification

(MedPage Today) -- A year ago, Excela Heath in Greensburg, Pa., was the center of an overstenting controversy. Today, its cath lab has achieved accreditation, even as new overstenting allegations surface in a neighboring area of Pennsylvania.

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Viagra Shrinks Lymphatic Growths in Three Children

(MedPage Today) -- Sildenafil (Viagra) appears to lessen severe lymphatic malformations in children, according to researchers who have used the drug successfully in three pediatric patients.

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Combined Therapy Results Mixed in High-Risk Head, Neck Cancer

PHOENIX (MedPage Today) -- Adding chemotherapy to radiation therapy failed to improve disease control or survival in patients with high-risk head and neck cancer, long-term follow-up of a randomized trial showed.

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White House: Don’t Scrap ACA If Mandate Thrown Out

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- If the Supreme Court rules that the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate is unconstitutional, the entire law doesn't need to be thrown out, lawyers for the Obama administration argued in a brief filed Friday with the h...

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Medicare Overpaid Billions in 2010, GAO Says

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The U.S. government overpaid private insurance companies administering Medicare Advantage plans by as much as $3.1 billion in 2010, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

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New Psoriasis Guidelines Expand Treatment Options (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Newer biologic agents for treating moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis can be considered for first-line use in some cases, according to new treatment guidelines from the National Psoriasis Foundation.

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Once-Weekly Diabetes Treatment Gets FDA OK

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The delay is over for the diabetes drug Bydureon (exenatide extended-release), with FDA approval making it the first once-weekly treatment for type 2 disease.

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