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• Insomnia - Early Diagnosis Plus Treatment Helps Prevent Complications
  Medical News Today - Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PST
  Even though insomnia is the most common sleep disorder, it is often left unrecognized and untreated, despite advances in diagnosis and management. The risk of developing other illnesses, such as diabetes, depression, hypertension, and possibly even death in older adults increases if insomnia is left untreated...
• By Eighth Grade, Sunscreen Use Halves, Tanning Rises
  Medscape - Pulmonary Medicine Headlines Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:13:55 EST
  Girls and fair-skinned children exhibit the riskiest sun exposure behavior. Medscape Medical News
• Skipping Surgery in Early Esophageal Cancer May Be OK (CME/CE)
  MedPage Today - Surgery Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:16:09 -0400
  SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Non-surgical therapies for stage 0-IA squamous esophageal cancer may be a viable alternative treatment that also provides a chance for organ preservation, according to a Japanese study.
• Skipping Surgery in Early Esophageal Cancer May Be OK (CME/CE)
  MedPage Today - Radiology Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:16:09 -0400
  SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Non-surgical therapies for stage 0-IA squamous esophageal cancer may be a viable alternative treatment that also provides a chance for organ preservation, according to a Japanese study.
• Cheerleader at Home Helps Obese Kids Lose Weight (CME/CE)
  MedPage Today - Pediatrics Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:00:00 -0400
  (MedPage Today) -- Involved parents can boost the success of their child's treatment for obesity, although not all efforts help, according to the American Heart Association.
• Lung Transplantation - Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Can Be Used As a Bridge
  Medical News Today - Respiratory / Asthma Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PST
  A German Study published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine reveals that, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support in awake, non-intubated patients may be an effective approach for bridging patients to lung transplantation. Marius M...
• Scarcity Of Anti-Infectives Alarming Health Care Professionals
  Medical News Today - Public Health Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PST
  According to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, shortages of anti-infective medications used to fight infections represent a public health emergency and can put patients at risk. Frequent shortages of these medications can considerably change clinical care and could result in worse outcomes for patients...
• Lithium For Bipolar Disorder - Pros And Cons Unclear
  Medical News Today - Psychology / Psychiatry Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PST
  The most effective long-term treatment for bipolar disorder is lithium. It offers protection against depression and mania and reduces the risk of suicide and short-term mortality. However, according to a study in The Lancet ,safety concerns have made the use of lithium controversial...
• Autism Overdiagnosed? Possibly, Because Many Children Seem To "Outgrow" It
  Medical News Today - Psychology / Psychiatry Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:00:00 PST
  Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) come with several neurodevelopmental signs and symptoms which overlap other conditions - it is possible that some early ASD diagnoses are wrong, especially among children who no longer meet the criteria for ASD as they get older, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health wrote in the journal Pediatrics...
• Autism Overdiagnosed? Possibly, Because Many Children Seem To "Outgrow" It
  Medical News Today - Pediatrics / Children's Health Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:00:00 PST
  Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) come with several neurodevelopmental signs and symptoms which overlap other conditions - it is possible that some early ASD diagnoses are wrong, especially among children who no longer meet the criteria for ASD as they get older, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health wrote in the journal Pediatrics...