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• Psoriasis risk rises with TNF inhibitor use in children with inflammatory disorders

  is nearly four times more likely to develop in children who were exposed to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors for inflammatory disorders than in unexposed children, a retrospective cohort study has determined.“The incidence rate and risk factors of psoriasis in children with IBD ......(full story)

• CBT and antidepressants have similar costs for major depressive disorder

  cognitive behavioral therapy nor second-generation antidepressant medications was more cost effective than the other for treating patients with major depressive disorder, according to a recent study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.[[{\"fid\":\"191866\",\"view_mode\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"A hand underlines the word Depression\",\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"Michail_Petrov-96/Thinkstock\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"A hand underlines the word Depression\",\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"Michail_Petrov-96/Thinkstock\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"}},\"attributes\":{\"alt\":\"A ......(full story)

• 6878 MMS linked with better survival in early-stage melanoma VETTED

  micrographic surgery (MMS) may be a viable alternative to wide margin excision (WME) in selected patients with early-stage invasive melanoma, according to a retrospective cohort study.In the study, which was published in JAMA Dermatology, patients who underwent MMS had a “modest survival ......(full story)

• Fluoxetine tied to lower obsessive-compulsive scores among children with ASDs

  appeared to lower scores for obsessive-compulsive behaviors among a group of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), but the positive finding fell apart during multiple secondary analyses, Dinah S. Reddihough, MD, and colleagues have reported.At 16 weeks, children and adolescents randomized to ......(full story)

• Liver abnormalities, disease common in patients with psoriatic arthritis

  abnormalities in patients with psoriatic arthritis are common and are associated with higher body mass index, more severe disease, and certain therapies, new research suggests.[[{\"fid\":\"189728\",\"view_mode\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"Illustration of human liver\",\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"Wavebreakmedia Ltd/ThinkStockPhotos.com\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"},\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"medstat_image_flush_right\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"Illustration of human liver\",\"field_file_image_credit[und][0][value]\":\"Wavebreakmedia Ltd/ThinkStockPhotos.com\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][value]\":\"\",\"field_file_image_caption[und][0][format]\":\"filtered_html\"}},\"attributes\":{\"alt\":\"Illustration of human liver\",\"class\":\"media-element file-medstat-image-flush-right\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) often ......(full story)

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CLICK for Credit articles are peer-reviewed by Lisa Joan Pfitzer, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Louisville School of Medicine and Chair, University of Louisville Continuing Medical Education Advisory Committee. Dr. Pfitzer has no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests. Whitney McKnight has no relevant financial relationship with any commercial interests.

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