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Growth Hormone for Cystic Fibrosis May Cut Hospitalizations: Meta-Analysis
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Recombinant human growth hormone improves lung function and cuts rates of hospitalization in cystic fibrosis patients, results of a meta-analysis suggest. However, data for other hard end points - intravenous antibiotic use, pulmonary exacerbations, and mortality -- are lacking. Reuters Health Information
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US Teens Ignore Laws Against Texting While Driving
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Karen Cordova, a 17-year-old high school student and part-time supermarket cashier, admits she sometimes texts friends while driving home from work late at night, lonely and bored. Reuters Health Information
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Physicians Not Skilled at Assessing Parental Understanding
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Physicians often lack the communication skills to adequately explain positive newborn screening test results, causing parents unnecessary worry, according to a study in the March Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. Reuters Health Information
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