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Boys 'Outgrow' Asthma More Often than Girls

SOURCE: MedPageTODAY

DATE:  August 15, 2008

EXCERPT: "Asthma prevalence begins to switch genders at the onset of puberty, when the condition becomes more common in girls ..."   more

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Tantisira KG, Colvin R, Tonascia J, Strunk RC, Weiss ST, Fuhlbrigge AL; Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group. Abstract. Airway responsiveness in mild to moderate childhood asthma: sex influences on the natural historyAirway responsiveness in mild to moderate childhood asthma: sex influences on the natural history. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Aug 15;178(4):325-31. PMID: 18420965

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Gerritsen J. No Abstract. Airway responsiveness in teenagers is becoming sexier. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Aug 15;178(4):321-2. PMID: 18683291

FDA Warns of Injection-Site Reactions with Naltrexone for Alcoholism

SOURCE: MedPageTODAY

DATE:  August 14, 2008

EXCERPT: "  Serious injection-site reactions, including abscesses that required surgical treatment up to debridement, have been reported in patients given naltrexone (Vivitrol) injections for alcoholism prevention.   ...  The FDA said data indicated that there is a variable depth of subcutaneous tissue dependent on the gender and weight of the patient. "Women may be physiologically at higher risk for injection-site reactions due to typically higher gluteal fat thickness," the FDA said. ..."   more

RELATED LINK:

FDA ALERT [08/12/2008]  Information for Healthcare Professionals:  Naltrexone Injection Site Reactions
[naltrexone for extended-release injectable suspension (marketed as Vivitrol)] http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/InfoSheets/HCP/naltrexoneHCP.htm

Estrogen Patch Boosts Schizophrenia Treatment Success

SOURCE: MedPageTODAY

DATE: August 4, 2008

EXCERPT:  "Schizophrenia symptoms in women were significantly alleviated by the addition of estradiol patches to conventional antipsychotic therapy, researchers here said."  more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Kulkarni J, de Castella A, Fitzgerald PB, Gurvich CT, Bailey M, Bartholomeusz C, Burger H. Abstract. Estrogen in severe mental illness: a potential new treatment approach. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2008 Aug;65(8):955-60.