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In longitudinal analysis, epilepsy population had elevated risk for neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders

Significantly lower protein levels seen with SSRIs and steroids; mean fat lower for mothers with other anti-inflammatory drugs

Of children with minimum age or minimum interval invalid dose, almost 50 percent receive extra doses

Posttransplant survival significantly higher for female than male recipients; survival no worse with oversized lung transplantation

Compared with weight maintainers, increased risk seen for 5 to 10 percent and >10 percent weight gain

Treatment of gestational diabetes with metformin, and glyburide if needed, does not meet noninferiority criteria versus insulin

Life dissatisfaction linked to nonadherence for cervical cancer and breast cancer screenings

Most associations, including thinner prefrontal cortex and greater whole brain volume, precede substance use initiation

Risk increased for later moderate-to-severe infections and systemic antibiotic treatments

Association seen for frequent seizures, emergency transport, longer epilepsy duration with poorer QOL in children, caregivers

Increased risks seen for autism, intellectual disability, ADHD, among others

Smoking status, lifetime smoking index positively associated with CKD risk, but no causal association seen in Mendelian randomization analyses

81 percent of studies relating to cost/spending showed increases or no change in association with integration

Risk for device failure was not significantly different with hydrophobic or chlorhexidine PICCs versus standard polyurethane PICCs

Grade 3 or 4 adverse events occurred in 96 percent of patients; grade 3 or 4 infections occurred in 64 percent