A small open-label study in 8- to 12-year-olds showed that a 0.04% tretinoin microsphere gel treatment improved facial acne and was generally well tolerated. Reuters Health Information
Source:Topical Tretinoin Gel Improved Acne in Preadolescents: Study
The FDA has approved alglucosidase alfa for late-onset Pompe disease, with a risk evaluation mitigation strategy and restricted distribution system to ensure appropriate use. Medscape Medical News
Source:Lumizyme Approved for Late-Onset Pompe Disease
Robert Morrow, MD, believes that a network of peer educators can provide substance to education and reform CME. What do you think? Medscape Family Medicine
Source:CME Can Save Primary Care — If We Take on Our Own Education
In preterm infants, more rapid weight gain in the first year of life was associated with modest neurodevelopmental advantages and only small blood pressure-related effects. Medscape Medical News
Source:More Rapid Weight Gain by Age 1 Year May Improve Neurodevelopment of Preterm Infants
This report summarizes ACIP recommendations for use of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine licensed by the FDA in February 2010. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
Source:Licensure of a 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13) and Recommendations for Use Among Children — Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2010