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Ambulatory BP Monitoring Cost-Effective for Suspected Childhood Hypertension
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In the initial evaluation of elevated blood pressure in children, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is a highly cost-effective means of differentiating stage 1 hypertension from white coat hypertension, investigators in Texas report in the December issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
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Gastrointestinal Symptoms Not Linked to Autism
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Contrary to some earlier findings, children with autism are no more or less likely to have gastrointestinal symptoms, in general, than their unaffected peers, according to a report in the August issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
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Hypertension Is a Cheap Target to Reduce Renal Mortality: Study
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A study in more than half a million people in Asia and Australia shows that a "simple, cheap" intervention could "prevent large numbers of people from developing kidney disease and...dying prematurely as a result," according to one of the lead researchers. Reuters Health Information
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