(MedPage Today) -- Kids who eat food cooked in nonstick pots and pans may have higher levels of LDL cholesterol, a large cross-sectional study found. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)

(MedPage Today) -- Mild cognitive impairment may be more common in men than in women, a new study shows. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)

Have you checked out the re-launch of  the Appalachian Mountain Club's (AMC) Outdoors.org Web site yet? The new version offers a "one-click" activity search for thousands of AMC activities, guided programs and volunteer opportunities.  Everything from current trail conditions at AMC's New Hampshire and Maine destinations to news about outdoor recreation and conservation are now updated continually.  You can use "one-click" lodging to check availability at AMC lodges and huts.

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(MedPage Today) -- Adults with asthma and those who smoke should receive the 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine to prevent pneumococcal disease, according to new recommendations from the CDC. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)

(MedPage Today) -- Children with HIV who received standard childhood immunizations before starting on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) could benefit from revaccination, a review suggests. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)

(MedPage Today) -- A combination of four factors appears to significantly increase the risk of opioid dependence among patients taking prescription painkillers, researchers have found. (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)

(MedPage Today) -- Children with a dry cough at night or wheezing during exercise are at elevated risk of respiratory adverse events during and after general anesthesia, researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)

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(MedPage Today) -- Nondiabetic patients with precancerous rectal lesions had significant histologic improvement after one month of treatment with metformin, data from a small randomized clinical trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)

(MedPage Today) -- Certain subgroups of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, particularly those who have low levels of IgG, are at risk for severe infections when treated with rituximab, French investigators found. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)

(MedPage Today) -- Older veterans with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at increased risk for developing dementia, even if they had not been wounded in battle, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)

(MedPage Today) -- Oxygen therapy isn't any better than regular room air to ease refractory dyspnea at the end of life, a multinational trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today Geriatrics)

This activity is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer, New York, New York, and is based on a meeting held on September 4, 2008, and subsequent discussions among the authors through March 18, 2010. (Source: The American Journal of Cardiology)

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(MedPage Today) -- Nearly half of all Americans -- 48% -- took at least one prescription drug in a one-month period in 2007-2008, a four percentage point hike over a decade, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)

(MedPage Today) -- A two-hour molecular diagnostic test detected tuberculosis bacteria, including rifampin-resistant strains, with sensitivity and specificity well over 90%, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)

(MedPage Today) -- A second look at British registry data indicates that esophageal cancer may be more common after all in patients taking oral bisphosphonate drugs for long periods. (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)

(MedPage Today) -- At least half of children with severe, apparently treatment-resistant asthma can be successfully managed with conventional treatments using a thorough, multidisciplinary approach, researchers suggested. (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)

(MedPage Today) -- Age alone shouldn't deter appropriate oral anticoagulant use in elderly atrial fibrillation patients, according to a review. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)

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Objective To examine the hypothesis that risk of oesophageal, but not of gastric or colorectal, cancer is increased in users of oral bisphosphonates. Design Nested case-control analysis within a... ... (Source: BMJ Online First)

Objective To examine the hypothesis that risk of oesophageal, but not of gastric or colorectal, cancer is increased in users of oral bisphosphonates. Design Nested case-control analysis within a... (Source: BMJ Online First)

STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- Using two internal mammary arteries instead of one for CABG does not increase mortality, MI, stroke, or revascularization, one-year results of the multicenter randomized Arterial Revascularization Trial (ART) showed. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)