Adolescent Medicine
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Titrate ADHD Meds Quickly for Best Outcome
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Most Teens Not Vaccinated Against Hep A
Finding: Only 42% of U.S.
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Top 10 Pediatric News Stories of 2011
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Study Challenges Refeeding Protocol for Anorectic Teens
Major Finding: Of 35 patients hospitalized for anorexia, 29 lost weight during the first week when following recommendations to start feeding at...
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IGF-I Doesn't Predict Late Complications in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Major Finding: Among childhood cancer survivors who had low IGF-I levels and received growth hormone stimulation, IGF-I z scores did not did not...
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NAFLD Common in Teenage Girls with PCOS
Major Finding: A total of 43% of teenage girls with polycystic ovary syndrome have concomitant nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.Data Source: The...
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Comorbid ADHD Affects Cognition in Epileptic Children
Major Finding: At 5-6 years after onset, children with epilepsy and either ADHD or academic problems had significantly worse cognitive...
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Return ED Visits by Sickle Cell Patients Common
Major Finding: More than 40% of patients with sickle cell disease return for acute care following an ED treat-and-release visit.Data Source: A...
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Teens Drinking Less, but Smoking Pot More
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Complex Partial Seizures Bode Ill for Children's Futures
Major Finding: At least half of patients with complex partial seizures had difficult-to-control seizures and up to 70% had poor social and school...