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ADHD Drugs Showed No Risk of Cardiovascular Events
Major Finding: In nearly 2.6 million person-years of follow-up, including more than 373,000 person-years of current use of ADHD drugs, neither...
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Identifying cognitive impairment during the Annual Wellness Visit: Who can you trust?
This study found that patients, family members, and even physicians have trouble detecting cognitive impairment. A better bet: Routinely...
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Low Vitamin D Levels in Teens With Psychotic Symptoms
Major Finding: Psychotic features were observed in 40% of mentally ill teens with low vitamin D levels, compared to 16% of teens with normal...
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Patients Substitute Marijuana for Prescription Drugs
Major Finding: In an anonymous survey, 66% of respondents said that they use marijuana as a prescription-drug substitute.Data Source: Survey of...
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Treating Insomnia Boosts Treatment for Child and Teen Depression
Major Finding: Patients whose insomnia improved within the first 2 weeks of treatment had significantly lower depression severity scores on the...
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FDA Updates Safety Review of Varenicline
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Young Adults More Likely to Attempt Suicide
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Eating Disorders Rose Over Decade, Down Recently
Major Finding: There were 29,533 hospital stays due to eating disorders, an increase of 24% from 1999-2000.Data Source: The Healthcare Cost and...
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Excessive Drinking Cost $223.5 Billion in 2006
Major Finding: The cost of excessive alcohol consumption reached $223.5 billion in 2006, with the largest costs related to losses in workplace...
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Two Outpatient Interventions Help Beat Eating Disorders
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Social Phobia in Youth: More Than Just Shyness
Major Finding: Only 12.4% of 4,749 youth who described themselves as shy, and 10.6% whose parents considered them shy, also met the DSM-IV...