Pediatrics
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Study: Toddlers use and understand touch screens
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USPSTF proposes two updated recs: CVD prevention and lipid screening in kids
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Parental monitoring buffers peer influence on kids’ substance use
Key clinical point: Parental monitoring can reduce children’s likelihood of tobacco, alcohol, or other drug use. Major finding: Kids’...
Conference Coverage
WDC: Disease-modifying immunotherapy ‘the future of diabetes care’
Perhaps in the not-too-distant future, people at risk for type 1 diabetes will be screened for antibodies against beta cells, and, if two or more...
Conference Coverage
WDC: When diagnosed young, type 2 diabetes is more lethal than type 1
Key clinical point: Screening for type 2 diabetes should start at a young age in at-risk groups, and diabetes cardiovascular risk criteria should...
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FDA proposes ban on indoor tanning for minors
Conference Coverage
Bystander CPR rising in children with cardiac arrest
Nearly half of all children and adolescents with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in 2013-2014 got bystander CPR.
Commentary
Special unit shows encouraging results for ELBW babies
Neonatal nurse practictioner Mindy Morris explains how a special unit is improving outcomes for extremely-low-birth-weight babies.
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Does cannabis cause psychosis? A brief review of the evidence
Dr. David C. Rettew reviews the evidence of whether cannabis use causes psychosis.
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Use of e-cigarettes, marijuana remains high among U.S. teens
High school seniors, for the first time, are starting to smoke marijuana more frequently than nicotine cigarettes, according to the 2015...
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Antidepressants highly effective against binge-eating disorder
Antidepressants, in addition to other drugs and therapies, can be an effective way to combat binge-eating and loss-of-control disorders.