Adolescent Medicine
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Suicide doubles in young patients starting high-dose SSRIs
Key clinical point: Initiating antidepressant pharmacotherapy at high therapeutic doses for younger patients should be avoided.Major finding:...
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AACAP disagrees with marijuana legalization, cites harmful effects on children
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FDA proposes to regulate e-cigarettes, cigars
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VIDEO: When teen ‘acting out’ becomes pathological
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ECG screening of young athletes doesn’t trigger anxiety
Major finding: Precompetition cardiac screening of high school athletes via 12-lead ECG, history, and physical exam did not result in excessive...
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Block marketing of e-cigs to kids, senators urge FDA
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Clinical definition of epilepsy broadened by new criteria
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VIDEO: Do you ask patients about guns in their homes?
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CDC: Young teens’ birth rates drop 67%
Major finding: The rate of births per 1,000 teens aged 15-17 years fell from 51.9 in 1991 to 17.0 in 2012, a 67% drop.Data source: The Centers for...
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Topiramate approved for migraine prevention in adolescents
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Recent cocaine use quadrupled stroke risk
Major finding: Cocaine use in the past 24 hours was reported by 2.4% of young adults with ischemic stroke and 0.4% of age-matched controls without...