Adolescent Medicine
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Studies highlight benefits and risks of ketogenic diet for refractory epilepsy
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Ohio Medicaid data document rising polypharmacy in foster children
Major finding: Based on 2008 Medicaid data, the rate of polypharmacy was 27% in foster children.Data source: Foster care, disabled, and low income...
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Sexual issues ignored at adolescents’ annual checkup
Major finding: Only 65% of annual health visits between adolescents and their primary physicians included any mention of sexual issues, and when...
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FDA warns methylphenidate drugs associated with priapism
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Teens report increasingly lax attitude about marijuana use
Major finding: Only slightly more than 39% of high school seniors view marijuana use as harmful, compared with 44.1% in 2012.Data source: A survey...
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VIDEO: Brain's iron levels may be ADHD biomarker
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Study identifies several genes associated with epileptic encephalopathies
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Pediatric epilepsy surgery improved mood, behavior in some patients
Major finding: Scores on the Children’s Depression Inventory and the Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale demonstrated clinically significant...
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Energy drinks amp up heart contractility
Major finding: One hour after consumption of an energy drink containing caffeine and taurine, mean peak strain increased 7% from baseline and peak...
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Keep warning teens of tanning bed risks
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No differences are seen in concussion risk, severity, by helmet brand
Major finding: Sport-related concussion incidence rates were 9.5, 8.1, and 6.7 for the Riddell, Schutt, and Xenith helmets, respectively.