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Tocilizumab Helped Kids With sJIA Catch Up on Growth
Major Finding: Height measurements at baseline in 112 children aged 2-17 years who were enrolled in the study showed profound growth failure, but...
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Excessive Acetaminophen Dosing Seen Among Inpatients
Major Finding: Four percent of all adolescent and adult inpatients at two hospitals received supratherapeutic doses of acetaminophen during their...
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Counsel Patients on ATV Safety
Major Finding: Nearly 85% of Iowa teens had ridden an ATV at least a few times a year, and almost 60% of those who had been on an ATV reported...
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Diabetes Deaths Decline in Tots and Teens
Major Finding: Deaths among children and teens aged 19 years and younger with diabetes dropped from 2.69 per million in 1968-1969 to 1.05 per...
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Psychosis Symptoms Tied to Higher Suicide Risk in Adolescents
Major Finding: Adolescents in the general population who reported suicidal behaviors were 10 times more likely than were those who did not report...
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ACOG Encourages Long-Acting Contraceptives for Sexually Active Teens
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AAP Launches Institute to Fight Obesity
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Few Teens Get Pregnancy Test in ED
Major Finding: Among 77 million female adolescents who visited ED over a 9-year-period, about 19% (14.5 million) received pregnancy testing.Data...