Adolescent Medicine
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NAFLD Common in Teenage Girls with PCOS
Major Finding: A total of 43% of teenage girls with polycystic ovary syndrome have concomitant nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.Data Source: The...
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Comorbid ADHD Affects Cognition in Epileptic Children
Major Finding: At 5-6 years after onset, children with epilepsy and either ADHD or academic problems had significantly worse cognitive...
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Return ED Visits by Sickle Cell Patients Common
Major Finding: More than 40% of patients with sickle cell disease return for acute care following an ED treat-and-release visit.Data Source: A...
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Teens Drinking Less, but Smoking Pot More
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Complex Partial Seizures Bode Ill for Children's Futures
Major Finding: At least half of patients with complex partial seizures had difficult-to-control seizures and up to 70% had poor social and school...
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Feds Pull Plug on Nonprescription Plan B for Young Teens
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Bringing Back Kids in Cardiopulmonary Arrest
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Autistic Teens With Epilepsy May Have Abnormal Photosensitivity
Major Finding: Eleven percent of the children with both autism and epilepsy experienced a photoparoxysmal response.
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Laws Can Raise Physical Activity Time for Kids
Major Finding: Elementary schools meeting a 20 min/week recess-time criterion were less likely to meet a 20 min/week PE criterion (OR, 0.5); those...
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Chronic Headache Persists in Children With Head Injury
Major Finding: At 3 months after injury, the prevalence of chronic headache was 43% in children with mild TBI and 37% in those with moderate or...
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Teen 'Sexting' Estimates Vary Widely
Major Finding: The percentage of youth who have, in the past year, appeared in or created sexually explicit sexual images that potentially violate...