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<title><![CDATA[Distracted Walking: Injuries Soar for Pedestrians on Phones]]></title>













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		More than 1,500 pedestrians were estimated to be treated in emergency rooms in 2010 for injuries related to using a cell phone while walking, according to a new nationwide study.The number of such injuries has more than doubled since 2005, even though the total number of pedestrian injuries droppe...

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<title><![CDATA[Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Are On Prescription Drugs]]></title>













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		Nearly 70% of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half take two, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Antibiotics, antidepressants and painkilling opioids are most commonly prescribed, their study found. Twenty percent of patients are on five or more prescription medications, acco...

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<title><![CDATA[Nurses Recognized By March of Dimes for Dedication to Maternal, Infant Health]]></title>













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		Four exceptional nurses have been awarded nursing scholarships by the March of Dimes for graduate and doctoral studies in the field of maternal-child nursing.“These promising candidates are poised to make great strides in their fields, and the March of Dimes is proud to help them continue their ed...

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<title><![CDATA[PCORI to Invest $17 Million to Answer Long-Standing Questions About Disparities in Asthma Burden and Care]]></title>













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		Recognizing the persistent disparities in controlling asthma among African-American and Hispanic/Latino populations in the United States, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) issued a call for research proposals  to provide new information on ways to solve this problem. PCORI w...

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<title><![CDATA[ASHP Publishes Analysis of Infections Related to Compounding Pharmacies]]></title>













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		In the wake of the deadly infections in 2012 from drugs compounded at the New England Compounding Center (NECC), a new study examines similar outbreaks in the US over the last 12 years in an effort to discover factors that may hinder outbreak detection. The article, “Description of Outbreaks of Heal...

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<title><![CDATA[Rotavirus Vaccine Given to Newborns in Africa is Effective]]></title>













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		Mayo Clinic and other researchers have shown that a vaccine given to newborns is at least 60% effective against rotavirus in Ghana. Rotavirus causes fever, vomiting and diarrhea, which in infants can cause severe dehydration. In developed nations, the condition often results in an emergency room vis...

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<title><![CDATA[Global Collaborative Effort Will Study Abuse-Related Pediatric Traumatic Injury in China]]></title>













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		Child abuse and neglect are considered a serious public health problem in modern China. A number of factors, including social and cultural traditions and a lack of public awareness regarding appropriate child discipline, have caused child abuse to remain an understudied issue.A new global collabor...

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<title><![CDATA[Emergency Departments Still Missing Signs of Pelvic Disease in Teens]]></title>













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		Despite government efforts to expand diagnostic criteria for pelvic inflammatory disease, emergency department doctors are not identifying the condition any more often in adolescent girls, finds a new study in Journal of Adolescent Health.Pelvic inflammatory disease, or PID, is a complication of s...

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<title><![CDATA[Laws Help Limit Junk Foods in Schools]]></title>













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		District policies and state laws help reduce the availability of sugar- and fat-laden foods and beverages in elementary schools, according to a study published online in JAMA Pediatrics.Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago looked at the association between established policies and ...

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<title><![CDATA[Cyberbullying Puts Teens at Risk]]></title>













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		Teenage victims of cyberbullying, defined as the use of the internet or cell phones to send hurtful and harassing messages, are more likely to develop symptoms of depression, substance abuse and internet addiction, reports a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Conversely, teens who are de...

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<title><![CDATA[Teens Have Unsupervised Access to Prescription Drugs]]></title>













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		A new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health found that 83.4% of teens had unsupervised access to their prescription medications at home including 73.7% taking pain relief, anti-anxiety, stimulant and sedative medications that have the potential for abuse."It was surprising to me that parents w...

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<title><![CDATA[Online Video to Help Recognize Early Signs of Autism]]></title>













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		The Kennedy Krieger Institute and Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) announced that a first-of-its-kind, free online video tutorial on early autism recognition will be distributed to member pediatricians throughout the state. Developed by autism researchers at the Kennedy K...

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<title><![CDATA[Connecticut Joins Fight Against Skin Cancer with Indoor Tanning Ban for Minors Under 17]]></title>













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		Connecticut has sent a strong message to young people that indoor tanning salons can be dangerous to their health by passing a law that bans minors under the age of 17 years old from using indoor tanning devices. The law is based on significant scientific evidence that links indoor tanning to increa...

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<title><![CDATA[The Alliance to Advance Patient Nutrition Releases Nutrition Care Model to Improve Patient Outcomes ]]></title>













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		The Alliance to Advance Patient Nutrition (the Alliance), an interdisciplinary partnership of five prestigious organizations formed to improve patient outcomes through nutrition intervention, released its recommended Nutrition Care Model. Presented in a joint consensus paper published online in the ...

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<title><![CDATA[Buckle Up the Right Way: Motor Vehicle Child Safety Restraints]]></title>













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		Supplemental child restraints should be used by all children through age 8. When appropriate child safety restraint systems—based on a child's age and weight—are in use during motor vehicle crashes, the rates of mortality and serious injury significantly decrease. Most parents don't know that their ...

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<title><![CDATA[Nevada Becomes Fourth State to Ban Indoor Tanning for Minors Under 18]]></title>













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		Nevada has joined Vermont, California and Oregon by passing legislation that prohibits minors under the age of 18 from indoor tanning.Governor Brian Sandoval signed the bill into law just days after it passed in the Nevada Assembly, and merely weeks after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

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<title><![CDATA[An Effective Solution for Children with Eczema]]></title>













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		Dallas-based TopMD™ Skin Care has announced results of its first peer-reviewed journal article testing the efficacy of their flagship product, CLn® BodyWash for easing symptoms of eczema. The clinical study results appear in the May/June issue of Pediatric Dermatology. The article, “A Novel Sodium...

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<title><![CDATA[Reduction in BMI Improves Insulin Selectivity in Obese Teens]]></title>













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		Obese teenagers who reduced their body mass index (BMI) by 8% or more had improvements in insulin sensitivity, an important metabolic factor related to the later development of Type II diabetes. The teens followed a family-based, lifestyle-modification weight loss program that offers the potential t...

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<title><![CDATA[Simple Screening Test at UCLA Catches Newborn's Hidden Heart Condition]]></title>













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		Before he was discharged from UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, baby Gaël Villegas received the standard panel of newborn screenings to check for genetic and metabolic diseases and hearing. The results showed a healthy baby.Then, one more screening—a non-mandatory test that the UCLA Health System...

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<title><![CDATA[Secondhand Smoke Causes Longer Hospitalization in Infants with Respiratory Infections]]></title>













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		More evidence has surfaced that supports the war on smoking, especially if smokers have an infant in their household. A study published in the June issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), found that in...

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<title><![CDATA[Pediatric-Specific Bundle Offers New Strategies for Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Children]]></title>













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		Implementation of a bundle for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill infants and children may lead to lower rates of VAP in these patients, according to an article in the June issue of Critical Care Nurse (CCN).VAP, the second most common hospital-associated infecti...

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<title><![CDATA[Are Smartphones Disrupting Your Sleep?]]></title>













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		Smartphones and tablets can make for sleep-disrupting bedfellows. One cause is believed to be the bright light-emitting diodes that allow the use of mobile devices in dimly lit rooms; the light exposure can interfere with melatonin, a hormone that helps control the natural sleep-wake cycle. But ther...

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<title><![CDATA[Minority Children Drink More Sugary Fruit Juice Than Their White Peers]]></title>













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		While there has been a steep decline in kids’ consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in California, African-American and Latino children may be replacing soda with 100% fruit juice while their white peers are not, according to a new study from UC San Francisco.The study was the first to compare ...

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<title><![CDATA[Technique Could Identify Patients at High Risk of Stroke or Brain Hemorrhage]]></title>













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		Measuring blood flow in the brain may be an easy, noninvasive way to predict stroke or hemorrhage in children receiving cardiac or respiratory support through a machine called ECMO, according to a new study by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Early detection would allow physicians to a...

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<title><![CDATA[$1.6 Million Study of Appendicitis Treatment Could Help Children Avoid Surgery]]></title>













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		In the first study of its kind in the United States, researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital will examine the effectiveness of antibiotic therapy alone to treat appendicitis in children, research that could allow patients to avoid a surgery many may not need. The $1.6 million project also will...

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