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May 13, 2011
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Doctors call embedding a severe type of self-harm
In a new study this week, doctors describe a form of self-injury among teenagers called self-embedding, which involves inserting objects into the skin or muscle. Read full article.
Increased risk of asthma with all degrees of preterm birth
Preterm birth, and even early term birth, may put babies at higher risk for needing asthma medication during childhood and adolescence, according to new research from Sweden. Read full article.

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Screening for autism in very
premature babies more accurate
at 30 months

A large number of positive screens for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at 18 months in infants who were born very preterm actually may be because of cognitive and language delay, according to research presented at the 2011 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Denver. Read full article.
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STIs should be suspected in teen girls presenting to ED with abdominal pain

Teenaged girls who go to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms predominately of lower abdominal pain or genitourinary complaints should be tested for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), according to a study presented at the 2011 Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Denver. Read full article.

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Study shows no effect of infant anesthesia on adolescents' academic performance

A study of Danish children who underwent inguinal hernia repair with anesthesia as infants found no difference in their academic performance as adolescents compared with a general population sample of their peers. Read full article.

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Infants' growth spurts linked to longer, more frequent sleep periods

New research provides evidence for something parents have long suspected—babies grow during sleep. The study, published in Sleep, found that in infants, growth in length follows prolonged sleep and increased naps. Read full article.

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