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Teenagers are accessing and abusing prescription analgesics at a rate higher than any generation before them, according to a new analysis of data drawn from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. » More
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Investigation of pubertal onset in boys in the United States has found that they are exhibiting characteristics of sexual maturing about 2 years earlier than had been reported previously. » More
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A program of education, monitoring, and feedback on prescription practices was able to cut inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics for children in a large pediatric practice network by nearly half. One infection saw an even bigger reduction in antibiotic use. » More
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After declining steadily since 2001, office visits for preventive health care are on the rise in 2012, showing gains for every quarter this year. Could health care reform be responsible? » More
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