TODAY'S HEADLINES
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have joined forces to create a new registry of sudden deaths in young people. The hope is that the resulting database will provide researchers and health care practitioners with valuable information regarding the scope of the problem and ideas about how to prevent future tragedies. » More
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As a result of gaping holes in what is known about the actual incidence of concussions in young athletes and the effects of these traumatic brain injuries, the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council are calling for a national system to track sports-related concussions in children and adolescents aged 19 years and younger. » More
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When parents' religious or spiritual beliefs prevent children from getting necessary medical care, pediatricians should intervene and report the parents to state child protective services agencies for medical abuse and neglect, reiterates a new policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). » More
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Primary care physicians can manage the vast majority of children with in-toeing disorders. Only a few require casting or surgery, but be careful because about 15% actually have another diagnosis, according to a recent study. » More
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The European Union just limited ads for electronic cigarettes. The US Food and Drug Administration doesn't regulate them. Are e-cigarettes the gateway to full-on cigarette smoking or worse for teenagers? For a contrarian view, watch our Google Hangout with Professor Jean-François Etter, PhD, MPH, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland, who makes the case that, absent data, e-cigarettes may be a legitimate tool—even for adolescents-—in the pediatrician's smoking cessation armamentarium.
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