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Guidelines for preventing and treating HIV/AIDS-related opportunistic infections (OIs) in children recently received a facelift. Government agencies and industry associations banded together to update recommendations previously published in 2009. » More
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A new study has found that if you assume parents will cooperate when it comes to vaccinating their children, many will, whereas if you appear to give them a choice, many more won't. » More
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It seems that signs of autism may surface in infants aged as young as 2 months, which would be the earliest known indicator of social disability, according to a recent study. » More
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Trying to reach the addicted adolescent or young adult in denial about his or her problem? Listen to our podcast interview with Timothy Wilens, MD, Director of Substance Abuse Services and Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Director of the Center for Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, who provides tips from Mass General's ARMS program on how to make the connection that spurs these patients into the addiction treatment process—and how, surprisingly, parents can often be key gatekeepers to that engagement.
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Hospitalizations and in-hospital deaths of children with gunshot wounds (GSWs) are increasing, up 81% and 59%, respectively, from 1997 to 2009. » More
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With the prevalence of, and prescriptions for, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) rising steeply in the past decade, experts are looking at whether current diagnostic practices and definitions are helping or hindering the situation. » More
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