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Innovative Program Focuses On Improved Care For Children With ADHD
07.07.2008 07:13
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An innovative program is helping busy primary care physicians improve the care they provide for school-aged children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a study led by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and published in the July edition of Pediatrics.
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Newborn Vitamin A Reduces Infant Mortality
07.07.2008 07:13
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A single, oral dose of vitamin A, given to infants shortly after birth in the developing world can reduce their risk of death by 15 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study is published in the July 2008 edition of the journal Pediatrics. "It has long been known that vitamin A supplementation can reduce mortality in children over 6 months of age.
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Pediatricians Told To Taper Meds In Kids With Stable Asthma
07.07.2008 07:13
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A study of how pediatricians prescribe asthma medications suggests that while most would readily increase a child's medication if needed, many are reluctant to taper off drug use when less might be best. A report on the study, led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center researchers, appears in the July issue of Pediatrics.
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Scottish Politicians Need To Act Now To Protect Children From The Allure Of Smoking, Say Doctors
07.07.2008 05:13
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Scotland's doctors have called on MSPs to exert pressure on their Westminster counterparts to take a stand against smoking imagery in the media. The call comes as the BMA published "Forever cool" a new report1 which sets out recommendations for a range of tough measures aimed at reducing young people's exposure to positive images of smoking.
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Families With Children Without A Genetic Or Gestational Link To Their Parents Are Functioning Well
07.07.2008 05:13
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The emotional well-being of families where children lack a genetic or gestational link to one or both of their parents - where the children have been conceived through surrogacy, egg donation or donor insemination - has long been a subject of debate.
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