Study Examines Incidence of Concussion in Youth, High School, College Football

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MAY 4, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Thomas P. Dompier, Ph.D., A.T.C., call 317-275-3664 or email tdompier@datalyscenter.org To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.0210 JAMA Pediatrics A slight majority of concussions happened during youth…

Kids Likely to Sleepwalk if Parents Have History of Nocturnal Strolls

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MAY 4, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Jacques Montplaisir, M.D., Ph.D., call Dominique Petit Ph.D. at 514-338-2222 ext 3620 or email dominique.petit.1@umontreal.ca. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.127 JAMA Pediatrics More than 60…

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Potassium Improved Blood Pressure in Teen Girls, Salt Had No Adverse Effect

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Lynn L. Moore, D.Sc., M.P.H., call Gina DiGravio at  617-638-8480 or email ginad@bu.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.0411 JAMA Pediatrics Eating 3,000 mg per day…

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Obesity Intervention Program Results in Some Improvement of Kids’ BMI

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Elsie M. Taveras, M.D., M.P.H., call Cassandra Aviles at 617-724-6433 or email cmaviles@partners.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.0182 JAMA Pediatrics Children whose families and pediatricians…

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Updated Assessment of Pediatric Readiness of Emergency Departments

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Marianne Gausche-Hill, M.D., call Laura Gore at 202-370-9290 or email lgore@acep.org. To contact corresponding editorial author Evaline A. Alessandrini, M.D., M.S.C.E., call Jim Feuer at 513-636-4656 or email Jim.Feuer@cchmc.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links…

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Applying Pediatric Cholesterol Guidelines to Adolescents, Young Adults Would Significantly Increase Use of Statins Among This Age Group

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Holly C. Gooding, M.D., M.Sc., call Erin C. Tornatore at 617-919-3113 or email Erin.Tornatore@childrens.harvard.edu. An author audio interview will be available when the embargo lifts on the JAMA Pediatrics website: http://jama.md/1FZ6HWX To place an electronic embedded link to this study…

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Glyburide Associated with More Risk of Adverse Events than Insulin in Newborns

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact author Michele Jonsson Funk, Ph.D., call David Pesci at 919-962-2600 or email dpesci@email.unc.edu. To contact editorial author Richard I.G. Holt, Ph.D., F.R.C.P., email r.i.g.holt@soton.ac.uk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo…

Percentage of Children Eating Fast Food on a Given Day Drops

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Colin D. Rehm, Ph.D., M.P.H., call Catherine Shen at 206-616-8061 or email cshen489@uw.edu To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.38 JAMA Pediatrics A lower percentage of children…

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Collaborating with Chefs, Offering Choice May Increase Vegetable, Fruit Selection in Schools

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact author Juliana F.W. Cohen, Sc.M., Sc.D., call Todd Datz at 617-432-8413 or email tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu. To contact corresponding editorial author Mitesh S. Patel, M.D., M.B.A., M.S., call Steve Graff at 215-349-5653 or email stephen.graff@uphs.upenn.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study…

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Research Letter Estimates Substandard Vaccination to Blame for Measles Outbreak

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Maimuna S. Majumder, M.P.H., call Keri Stedman at 617-919-3110 or email keri.stedman@childrens.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.0384 JAMA Pediatrics An analysis of publicly available outbreak…

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Widening Rural-Urban Disparities in Youth Suicides

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact author Cynthia A. Fontanella, Ph.D., call Eileen Scahill at 614-293-3737 or email Eileen.Scahill@osumc.edu. To contact editorial author Frederick P. Rivara, M.D., M.P.H., email mediarelations@jamanetwork.org To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo…

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Study Shows Minors Easily Able to Purchase Electronic Cigarettes Online

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Rebecca S. Williams, M.H.S., Ph.D., call Laura Oleniacz  at 919-812-0621or email laura_oleniacz@med.unc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.63 JAMA Pediatrics Teenagers in North Carolina were easily…

Growth Screening Could Help Detect Celiac Disease in Kids

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Antti Saari, M.D., email antti.saari@kuh.fi. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.25 JAMA Pediatrics Screening for five growth parameters helped detect celiac disease (CD) with good accuracy…

Survey of Teen Dating Violence Among U.S. High School Students

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Kevin J. Vagi, PhD, call Alan J. Williams at 770-488-3893 or email wzj4@cdc.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.3577 JAMA Pediatrics A survey of U.S. high…

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Study Tested Centralized System for Reminding Families About Immunizations

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact author Allison Kempe, M.D., M.P.H., call Mark Couch at 303-724-5377 or email Mark.couch@ucdenver.edu. To contact editorial author Alexander G. Fiks, M.D., M.S.C.E., call Dana Weidig at 267-426-6092 or email weidigd@email.chop.edu. An author podcast will be available when the embargo lifts on the…

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Pregnancy Outcomes Similar for Women with Kidney Transplants as Child, Adult

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact author Melanie L. Wyld, M.B.B.S., M.B.A., M.P.H., email melwyld@gmail.com To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.3626 JAMA Pediatrics Pregnancy outcomes appear to be similar for women who undergo kidney…

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Brain White Matter Changes Seen in Children Who Experience Neglect

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Charles A. Nelson, Ph.D., call Bethany Tripp at 617-919-3110 or email bethany.tripp@childrens.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.3212 JAMA Pediatrics Experiencing neglect in childhood was associated…

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Alcohol Advertising on TV Associated with Drinking Behavior in Young People

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author James D. Sargent, M.D., call Rick Adams at 603-653-1910 or email rick.adams@hitchcock.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.3345 JAMA Pediatrics How receptive young people are to…

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Shorter Combination Treatment as Effective as Monotherapy for TB Prevention in Kids

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11A.M. (ET), MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Ruth N. Moro, M.D., M.P.H., call the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention news media line at 404-639-8895 or email NCHHSTPMediaTeam@cdc.gov. To contact editorial author Ben J. Marais, Ph.D., email ben.marais@health.nsw.gov.au. To place an electronic embedded…

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Effects of State Legislation on Health Care Utilization for Kids With Concussion

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Steven P. Broglio, Ph.D., A.T.C., call Emily Mathews at 734-647-3079 or email emathews@umich.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.2320 JAMA Pediatrics Children…

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Intravenous vs. Oral Antibiotics for Serious Bone Infections in Children

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 2014 Media Advisory: To contact study author Ron Keren, M.D., M.P.H., call Dana Weidig at 267-426-6092 or email weidigd@email.chop.edu. To contact corresponding editorial author Aaron M. Milstone, M.D., call Ekaterina Pesheva at 410-502-9433 or email epeshev1@jhmi.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study…

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Hookah Pipes, Smokeless Tobacco Snus Associated with Smoking Onset

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 8 2014 Media Advisory: To contact study author Samir Soneji, Ph.D., call Annmarie Christensen 603-653-0897 or email Annmarie.Christensen@dartmouth.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.2697 JAMA Pediatrics Smoking water pipe tobacco from hookahs and…

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Study Looks at Falls From Furniture by Children in Their Homes

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact study author Denise Kendrick, D.M., email denise.kendrick@nottingham.ac.uk To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.2374 JAMA Pediatrics Parents of children who fell at home were more likely not to…

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2 Studies, 2 Editorials Put Focus on School Breakfasts, Lunches

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact study author Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, Ph.D., call Andrea Grossman at 617-636-3728 or email Andrea.Grossman@tufts.edu. To contact editorial author Lindsey Turner, Ph.D., call 208-426-1632 or email lindseyturner1@boisestate.edu. To contact study author Karen W. Cullen, Dr.P.H., R.D., call Dipali Pathak at 713-798-4710 or email…

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Small Fraction of Students Attended Schools with USDA Nutrition Components

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath, M.S.A., call Diane Swanbrow at 734-647-4416  or email swanbrow@umich.edu. To contact editorial author Leslie A. Lytle, Ph.D., call David Pesci at 919-962-2600 or email dpesci@email.unc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story Links…

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Increased Prevalence in Autism Diagnoses Linked to Reporting in Denmark

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Stefan N. Hansen, M.Sc., email stefanh@biostat.au.dk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1893. JAMA Pediatrics About 60 percent of the increase in the…

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Agave Nectar, Placebo Both Perceived Better Than Doing Nothing for Cough in Kids

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Ian M. Paul, M.D., M.Sc., call Matt Solovey at 717-531-8606 or email msolovey@hmc.psu.edu. To contact editorial author James A. Taylor, M.D., call Susan Gregg at 206-616-6730 or email sghanson@uw.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your…

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Analysis Examines Genetic Obesity Susceptibility, Association with Body Size in Kids

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Ken K. Ong, F.R.C.P.C.H., email ken.ong@mrc-epid.cam.ac.uk. To place an electronic embedded link in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1619. JAMA Pediatrics Bottom Line: A review of medical literature appears to confirm…

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No Association Seen Between Physical Activity, Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2014 EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Umar Toseeb, Ph.D., email umar.toseeb@manchester.ac.uk To place an electronic embedded link in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1794. JAMA Pediatrics Bottom Line:…

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Prenatal BPA Exposure Associated with Diminished Lung Function in Children

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Adam J. Spanier, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., call University of Maryland Medical Center Media Relations at 410-328-8919 or email media@umm.edu or call the University of Maryland School of Medicine,Office of Public Affairs, at 410-706-7590 or email dkohn@som.umaryland.edu. An author podcast will…

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Use of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Before Age 2 Associated with Obesity Risk

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author L. Charles Bailey, M.D., Ph.D., call Joey McCool Ryan at 267-426-6070 or email mccool@email.chop.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1539. JAMA Pediatrics…

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Cytomegalovirus Linked to Maternal Breast Milk in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Cassandra D. Josephson, M.D., call Holly Korschun at 404-727-3990 or email hkorsch@emory.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1360 JAMA Pediatrics Bottom Line:…

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Multiple-Birth Infants Use More Resources, Spotlight on Reproductive Technology

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Georgina M. Chambers, Ph.D., M.B.A., B.App.Sci.(MLS), Grad.Dip(Comp), email g.chambers@unsw.edu.au. To contact corresponding author Pooja Mehta, M.D., call Katie Delach at 215-349-5964 or email katie.delach@uphs.upenn.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The links for this study…

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Access to Care Among Young Adults Increases After Health Insurance Expansion

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Meera Kotagal, M.D., M.P.H., call Leila Gray at 206-685-0381 or email leilag@uw.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1208 JAMA Pediatrics Bottom Line:…

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Family Dinners Good for Teens’ Mental Health, Could Protect From Cyberbullying

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Frank J. Elgar, Ph.D., email frank.elgar@mcgill.ca. To contact editorial author Catherine P. Bradshaw, Ph.D., M.Ed., call Stephanie Desmon  at 410-955-7619 or email sdesmon1@jhu.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The links for this study and…

JAMAPED_OF:08252014

Weekend Hospitalization Linked to Longer Stay for Pediatric Leukemia Patients

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Elizabeth K. Goodman, B.A., call Rachel Salis-Silverman at 267-426-6063 or email salis@email.chop.edu. To contact editorial author Patrick J. Hagan, M.H.S.A., email phagan.hagan@gmail.com. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The links for this study and editorial will…

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Gloves After Hand Washing Associated with Fewer Infections in Preterm Babies

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author David A. Kaufman, M.D., call Joshua Barney at 434-906-8864 or email JDB9A@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu. To contact editorial author Susan E. Coffin, M.D., M.P.H., call  Rachel Salis-Silverman at 267-426-6063 or email SALIS@email.chop.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your…

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Identifying Kids, Teens with Kidney Damage Risk After 1st Urinary Tract Infection

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Nader Shaikh, M.D., M.P.H., call Andrea Kunicky at 412.692.6254 or email andrea.kunicky@chp.edu. To contact editorial author Kenneth B. Roberts, M.D., call Danielle M. Bates at 919-843-9714 or email danielle_bates@med.unc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The…

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Electronic Screening Tool to Triage Teenagers and Risk of Substance Misuse

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 28, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Sharon Levy, M.D., M.P.H., call Erin Tornatore at 617-919-3110 or email erin.tornatore@childrens.harvard.edu. To contact editorial author Geetha A. Subramaniam, M.D., D.F.A.P.A., call Sheri Grabus at 301-443-6245 or email media@nida.nih.gov. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your…

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Home Visits by Nurse May Help Reduce Mortality in Moms, Children

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 7, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author David L. Olds, Ph.D., call Mark Couch at 303-724-5377 or email mark.couch@ucdenver.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.472. JAMA Pediatrics Bottom Line:…

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Blood Lead Levels Associated with Increased Behavioral Problems in Kids in China

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Jianghong Liu, Ph.D., call Christine Coleman at 215-746-3562 or email chrcol@nursing.upenn.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.332 JAMA Pediatrics Bottom Line: Elevated…

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Intervention Appears to Help Teen Drivers Get More, Better Practice

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Jessica H. Mirman, Ph.D., call Dana Weidig at 267-426-6092 or email weidigd@email.chop.edu. To contact editorial author Corinne Peek-Asa, Ph.D., call William Barker at 319-384-4277 or email william-barker@uiowa.edu.   JAMA Pediatrics Bottom Line: A web-based program for teen drivers appears to…

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Major Surgery Associated with Increased Risk of Death or Impairment in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Frank H. Morriss, Jr., M.D., M.P.H., call Jennifer Brown at 319-356-7124 or email jennifer-l-brown@uiowa.edu. To contact editorial author Robert Williams, M.D., call Jennifer Nachbur at 802-656-7875 or email jennifer.nachbur@uvm.edu. Please visit the JAMA Pediatrics website (http://bit.ly/1adWrco) for an author audio…