Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights An observational study at two urban primary care clinics with 254 parents of 3- and 4-year-old children suggests that 1 in 4 low-income preschool-aged children screened positive for social-emotional problems, and most parents were open to referrals…
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Study Projects Increases in Health Care Costs, Infections with Declines in Male Circumcision
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Aaron A.R. Tobian, M.D., Ph.D., call David Marchat 410-955-1534 or email dmarch1@jhmi.edu. To contact editorial author Arleen A. Leibowitz, Ph.D., call Alex Boekelheide at 310-206-0159 or email alex.boekelheide@publicaffairs.ucla.edu. CHICAGO – Using a computer-based simulation model, researchers project that a continued decline…
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012 Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights Using a computer-based simulation model, researchers project that a continued decline in male circumcision rates in the United States to levels in Europe, where the procedure is not routinely covered by insurance, may be associated with increased…
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Pay for Performance Appears Associated with Improved Treatment Implementation for Adolescent Substance Use Disorders
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Bryan R. Garner, Ph.D., call Celeste Brennan at 309-820-3717 or email cbrennan@chestnut.org. To reach editorial author Alyna T. Chien, M.D., M.S., call Erin Tornatore at 617-919-3110 or email erin.tornatore@childrens.harvard.edu. CHICAGO– Pay for performance appears to be associated with improved implementation of…
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Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2012 Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights The odds of undergoing cranial computed tomography (CT) among children with minor blunt head trauma who were at higher risk for clinically important traumatic brain injury did not appear to differ by race/ethnicity in a secondary analysis…
Study Examines Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Cranial CT Among Children
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact JoAnne E. Natale, M.D., Ph.D., call Phyllis Brown at 916-734-9023 or email phyllis.brown@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu. To reach editorial author M. Denise Dowd, M.D., M.P.H., call Melissa Novak at 816-346-1341 or email mdnovak@cmh.edu. CHICAGO – The odds of undergoing cranial computed tomography (CT) among…
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Study Examines Use of Diagnostic Tests in Adolescents with Hypertension
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 23, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Esther Y. Yoon, M.D., M.P.H., call Mary Masson at 734-764-2220 or email mfmasson@med.umich.edu. To reach editorial author Sarah D. de Ferranti, M.D., M.P.H., call Keri Stedman at 617-919-3110 or email keri.stedman@childrens.harvard.edu. CHICAGO– A study of adolescents with hypertension enrolled in the Michigan…
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Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 2, 2012 Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights A study of students at seven public high schools in Texas suggests that “sexting” (a combination of the words sex and texting, which is the practice of electronically sending sexually explicit images or messages) was prevalent and…
Study Suggests Teen Sexting Prevalent, May Be Linked to Sexual Behaviors
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 2, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Jeff. R. Temple, Ph.D., call Brianne O’Donnell at 212-220-4444 or email brianne.odonnell@gabbe.com. To reach editorial author Megan A. Moreno, M.D., M.S.Ed., M.P.H., call Toni Morrissey (608) 263-3223 or email tmorrissey@uwhealth.org. CHICAGO– A study of students at seven public high schools in…
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Household Contacts of Children with Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infections Appear to Have High Rate of MRSA Colonization
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Stephanie A. Fritz, M.D., M.S.C.I., call Beth Miller at 314-286-0119 or email millerbe@wustl.edu. The journal also is providing an “Advice for Patients” article on staphylococcal infections. CHICAGO– Household contacts of children with Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI)…
Genetics, Rapid Childhood Growth and the Development of Obesity
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Daniel W. Belsky, Ph.D., call Mary Jane Gore at 919-660-1309 or email mary.gore@duke.edu. To contact editorial author Jose R. Fernandez, Ph.D., call Bob Shepard at 205-934-8934 or email bshep@uab.edu. CHICAGO– A 38-year longitudinal study of New Zealanders suggests that individuals…
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012 Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Study Highlights A 38-year longitudinal study of New Zealanders suggests that individuals with higher genetic risk scores were more likely to be chronically obese in adulthood (see news release below). Household contacts of children with staphylococcus aureus skin and…