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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. – The thing parents need to understand about the age-based suitability ratings prominently displayed on video game packaging is they are bestowed by raters with no training in child development who are paid by an organization founded by the video game industry itself.... »
Titrate ADHD Meds Quickly for Best Outcome
NEW YORK – A 15-day titration is usually the most economical and convenient way to identify the optimal dose of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder medications. Starting children on a low dose and waiting up to a month before reassessing wastes time and money, Dr. James J. McGough said at a... »
Antipsychotics Add Metabolic Woes to Young Patients' Problems
NEW YORK – With new national data finding that 17% of the country’s youngsters are obese, physicians who treat children with antipsychotics face even tougher medication choices. Because many of the drugs are tied to increases in weight and obesity-driven diseases, it’s not hard to see the looming... »
BALTIMORE – All young children with epilepsy should also undergo screening for autism spectrum disorders and developmental delay, a study has shown. In a pair of pediatric epilepsy units, 77% of children screened positive... »
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. – The thing parents need to understand about the age-based suitability ratings prominently displayed on video game packaging is they are bestowed by raters with no training in child development who... »
Video Games: What You'd Really Rather Not Know
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. – Internet/video game addiction disorder is a diagnosis that’s not to be found in the Fourth Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Nor after considerable controversy will it make its... »
Most New ADHD Patients Don't Need Cardiac Testing
NEW YORK – An electroencephalogram probably isn’t necessary for most youngsters starting a medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Some easy screening questions should be enough to identify any children who... »
This multimedia presentation is a collection of resources and documents on the subject of teen driving statistics, public health interventions, and innovations to improve teen driving skills. [<a... »
Experimental Autism Spectrum Drug Improves Symptoms
BOCA RATON, FLA. – Social withdrawal and irritability significantly improved when children with autism spectrum disorder took arbaclofen, a new medication in development, according to an open label, multicenter... »
Pediatric physicians can play a key role in addressing and preventing bullying and cyberbullying today. Despite the plethora of new research and findings, the current state of knowledge does permit us to make certain... »
Blog - At the AAP Meeting: ADHD Guidelines
When you get 8,000 pediatricians together in one place, you know some stuff is going down! If you’re not here, you can only imagine the debauchery. We’ve got pediatricians without ties, pediatricians wearing open-toed... »
At the AAP Meeting: ADHD Guidelines
When you get 8,000 pediatricians together in one place, you know some stuff is going down! If you’re not here, you can only imagine the debauchery. We’ve got pediatricians without ties, pediatricians wearing open-toed... »
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| Mar 23 - 24 Cambridge, MA | Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM): Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics |
| Mar 23 - 25 San Diego, CA | Children's Hospital and Health Center: Advances in the Practice of Pediatrics |
| Mar 26 - 28 Baltimore, MD | Johns Hopkins University (JHU): Spectrum of Developmental Disabilities |
| Mar 30 - Apr 1 Philadelphia, PA | Eastern Society for Pediatric Research (ESPR): Annual Meeting |
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