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ArchPediatrics

  1. New Online First commentary highlights workshop that brought together child maltreatment researchers bit.ly/HPSZbb #pediatrics
  2. Nearly half of preschoolers lack 1 parent-supervised #playtime per day bit.ly/HPqwBC #pediatrics
  3. Perinatal #HIV Infection not associated with specific antiretroviral therapy or severity of #psychiatric disorder bit.ly/zzSHdK
  4. Integrating a behavioral prevention model in school appears to reduce #bullying, peer rejection bit.ly/zv4RaR
  5. Increased sexuality education in schools does not appear to lower teen birth rates bit.ly/yr41x3 #sexed #teenpregnancy
  6. 50 percent of all elementary school students have access to sugary foods in vending machines, snack bars at school bit.ly/w9IBmJ
  7. #Teen dating violence survey finds higher rates of females as perpetrators, although many are also victims bit.ly/t895D9
  8. Childhood maltreatment linked with reductions in cerebral gray matter, possibly increasing risk for behavioral problems bit.ly/uQ0BZ2
  9. States, school districts mandating PE class, #recess are more likely to meet physical activity requirements for youth bit.ly/uVFc5a
  10. Less than 1/4th of parents of #overweight #children report being told their child is overweight/obese by #physician bit.ly/srLpFM
  11. Web-based intervention appears ineffective for preventing weight gain in #adolescents bit.ly/vJ5G6r #healthy #diet
  12. News@JAMA: Study finds bans on #sugarydrinks in schools have little impact on consumption bit.ly/uRT5PP
  13. Higher quality diet associated with reduced risk of some birth defects bit.ly/oCSgQL #pregnancy
  14. Social media sites may reveal information about problem drinking among college students bit.ly/pluVwP #bingedrinking #socialmedia
  15. #Vaccination rates among 11- and 12-year-old children appear to be increasing bit.ly/oZL9UZ #pediatrics
  16. Study finds some hospitalized #children exposed to many #medications and therapeutic agents bit.ly/pHR6F7
  17. An 11-month-old boy presents with barking cough and sudden increased work of breathing. Take the quiz at bit.ly/oyNbz8
  18. Recent methamphetamine use among young men who have sex with men appears to increase risk of exposure to HIV bit.ly/om5OqB
  19. Adolescents who improperly take prescription medications increase risk of substance abuse, distributing meds to others bit.ly/oyMT1K