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Journal of the American Medical Association: Carrying Passengers as a Risk Factor for Crashes Fatal to 16- and 17-Year-Old Drivers
http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v283n12/abs/joc90737.html 08-01-2000 |
In an incidence study of data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System and General Estimates System (1992-1997), as well as the Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (1995), it is concluded the risk of fatal injury for a 16 or 17 year-old driver in |
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Consumer Product Safety Commission: Study on Pool Alarm Reliability
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml00/00113.html 08-01-2000 |
The CPSC study looked at three types of alarms: floating alarms that detect waves on the surface; underwater alarms that detect waves under the surface; and a wristband alarm, which is worn by a child, and alarms when exposed to water. CPSC's tests showed |
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Pew Environmental Health Commission -- ATTACK Asthma: Appendix One, Asthma and Its Environmental Triggers
http://pewenvirohealth.jhsph.edu/html/reports/PEHCAsthmaRptApp1.pdf 08-01-2000 |
Statistics, factors and models on which the ATTACK Asthma Report is based. Part 2 of 3. |
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Consumer Product Safety Commission Warns Against Baby Mattresses/Pads That Make Unfounded Claims About Reducing SIDS
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml00/00079.html 08-01-2000 |
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers that certain baby mattresses and mattress pads encourage the potentially deadly practice of placing babies to sleep on their stomachs, and claim that the products reduce the risk of S |
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Pew Environmental Health Commission: ATTACK Asthma -- Appendix Two: The Federal Asthma Research Agenda
http://pewenvirohealth.jhsph.edu/html/reports/PEHCAsthmaRptApp2.pdf 08-16-2000 |
Federal strategic plan on attacking the problem of asthma over 2000-2004 in conjunction with Healthy People 2010. Outlines research, planning and budgeting of efforts. |
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American Academy of Pediatrics 2000 Family Safety Guide to Car Seats
http://www.aap.org/family/famshop.htm 08-01-2000 |
More children are killed or injured in car crashes than any other type of injury. Using carseats correctly can prevent many of these injuries. This is a question and answer guide about these issues. |
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Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine: Teenaged Girls, Carbonated Beverage Consumption, and Bone Fractures
http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/issues/v154n6/abs/poa90400.html 08-01-2000 |
The results reported confirm previous findings, but the mechanism by which cola drinks are associated with bone fractures in physically active girls has neither been fully explored nor determined. Nevertheless, national concern and alarm about the health |
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Contemporary Pediatrics: The Top Ten Stories of 1999 (Sign in (FREE), then go to March 2000 Issue, Journal Club)
http://www.contpeds.com 08-01-2000 |
Annual presentation of the past year's ten top pediatric stories. Dr. Michael G. Burke's choices follow in order of significance. |
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Centers for Disease Control: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report -- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance 1999
http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss4905a1.htm 08-01-2000 |
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults --- behaviors that contribute to unintentional and intentional injuries; tobacco use; alcohol and other drug use; se |
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Journal of the American Medical Association: Characteristics of Child Passenger Deaths and Injuries Involving Drinking Drivers
http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v283n17/full/joc91127.html 08-01-2000 |
Descriptive analysis of 1985-96 deaths in US passengers (0-14 yrs)/1988-96 data on nonfatal injuries: Majority of US drinking-related child passenger deaths involve an unrestrained child. |
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Journal of the American Medical Association: Alcohol and Motor Vehicle Related Deaths of Children as Passengers, Pedestrians, and Bicyclists
http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v283n17/full/joc91238.html 08-01-2000 |
The overall percentage of alcohol-related motor vehicle deaths for children declined between 1991-96, but experiences for passengers, pedestrians, and bicyclists differ. |
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Pediatrics: Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Children and Association With Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection
http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/abstract/105/5/e60 08-01-2000 |
Chickenpox dramatically increases the risk for acquiring invasive Group A Streptococcal disease, and universal chickenpox vaccination could potentially prevent up to 15% of all pediatric invasive GAS disease. |
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National Institute of Drug Abuse: Info-Fax on Anabolic Steroids
http://165.112.78.61/Infofax/steroids.html 08-01-2000 |
Anabolic-androgenic steroids are man-made substances related to male sex hormones. "Anabolic" refers to muscle-building, and "androgenic" refers to increased masculine characteristics. "Steroids" refers to the class of drugs. These drugs are available leg |
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National Institutes of Health: Office of Research on Minority Health
http://www.omhrc.gov 08-01-2000 |
The mission of OMH is to improve the health of racial and ethnic populations through the development of effective health policies and programs that help to eliminate disparities in health. |
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National Institutes of Health: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Launches National Initiative to Prevent Underage Drinking
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2000/niaaa-23.htm 08-01-2000 |
The little-known but alarming facts surrounding alcohol consumption by children ages 9 to 15 have prompted more than 25 Governors’ Spouses to join forces and put this issue on the national agenda. Today they launched Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol |
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National Alcohol Screening Day -- April: A National Wake-up Call
http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/alcohol/alc-public.htm 08-01-2000 |
The program addresses a range of drinking behaviors from risky drinking to alcohol dependence. Based on the model used in the other programs, the alcohol program includes an educational presentation, a written screening questionnaire, and an opportunity |
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Global Initiative in Asthma: World Asthma Day 2000
http://www.ginasthma.com/xworld.html 08-01-2000 |
The theme of World Asthma Day 2000 is "Let every person breathe", expressing the belief that asthmatic people have the right to timely diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and education to help self control of their asthma. |
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AAP - Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children
http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZMIENR48C&sub_cat=29 05-23-2002 |
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Health and the American Child: Part 1: A Focus on Mortality among Children -- Risks, Trends, and Priorities for the Twenty-First Century
http://www.phpab.org/PDF/phpab1.html 03-28-2000 |
A Report to the Nation from the Public Health Policy Advisory Board,an independent, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization dedicated toadvancing sound science-based policymaking in public health.May 1999 |
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Club drugs are being used by young adults at all-night dance parties such as "raves" or "trances," dance clubs, and bars. MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, Rohypnol, ketamine, methamphetamine, and LSD are some of the club or party drugs gaining popularity. NIDA-suppor |
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