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American Dietetic Association: National Nutrition Month Fact Sheet
http://www.eatright.org/nnm/nnm00fact.html 08-01-2000 |
National Nutrition Month® (NNM) is a nutrition education and information campaign sponsored annually by the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and its Foundation. The campaign is designed to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choic |
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Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine: The Influence of Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy on the Toddler's Negativity
http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/issues/v154n4/abs/poa90254.html 08-01-2000 |
In a structured questionnaire survey of toddlers and mothers in a community sample, findings suggest that maternal smoking during pregnancy has an adverse effect on the child's negativity. |
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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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For over two years, the NRP reviewed research-based knowledge on reading instruction and held open panel meetings in Washington, DC, and regional meetings across the United States. On April 13, 2000, the NRP concluded its work and submitted "The Report of |
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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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American Academy of Pediatrics: Evidence confirms no link between autism and vaccines
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/washing/aprvaccine.htm 08-01-2000 |
Autism manifests itself in the first three years of life, which is the same time a child is being vaccinated, but timing is the only link. A study in the British medical journal Lancet found similar autism rates among children who received the MMR vaccine |
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Children's Defense Fund Calculates Undercount of Children in 188 Cities if Census Bureau Cannot Use Recommended Scientific Methods
http://www.civilrights.org/crlibrary/issues/census/children.html 08-01-2000 |
According to the Census Bureau, the 1990 census missed 8.4 million people and double-counted 4.4 million others. While missing or miscounting so many people is a problem, children, people of color and the rural and urban poor are disproportionately more l |
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American Medical Association: Autism and Vaccination
http://www.ama-assn.org/med-sci/immunize/vacautism.htm 08-01-2000 |
The AMA believes that critical public health decisions must be made on the basis of well-conducted scientific research and established scientific fact, and not on anecdotal case reports. Thus, the AMA has prepared the following information highlighting |
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Centers for Disease Control: School Health Index
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/SHI/index.htm 08-01-2000 |
The School Health Index is a self-assessment and planning tool that will enable schools to
*identify the strengths and weaknesses of their physical activity and nutrition policies and programs.
*develop an action plan for improving student health. |
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Online consumer health information on various diseases from the National Library of Medicine and other sources. |
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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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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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Texas Pediatric Surgical Associates - Pediatric ENT (Otolaryngology)
http://www.pedisurg.com/ent.htm 05-23-2002 |
This website is about all common ENT complaints seen in children. |
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MD4ALL operates a family of electronic information resources that meet the clinical content needs of physicians and other health care professionals.
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Agency for Health Care Policy and Research: Diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/adhdsutr.htm 08-01-2000 |
This technical review summarizes current scientific evidence on the prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and on the value of various evaluation methods. |
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Pediatrics: The Highly Protective Effect of Newborn Circumcision Against Invasive Penile Cancer
http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/abstract/105/3/e36 08-01-2000 |
Kaiser Permanente study with results supporting the highly protective effect of newborn circumcision against invasive penile cancer and the less protective effect against carcinoma in situ. |
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Food and Drug Administration: First Pneumococcal Vaccine Approved for Infants and Toddlers
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/NEW00716.html 08-01-2000 |
Pneumococcal 7-valent Conjugate Vaccine (Diphtheria CRM197Protein) marketed as Prevnar by Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories protects children against Streptococcus pneumoniae. |
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National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: Study Shows Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis Fails to Prevent Preterm Birth
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/342/8/534 08-01-2000 |
The treatment of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women does not reduce the occurrence of preterm delivery or other adverse perinatal outcomes. |
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Journal of the American Medical Association: Trends in the Prescribing of Psychotropic Medications to Preschoolers
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/283/8/1025 08-01-2000 |
Recent reports on the use of psychotropic
medications for preschool-aged children with behavioral and emotional disorders warrant further examination of trends in the type and extent of drug therapy and sociodemographic correlates. |
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Journal of the American Medical Association: Trends in Pregnancy-Related Smoking Rates in the United States, 1987-1996
http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v283n3/abs/joc90816.html 08-01-2000 |
In this analysis, the decline in smoking over time among pregnant women was primarily due to the overall decline in smoking initiation rates among women of childbearing age, not to an increased rate of smoking cessation related to pregnancy. To foster eff |
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Healthy People 2010 challenges individuals, communities, and professionals—indeed, all of us— to take specific steps to ensure that good health, as well as long life, are enjoyed by all. |
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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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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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A high resolution video atlas with case reports and images. Text in English and Spanish.J Murra-Saca MD. |
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