Surgery establishes penile sensation in men with spina bifida
(Medical Xpress)—A procedure to establish feeling in the penis for men with spina bifida was performed for the first time in the United States in Seattle.
View ArticleBariatric surgery in extremely obese adolescents may also help treat...
(Medical Xpress)—This time of year many people make resolutions to live a healthier lifestyle, exercise more, lose weight and eat better. For the adolescents who are extremely obese in this country,...
View ArticleChildren with ACL injuries require special treatment
Until a child's bones have fully matured (in girls, typically by age 14; in boys, age 16), an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)—the primary, stabilizing ligament of the knee joint—requires...
View ArticleSurgery improves for nerve compression disorder
(Medical Xpress)—Two new studies from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest ways to improve surgical treatment for a debilitating condition caused by compressed nerves in the...
View ArticleNational review: Non-adherence among teenage heart transplant recipients is...
After receiving an organ transplant, patients must follow a regimented medication routine to maintain the health of their graft (transplanted organ). Failure to do so, known as non-adherence (NA), can...
View ArticleDoctors unaware that more teens are turning to E-cigarettes
The use of electronic cigarettes, battery operated devices that often look like cigarettes and deliver vaporized nicotine, is on the rise, including among minors. In a survey between 2011 and 2012, 10...
View ArticleProlonged exposure therapy found beneficial in treating adolescent girls with...
Researchers at Penn Medicine report in the December 25 issue of JAMA that a modified form of prolonged exposure therapy – in which patients revisit and recount aloud their trauma-related thoughts,...
View ArticleTeen dating violence cuts both ways: One in six girls and guys are...
Dating during the teen years takes a violent turn for nearly 1 in 6 young people, a new study finds, with both genders reporting acts like punching, pulling hair, shoving, and throwing things.
View ArticleHigher volume of scoliosis surgeries linked to reduced reoperation rates
Adolescent patients who need scoliosis surgery may benefit most from going to a hospital that performs a high volume of the procedures, according to new research from NYU Langone spine surgeons...
View ArticleAdolescent mental healthcare improved through pediatric primary care training
Training pediatric primary care providers to screen and assess depression and suicide risk in adolescent patients improved providers' confidence and knowledge of these conditions and increased...
View ArticleTeens more satisfied than adults with lumbar disc herniation Sx
(HealthDay)—Adolescent patients are more satisfied with surgery for lumbar disc herniation than younger or older adults, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of The Spine Journal.
View ArticleFew teens undergo pregnancy testing in the emergency department
Few adolescent females undergo pregnancy testing in the hospital emergency department (ED), even when they complain of lower abdominal pain, or before they are exposed to radiation for tests or...
View ArticleAtherosclerosis found in HIV children
Children with HIV have a 2.5 fold increased risk of atherosclerosis, according to research presented at EUROECHO and other Imaging Modalities 2012. Antiretroviral treatment, lipid lowering drugs and...
View ArticleVitamin D may lower diabetes risk in obese children and adolescents, study finds
Childhood and adolescent obesity rates in the United States have increased dramatically in the past three decades. Being obese puts individuals at greater risk for developing Type 2 diabetes, a disease...
View ArticleConsumers largely underestimating calorie content of fast food
People eating at fast food restaurants largely underestimate the calorie content of meals, especially large ones, according to a paper published today in BMJ.
View ArticlePediatric practices can offer smoking cessation assistance to parents of...
Finally some good news for parents who smoke: you may now be able to get help quitting from an unlikely source, your child's doctor. A study in the journal Pediatrics, which has been posted online,...
View ArticleWork, school buffer post-traumatic stress for young cancer patients
Young adults with cancer should try to stay occupied with school, work and other activities during the year after their diagnosis to become less vulnerable to post-traumatic stress symptoms, say...
View ArticleCorrective nasal surgery seems safe in pediatric patients
(HealthDay)—Nasal corrective surgery prior to adolescence is safe for select pediatric patients with nasal obstruction and deformity, according to research published online Feb. 6 in JAMA Facial...
View ArticleBariatric surgery can benefit some obese children and teens
Bariatric surgery—as a last resort when conservative interventions have failed—can improve liver disease and other obesity-related health problems in severely obese children and adolescents, according...
View ArticleAltered microbiome linked to liver disease in adolescents with cystic fibrosis
A professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus and his colleagues have found a possible cause of liver disease in adolescents with cystic fibrosis.
View ArticleNeuroimaging findings generally nondiagnostic in kids with sports-related...
Researchers from the Canada North Concussion Network in Manitoba examined neuroimaging studies obtained in children and adolescents with sports-related concussions and found that the images appeared...
View ArticleNew study demonstrates efficacy of all-oral treatment regimens in adolescents...
Adolescents with Hepatitis C (HCV) could benefit from a combination of direct-acting antivirals, according to new data presented today at The International Liver Congress 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. The...
View ArticleDepression linked to disease activity and disability in adolescents with...
The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2016) confirmed a clear association between depression symptom severity and the level of disease...
View ArticleVancomycin trough target may be lower for teens
(HealthDay)—The target trough concentration of vancomycin seems to be lower for adolescents than for adults, according to a study published online June 13 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.
View ArticleStudy reports seizure-freedom in 68 percent of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy...
A 25-year follow-up study reveals that 68% of patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) became seizure-free, with nearly 30% no longer needing antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment. Findings...
View ArticleAdolescents in substance abuse treatment report using someone else's medical...
A study published in the July 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that diverted medical marijuana use among adolescents receiving treatment for...
View ArticleAdolescents in substance abuse programs report using other's med marijuana
A recent study by University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers shows that it is very common for adolescents in substance abuse treatment to use medical marijuana recommended to someone else...
View ArticleUpdated recommendations for sleep apnea in children
(HealthDay)—The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is revising its recommendations for the diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children and adolescents, according...
View ArticleACOG issues guidelines for teen contraception counseling
(HealthDay)—Recommendations for counseling adolescents about contraception are presented in a committee opinion published in the August issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
View ArticleBrain's appetite regulator disrupted in obese teens
Researchers using advanced MRI to study obese adolescents found disrupted connectivity in the complex regions of the brain involved in regulating appetite, according to a new study presented today at...
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