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American Academy of Pediatrics Warns Against Using Fireworks
Organization recommends viewing professional community fireworks displays
Effective Marketing Methods Offered for Primary Care Doctors
Effective marketing includes internet marketing, speaking engagements, and print materials
AMA Adopts Policy to Cut Sugar Sweetened Drink Consumption
Policy supports evidence-based strategies such as excise taxes, adding warning labels
Smoking Marijuana May Be Tied to Cough, Sputum Production
Insufficient evidence for link between marijuana and pulmonary function, obstructive lung disease
Future Outlook Tied to Risk of Weapon Violence in Male Teens
Young males with positive orientation have lower odds of threatening, injuring someone with a weapon
AMA Urges Caution With Use of Wire-Bristle BBQ Grill Brushes
Precautions should be taken, including wiping down grill after use and inspecting it for wire bristles
American Diabetes Association, June 22-26
The American Diabetes Association's 78th Scientific Sessions The annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) was held from June 22 to 26...
Pediatric Hospitalization for Gun Injuries Higher in Urban Areas
Rates high for assaults in urban teens; unintentional injuries lower in younger urban vs. rural children
Ophthalmologists Warn About Eye Injury Risk With Fireworks
American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends wearing protective eyewear, keeping safe distance
Irrigation Water Likely Cause of Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak
According to the CDC, outbreak that started in the spring and is now over
