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Repeated or lengthy use -- longer than three hours -- of general anesthetic and sedation drugs may harm the developing brains of fetuses and children younger than 3 years old

FDA Issues New Safety Info on Use of Anesthesia

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New information addresses anesthesia use in pregnant women and young children
A universal home visiting model that employs a nurse-parent educator team as visitors in the homes of primary caregivers and their first-born children can reduce health care use in the first year

Home-Visiting Program Can Reduce Infant Health Care Use

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Universal program that employs nurse-parent educator team as visitors cuts ER use
Exposure to mold and dampness during infancy is associated with increased risk of asthma and rhinitis up to age 16 years

Exposure to Mold, Dampness Ups Risk of Asthma, Rhinitis

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Exposure during infancy linked to increased risk to age 16 years, especially for nonallergic disease
Child abuse within U.S. Army families may be significantly under-reported

Under-Reporting of Child Abuse Suspected Within U.S. Army

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Some children may be 'falling through the cracks of a broken system,' researcher says
Evidence-based recommendations have been developed for screening

Recommendations Developed for Pediatric NAFLD

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Recommendations relate to screening, diagnosis, treatment, and long-term care of pediatric NAFLD
Prenatal exposure to maternal bereavement is associated with psoriasis only for children born to a mother who lost a partner/spouse or an older child

Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Stress May Raise Psoriasis Risk

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But link to psoriasis seen only for children born to mothers who lost a partner/spouse or an older child
Rural U.S. communities are seeing a sharp increase in infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Up in Rural-Born Infants

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Cases have risen because of widespread maternal drug abuse, researchers say
Illicit drug use among U.S. teens is at an all-time low

NIH: Teen Drug Use Continuing to Decline

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Use of tobacco and alcohol down significantly, too, federal report finds
For anesthesiologists

Anesthesiologist Reaction Time Increased After Night Call

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Greater reliance on avoidance as a coping mechanism linked to greater deterioration in performance
Irritability and fear and/or anxiety are significant clinical antecedents of new adolescent-onset major depressive disorder in individuals at familial risk

Clinical Antecedents of Adolescent-Onset MDD Identified

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Irritability and fear/anxiety are significant clinical antecedents in individuals at familial risk