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High school football players are more likely to suffer more symptoms after a concussion

High School Football Players Have Most Post-Concussion Symptoms

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Meanwhile, youth league players most likely to return to field less than 24 hours after head injury
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to weigh the potential benefits and harms of screening for celiac disease in asymptomatic individuals. These findings form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online May 3 by the USPSTF.

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Celiac Disease Screening

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Evidence is inadequate for assessing harms, benefits of screening in asymptomatic individuals
Pregnant women who receive influenza vaccination may be protecting their infants as well as themselves against the virus

Flu Vaccine in Pregnancy Protects Mother and Infant

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Infants benefit when a woman gets influenza immunization during pregnancy, researchers confirm
Nearly one-third of the antibiotics prescribed in the United States aren't appropriate for the conditions being treated

Still Too Many Antibiotic Prescriptions Being Written

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One in three prescriptions deemed unnecessary
Respiratory and viral infections in the first six months of life may increase the odds of a child developing type 1 diabetes by nearly 20 percent

Infant Viral Infections Might Raise Risk of Type 1 Diabetes

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Higher odds of type 1 diabetes in children who had respiratory, viral infections in first six months of life
Children living in an area of New York state that uses aerial pesticides to control mosquitoes have a higher rate of autism than children in neighboring areas

PAS: Aerial Pesticide Spraying Tied to Higher Autism Rates

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But researcher says finding doesn't prove cause-and-effect connection

April 2016 Briefing – Pediatrics

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pediatrics for April 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
Patients frequently report ineffective consultations in acne care

Patients Often Dissatisfied With Acne Care

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Patients dissatisfied with acne management approaches, find GPs lacking information
Three different distraction methods are not significantly different in terms of pain and anxiety reduction in children having their blood drawn

Distraction Methods During Blood Draws Have Similar Effectiveness

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No significant difference among ball, balloon, cards in reducing children's pain, anxiety
With the nation's largest health insurer exiting all but a few Affordable Care Act exchanges next year

2017 May Offer Fewer Choices for Affordable Care Act Enrollees

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UnitedHealth's exit from most marketplaces highlights health exchanges' growing pains