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Diagnosis and treatment information including decision support tools for formulary and ICD-9 codes. 2009-11-21T21:08:29Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Smoking-Linked-to-Higher-Seizure-Risk-in-Women/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642974?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Women who smoke have a higher risk of seizure, while past smokers have a modestly increased risk of epilepsy, according to a study published in Epilepsia. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642974/SS42028.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642974null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Advances-in-Eating-Disorders-Summarized-in-Lancet-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642971?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 New developments in eating disorders, including research on the biological contributions to illness onset and maintenance, may have important implications for clinicians, according to a Seminar published online Nov. 19 in The Lancet. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642971/hch066.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642971null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Mothers-Smoking-Associated-With-Breast-Feeding-Pra/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642510?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Mothers who smoke may be less likely to begin breast-feeding, and, if they do initiate it, they may be more likely to cease earlier than nonsmoking mothers, according to research published online Nov. 16 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642510/SS36025.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642510null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Slow-Eating-Raises-Response-to-Appetite-Control-Ho/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642024?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 The rate at which individuals eat a meal may affect the postprandial response of gut peptides, according to a crossover study conducted in Greece and published online Oct. 29 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642024/48256.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642024null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Older-Americans-Appear-to-Be-Facing-Increased-Disa/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642031?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 There is a worrying trend of increased disability among older Americans in the 60 to 69 age group, regardless of sociodemographic characteristics, health status and health behaviors, particularly among those who are overweight, obese or not Caucasian, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in the American Journal of Public Health. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642031/WHI088.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642031null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Lysteda-Approved-for-Heavy-Menstrual-Bleeding/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642029?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642029null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Exercise-Linked-to-Less-Risk-of-High-Grade-Prostat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641793?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Exercise was associated with lower risk of prostate cancer upon biopsy, as well as lower risk of high-grade disease in those with cancer, and African-American men with increased low-density lipoprotein showed a higher likelihood of prostate cancer diagnosis, according to two studies in the November issue of The Journal of Urology. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641793/workout.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641793null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Early-Interventions-Can-Cut-Teen-Pregnancy-Rates/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641665?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Early intervention and youth development programs can reduce the risk of teenage pregnancy, but they do not tackle larger-scale societal and family influences on early parenthood, according to a study published Nov. 12 in BMJ. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641665/168067b.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641665null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Smoking-Rate-Increases-Slightly-in-United-States/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641668?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 The number of Americans who smoke increased slightly from 2007 to 2008, and the figure has hardly changed at all in the past five years, according to a report in the Nov. 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641668/HCH051.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641668null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Campaign-to-Decrease-Illegal-Antibiotic-Use-Assess/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641670?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 An educational initiative may not be sufficient to decrease use of antibiotics without a prescription by the Latino community, according to a study in the November/December issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641670/pills_SS36005.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641670null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Adolescent-Sex-and-Alcohol-Interventions-Assessed/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641478?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 A group intervention aimed at reducing alcohol and sexual risk behaviors in adolescents in juvenile detention centers may alter risky behaviors, according to a randomized, controlled study published online Nov. 9 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641478/45005.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641478null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/More-Use-of-Medical-Assistants-Can-Benefit-Primary/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641148?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Expanded use of lower level clinical personnel, such as medical assistants, in primary care can enhance patient care but only if the clinical personnel are trained and integrated into the practice culture, according to a pair of studies in the November/December issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641148/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641148null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Muscle-Strength-May-Lower-Alzheimers-Disease-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641016?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Older individuals with greater muscular strength may have a lower risk of developing mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, according to research published in the November issue of the Archives of Neurology. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641016/WHI024small.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641016null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Post-Surgical-Pain-in-Children-Can-Be-Effectively-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640422?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 For children undergoing surgery, implementation of evidence-based pain management strategies and the ability to identify children at risk are important for effective pain management, according to a study in the October issue of the AORN Journal. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640422/childexam_40294.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640422null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Self-Paced-Walking-Test-Useful-in-Lumbar-Spinal-St/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639966?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 In patients with lumbar spinal stenosis, a self-paced walking test may serve as a feasible and reproducible criterion measure of walking capacity, according to a Canadian study published in the Oct. 15 issue of Spine. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639966/46083.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639966null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Maternal-Smoking-Affects-Risk-of-Childhood-Bad-Beh/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639961?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Maternal smoking is associated with disruptive behavior in 3-year-olds, but the effect varies by gender, the extent to which the mother smoked, and the interaction with other co-occurring conditions, according to a study published online Nov. 3 in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639961/WHI063.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639961null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/CHEST-Clinician-Smoking-Cessation-Awareness-May-Be/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639709?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Hospital workers are unlikely to have formal training in smoking-cessation methods. In addition, patients may be more likely to quit if they participate in pulmonary rehabilitation programs or know their true lung age, according to research presented at the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians, held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 5 in San Diego. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639709/HCH051.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639709null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Switching-to-Light-Cigarettes-May-Lower-Chances-of/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639710?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Smokers who switch to so-called low-tar or 'lighter' brands of cigarettes often do so with the intention to quit, but switching actually reduces the likelihood that they will subsequently quit smoking, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in Tobacco Control. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639710/NLF034.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639710null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/IDSA-Attitudes-Toward-Flu-Vaccination-Vary-at-Hosp/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638659?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 At a large tertiary children's hospital, attitudes toward influenza immunization and vaccine receipt vary among health care workers, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 in Philadelphia. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638659/orderly_40329.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638659null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Managed+Care/Medicaid-Enrollment-Common-Among-Overdose-Deaths/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638310?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Nearly half of patients who overdosed on prescription opioid painkillers in Washington state in the past few years were Medicaid recipients, according to a report in the Oct. 30 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638310/drugs_SS36073.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638310null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Self-Reports-Underestimate-Number-of-Pregnant-Smok/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638028?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Relying on women to self-report whether they smoke results in many pregnant smokers going undetected each year, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in BMJ. 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638028/WHI063.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638028null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Disability-Rates-Similar-in-Foreign-Domestic-Adopt/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638145?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Children adopted from other countries had similar rates of disability as domestically adopted children, though these rates were much higher than in the general population of children, according to research published in the November issue of Pediatrics. 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638145/45175.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638145null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Tai-Chi-Can-Improve-Pain-and-Function-in-Knee-Arth/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638021?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 The ancient Chinese exercise practice Tai Chi can reduce pain, preserve functionality, and improve personal well-being among subjects with knee osteoarthritis, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2009-10-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638021/taichi.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/638021null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cortisol-Linked-to-Bone-Loss-in-Women-With-Anorexi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636704?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Cortisol levels are higher in women with anorexia nervosa and hypothalamic amenorrhea than healthy women, and are strongly associated with depression, anxiety and bone loss, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636704/blood_MIC023ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636704null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Decline-in-Cardiorespiratory-Fitness-Speeds-Up-Aft/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636702?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Aging does not necessarily spell a linear decline in cardiorespiratory fitness, with lifestyle factors playing an important role, according to a study in the Oct. 26 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636702/HEART2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636702null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Secondhand-Smoke-Linked-to-Harm-in-Young-Smokers/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635327?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Secondhand smoke brings increased risk of respiratory symptoms even in adolescents who smoke, and secondhand smoke exposure outside the home has dropped substantially for children since the early 1990s, according to two studies published online Oct. 19 in Pediatrics. 2009-10-20T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635327/cigarette_SS36074.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635327null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Smoking-Linked-to-Sperm-Harm-in-Men-With-Varicocel/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635124?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 In men with varicocele, smoking more than 10 cigarettes daily was associated with a harmful effect on sperm motility and morphology, according to research published in the October issue of Urology. 2009-10-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635124/NLF036.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635124null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Podcasts-May-Help-in-Weight-Loss-Battle/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634419?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Using a social cognitive theory-based podcast can help overweight people lose weight, according to a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2009-10-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634419/ipod.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634419null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cognitive-Factors-Preceding-Alzheimers-Disease-Exa/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634416?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 The onset of Alzheimer's disease can be seen on tests for several cognitive factors up to three years prior to clinical diagnosis, according to a study in the October issue of the Archives of Neurology. 2009-10-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634416/WHI088.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634416null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Smoking-Bans-May-Reduce-Heart-Attacks-in-Nonsmoker/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634567?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Smoking bans may effectively reduce the risk of heart disease and heart attacks attributable to secondhand smoke, according to a report released Oct. 15 by the Institute of Medicine. 2009-10-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634567/nosmoke_18157.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634567null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Links-Text-Messages-and-E-mails-to-Smoking-C/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634413?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 While short-term text message mobile phone interventions have been effective, further research needs to be completed to determine whether messages sent over mobile phones can help individuals with smoking cessation over the long term, according to research published online Oct. 7 in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2009-10-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634413/texting.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634413null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Looks-at-Enema-Benefits-in-Constipated-Child/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634415?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Regular enemas may not provide additional benefit to oral laxative regimens used in children with chronic and severe constipation, according to a randomized controlled trial completed in the Netherlands and published in the October issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2009-10-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634415/13520038.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634415null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Exercise-Can-Decrease-Fatigue-in-Chemotherapy-Pati/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634088?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 In cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy, a multi-modal exercise program may significantly reduce fatigue, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in BMJ. 2009-10-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634088/man_exercise.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634088null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Finds-Exercise-Reduces-Bone-Loss-During-Lact/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634085?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Lactating women who participate in a resistance and aerobic exercise program may experience less bone loss, according to a study published in the October issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 2009-10-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634085/exercise_40083.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634085null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Prenatal-Drug-Exposure-Linked-to-Childrens-Later-B/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633906?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Prenatal substance exposure could lead to later behavioral problems in children through multiple pathways, according to research published online Oct. 12 in Pediatrics. 2009-10-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633906/pregnant_SS36026.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633906null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Exercise-Could-Help-Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Patient/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633389?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 People with or without chronic kidney disease who are physically inactive have higher odds of mortality than their more active counterparts, and there may be survival benefits for chronic kidney disease patients who become more physically active, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633389/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633389null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Evidence-Scant-on-Effects-of-Exercise-After-Stroke/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633187?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Aerobic exercise training that involves walking may improve walking ability in individuals following a stroke, but the effects of cardiorespiratory fitness training on death and disability remain unclear, according to research published online Oct. 7 in the Cochrane Library. 2009-10-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633187/33115.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633187null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Doctor-Attitude-Affects-Counsel-on-Emergency-Contr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632657?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Pediatricians who have less favorable attitudes toward abortion and teen sex are less likely to counsel their patients on emergency contraception and prescribe it in accordance with pediatric practice guidelines, according to a study in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2009-10-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632657/45010.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632657null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Glioma-Risk-Associated-With-Youth-Obesity-and-Inac/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632257?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 The risk of glioma is greater among those who are tall and those who were inactive or obese in adolescence, suggesting a link between the cancer and early-life energy balance, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in Cancer Research. 2009-10-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632257/cancer2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632257null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cocaine-Vaccines-Not-Effective-or-Long-Lasting-Eno/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632258?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Cocaine vaccination is only effective in a minority of patients and the effect is not sustained, according to a study published in the October issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, while a second study finds that naltrexone implants are more effective than oral doses of the drug in treating heroin addiction. 2009-10-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632258/cocaine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632258null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Nicotine-Replacement-in-Pregnant-Smokers-Likely-Sa/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/631559?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Nicotine replacement therapy does not increase the risk of adverse events in pregnant smokers, according to a study in the October issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-10-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631559/nicotinepatch.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631559null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Cardiovascular-Risk-Factors-Studied-in-Ex-Football/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/631426?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Compared to community controls, retired National Football League players have significantly fewer cardiovascular risk factors; but, they have a similar prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis, according to a study in the Sept. 15 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. 2009-10-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631426/jerome_bettis.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631426null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Guidelines-Endorsed-for-Pediatric-Hepatitis-B/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/631554?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 New recommendations seek to improve the screening, monitoring, initial management, and referral of children with chronic hepatitis B virus, according to a special article published online Oct. 5 in Pediatrics. 2009-10-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631554/pediatrician_18191.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631554null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Tai-Chi-Program-May-Benefit-Type-2-Diabetes-Patien/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/631555?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 In patients with type 2 diabetes, t'ai chi may serve as an alternative exercise program to improve glucose control, self-care activities, and quality of life, according to a Korean study published in the June 14 issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2009-10-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631555/taichi.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631555null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Food-Habits-Studied-in-Children-of-Working-Parents/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/631252?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Children whose mothers work full-time or part-time are more likely to have unhealthy eating habits compared to the offspring of stay-at-home mothers, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2009-10-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631252/48274.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631252null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Smoking-Adds-to-Social-Inequalities-in-Stillbirth-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/631266?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Smoking during pregnancy accounts for 38 percent of the social inequality in the rate of stillbirths, and 31 percent of infant death inequality, according to a study published online on Oct. 1 in BMJ. 2009-10-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631266/SS42028.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631266null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/High-Status-Children-More-Likely-to-Be-Healthier-A/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/631260?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Children with the highest status among their peers are at lower risk for disease in adulthood, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2009-10-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631260/168051c.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631260null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Smoking-Cessation-Drug-Likely-Doesnt-Raise-Self-Ha/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/631257?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 The smoking cessation drug varenicline is likely not associated with increased risk of self-harm, although a two-fold increased risk cannot be ruled out, according to a study published Oct. 2 in BMJ. 2009-10-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631257/cigarettes_40218.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631257null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Heroin-Crack-Treatment-Often-Successful-in-Short-T/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/631261?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Heroin and crack cocaine addiction can be successfully treated in the short term with either pharmacological or psychosocial methods, but treatments are less successful in those with addictions to both drugs, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in The Lancet. 2009-10-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631261/syringe_59011.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631261null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Optimizing-primary-care-for-LGBTQ-youth/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635507?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth requires both an understanding of general adolescent cognitive and sexual health development, as well as an awareness of some of the unique medical and social issues these young people may face. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635507null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Viewpoint-When-is-a-crisis-also-an-opportunity/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635506?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 An editorial that examines the prominence of pediatric metabolic syndrome over the last few years. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635506null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/A-scientific-approach-to-keep-kids-off-drugs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636912?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Communities that use science-based approaches to problem behaviors in adolescents, including alcohol and tobacco use, are more likely to see positive results. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/442009/636912null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/A-scientific-approach-to-keep-kids-off-drugs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635511?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Communities that use science-based approaches to problem behaviors in adolescents, including alcohol and tobacco use, are more likely to see positive results. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635511null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Your-Voice-Why-not-use-formula-Plus-thoughts-on-te/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635503?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Letters about iron supplementation and testicular self-exam (TSE). 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635503null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/CP-Links-LGBTQ-links/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635504?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 A collection of links for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth, and their parents, friends, and doctors. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635504null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Easier-pediatric-blood-pressure-screening/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635505?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Dr. Andrew Schuman recently sat down with Dr. David Kaelber to discuss the implications of his vastly simplified screening tool for pediatric hypertension. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635505null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Products-Gait-trainer-portable-office-table-an/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635513?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Profiles of a portable table, a pediatric gait trainer, and a software program that uses RFID tags to track nursery infants. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635513null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Exertional-Illnesses-Linked-to-Anesthesia-Complica/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/630074?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Possible links exist between heat- and exercise-related illnesses that strike even the physically fit and a feared complication of anesthesia, according to a review in the October issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia. 2009-09-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630074/treadmill_40080.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630074null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Lower-Legal-Drinking-Age-Linked-to-Later-Problems/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629195?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Individuals who were able to legally purchase alcohol at younger ages may have a higher risk of recent alcohol or drug disorders, even decades later, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 2009-09-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629195/nlf016.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629195null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Exercise-During-Pregnancy-Cuts-Odds-of-Overweight-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629193?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Regular exercise during pregnancy lowers the odds of giving birth to an excessively heavy baby, but exercise before pregnancy may not make a difference, according to a study published in the October issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-09-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629193/pregnant_SS36026.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629193null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Smoking-Associated-With-Lupus-Erythematosus/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628714?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for lupus erythematosus but alcohol consumption is not, according to a study in the September issue of the Archives of Dermatology. 2009-09-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628714/smoking2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628714null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Public-Smoking-Bans-Linked-to-Fewer-Heart-Attacks/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628317?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Bans on smoking in public are associated with a drop in hospitalizations for heart attacks and the benefits increase with time, according to one study in the Sept. 29 Journal of the American College of Cardiology and a second study published online Sept. 21 in Circulation. 2009-09-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628317/HCH053X.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628317null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Papers-Look-at-Lung-Cancer-Factors-in-Never-Smoker/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627987?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 A guide to lung cancer in never smokers offers an overview of the disease, a description of the epidemiology and risk factors for lung cancer in those who have never smoked, and differences in molecular profiles between this group and smokers, as published in three papers in the Sept. 15 Clinical Cancer Research. 2009-09-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/627987/ashtray_18299.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/627987null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pediatric-Nurses-Seldom-Tackle-Parents-About-Smoki/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628124?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Pediatric nurses are often in contact with smokers among the parents of their patients, but they seldom engage in smoking cessation activities with them, according to a study in the September issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing. 2009-09-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628124/cigarette_SS36074.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628124null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Heart-Risks-in-Midlife-Reduce-Mens-Life-Expectancy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627691?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 In middle-aged men with cardiovascular risk factors, long-term life expectancy is significantly shortened even if they subsequently modify those risk factors, according to a study published Sept. 17 in BMJ. 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627691/FAC052.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627691null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Smoking-Alcohol-Linked-to-Earlier-Cancer-Diagnosis/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627353?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Patients with pancreatic cancer who smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol are diagnosed at a younger age than patients who do not smoke or drink, according to a study in the September issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2009-09-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627353/NLF032.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627353null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/15-mcg-birth-control-pills-inhibit-BMD/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627439?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Certain birth control pills seem to inhibit growth of bone mineral density in adolescent girls, a new study shows. 2009-09-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/382009/627439null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/Four-different-H1N1-vaccines-approved/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627122?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 The FDA approved the H1N1 influenza vaccines from four different companies, ensuring a robust stockpile for the upcoming fu season. 2009-09-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/382009/627122null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Physical-Activity-Can-Improve-Mortality-Risk-in-Ol/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627024?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Remaining physically active well into old age substantially improves survival as well as the odds of preserving independence and daily functioning as the years pile up, according to a study in the Sept. 14 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. 2009-09-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627024/olderexercise_18287.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627024null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/States-are-rewarded-for-adoptions-via-foster-care/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/626435?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 A total of 38 states will receive $38 million in incentives from HHS because of their efforts to raise the number of foster care-related adoptions. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/382009/626435null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Opt-Out-HIV-Screening-Well-Accepted-by-Adolescents/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/626498?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 A routine, opt-out screening process for HIV at a pediatric emergency department was well-accepted by adolescents and their guardians, according to research published online Sept. 14 in Pediatrics. 2009-09-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626498/hsgirls.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626498null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/H1N1-vaccine-works-and-in-just-one-dose/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625961?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 How does a vaccine supply get doubled overnight? By finding out that the second dose isn't needed to get efficacy. 2009-09-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/372009/625961null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Flu-vaccinations-more-important-than-ever/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625959?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 In the wake of the ongoing H1N1 flu outbreak and the start of the latest round of seasonal flu, the word to parents of all children is to vaccinate sooner than later. 2009-09-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/372009/625959null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Screening-Athletes-Could-Prevent-Sudden-Cardiac-De/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/625990?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Athletes should undergo routine screening for heart abnormalities, as the practice would help prevent sudden death, according to two articles published in the September issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, a special issue in partnership with the International Olympic Committee dedicated to elite sports injury prevention. 2009-09-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625990/ekg_18047.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625990null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Weight-Has-Little-Impact-on-Efficacy-of-Oral-Contr/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/625540?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 The effectiveness of oral contraception is unaffected by weight or body mass index, and failure rates decline with age and duration of use, according to a study of European users published in the September issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-09-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625540/59256.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625540null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/FDA-panel-Gardasil-okay-for-boys-too/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625655?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine approved for females, may soon be approved for males as well. 2009-09-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/372009/625655null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/Parents-dont-think-schools-are-safe/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624799?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 For CS Mott Children's Hospital new poll on schools, appropriately enough, it put out a report card. 2009-09-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/372009/624799null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Smoking-Linked-to-Arrhythmia-Recurrence-in-Women-O/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624690?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Smoking may be associated with a greater risk of atrial arrhythmia recurrence in women following cardioversion, and a higher risk of death in men, according to research published in the Sept. 1 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. 2009-09-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/624690/NLF032.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/624690null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Exercise-Helps-Keep-Weight-Regain-at-Bay/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624524?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Regular exercise helps stop weight regain after weight loss, according to the findings of a study in rats published in the September issue of the American Journal of Physiology -- Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 2009-09-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/624524/10225.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/624524null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Yoga-Effective-in-Treating-Chronic-Low-Back-Pain/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624375?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Patients with chronic low back pain derive better results in terms of reduced functional disability, pain and depression when they do a 24-week course of yoga compared with standard medical care, according to a study in the Sept. 1 Spine. 2009-09-04T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/624375/HWE072.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/624375null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/FDA-approvals-A-new-ADHD-treatment-for-six-year-ol/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624109?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 The FDA has approved a new type of drug, an alpha-2A adrenergic receptor agonist, to treat ADHD in children as young as six. 2009-09-04T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624109null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Prenatal-Smoking-Linked-to-Different-DNA-Methylati/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624144?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Exposure to tobacco smoke in utero may have long-term health effects due to alterations of DNA methylation, according to research published in the September issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2009-09-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/624144/WHI063.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/624144null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Alcohol-Use-Associated-With-More-Physical-Activity/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/623799?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 People who drink alcohol -- even heavily -- may be more likely to engage in physical activity, according to research published in the September/October issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion. 2009-09-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623799/dng015.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623799null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/Elmo-pitches-in-to-help-combat-H1N1/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/623762?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Three cabinet offices have allied to fight the H1N1 virus, and they?ve recruited Elmo the Muppet to help. 2009-09-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/623762null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Many-Childhood-Sexual-Behaviors-Temporary-Normal/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/623697?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Sexual behavior by children is often normal and transient in nature, but clinicians need to be able to distinguish between age-appropriate sexual behaviors and those which may indicate problems in the child's environment, according to a clinical report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published online Aug. 31 in Pediatrics. 2009-09-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623697/sex_symbols.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623697null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Secondhand-Smoke-Pollution-Pose-Cardiovascular-Ris/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/623696?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 While risks of cardiovascular mortality are greatest for active cigarette smokers, the relative risk for people exposed to secondhand smoke or air pollution is significant, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in Circulation. 2009-09-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623696/SS42064small.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623696null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Smoking-Linked-to-Higher-Multiple-Sclerosis-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/623692?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Smokers may face a higher risk of developing multiple sclerosis, but the risk increase may not be due to nicotine, according to research published in the Sept. 1 issue of Neurology. 2009-09-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623692/BRAIN.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623692null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hirsutism-in-puberty-whats-new-since-1985/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624235?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 The ninth in a year-long series of commentary reviewing topics published in Contemporary Pediatrics 25 years ago. This month's article reviews the causes and management of hirsutism in adolescent girls. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624235/CNTPED-25-ANV-logo_flash.gif XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/CP-Links-Pediatric-obesity-resources/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624241?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 A collection of web resouces about pediatric obesity. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624241null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Asthma+Top+Story/Asthma-updates-FDA-mulls-pregnancy-registry/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/623453?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 FDA thinks its important for the health of both a pregnant mother and her fetus to learn about a drug?s adverse effects: but is it? 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/623453null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Headache-and-fatigue-in-a-teenager/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624239?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 A teenager arrives in ED with fatigue and headaches. He is diagnosed with primary CNS vasculitis. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624239null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/The-green-pediatric-office/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624243?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 One critical component of the office of the future will be its environmental sustainability. This first article in a series looks at ecological ways to build a new pediatric practice office. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624243/CNTPED0909_RXOffice_flash.gif XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Journal-Club-Sleep-apnea-sexual-abuse-testing-and-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624240?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Journal abstracts and commentary on articles abotu fighting sleep apnea, a less invasive way to test for STIs after possible sexual assault, and colic's relation to maternal depression. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624240null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/CP-Links-Vaccine-preventable-diseases/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624238?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 A list of diseases that can all be preventatively treated thanks to immunizations. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624238null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/Young-adolescents-and-their-awkward-awakenings/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/623000?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Two studies show the lifelong impact of sexuality and body image on young teenagers. 2009-08-31T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/623000null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Feature+Articles/Challenges-in-the-outpatient-treatment-of-pediatri/CME/Article/detail/622977?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 After navigating a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia, pediatricians' attention turns to treatment and management, which is guided by age and clinical factors. 2009-08-31T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/contpeds/362009/622977/CNTPED0909Feature2_flash.jpg REMOTE http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Asthma+Top+Story/Have-asthma-Go-for-a-swim/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622375?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 New research shows that there's a treatment for pediatric asthma that works swimmingly. 2009-08-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/352009/622375null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/Kennedy-siblings-with-a-legacy-of-child-health/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622130?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 The two Kennedy siblings will be remembered for a lifetime of service for child health. 2009-08-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/352009/622130null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Middle-School-Program-May-Delay-Sexual-Activity/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/622067?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 In middle school students, "It's Your Game: Keeping It Real" -- a theory-driven, multi-component, curriculum-based intervention -- may help delay the initiation of sexual activity, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in the Journal of Adolescent Health. 2009-08-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/622067/45040small.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/622067null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cardiovascular-Risks-Linked-to-Dementia-Hospitaliz/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/622171?contextCategoryId=40196&ref=25 Smoking, hypertension and diabetes in midlife are associated with hospitalization for dementia later in life, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 2009-08-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/622171/smoking_40217.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/622171null XML