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Too many antibiotic prescriptions are inappropriate
image description here A new study investigating antibiotic prescribing found that 17% of these prescriptions written for children were inappropriate—and the number climbs even higher in adults.

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Using menses as another vital sign
image description here The menstrual cycle can be an important vital sign providing pediatricians with valuable information about health and disease among girls and young women.

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Excessive screen time hinders optimum development
image description here Children aged 24 and 36 months who spend a lot of time in front of screens do less well on standardized developmental screening tests than other children, a longitudinal group study conducted in Canada showed.

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How did prescription guidelines for pneumonia change behaviors?
image description here For Contemporary Pediatrics, Dr Bobby Lazzara discusses a research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics that examined how well children's and non-children's hospitals adopted the 2011 guidelines for prescriptions written for community-acquired pneumonia treatment.
 
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