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Do mood disorders in teens increase CVD risk?

A new report examines whether or not adolescents with mood disorders also face an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). What should you know for your patients?

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What kids do to stay competitive

When teenaged athletes seek guidance for ways to become bigger, faster, stronger, the pediatrician has the opportunity to counsel these patients about nutritional issues and to caution teens and their families about the pressures of experimenting with performance-enhancing substances to gain competitive advantage over their peers. What should you be looking for?

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Uncertainty about autism screening efficacy

A federal panel is asking for more research to support regular autism screening, stating in new draft guidance that there is not enough evidence that early, routine screenings recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and many others are worthwhile. Find out what the panel had to say.

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