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Fla. to Ban Doctors From Asking About Guns

Apr 29, 2011 8:54 AM CDT

Fla. to Ban Doctors From Asking About Guns

'Docs vs Glocks' bill passes state senate

(Newser) - Doctors in Florida will be restricted from asking patients about gun ownership under a bill headed for Gov. Rick Scott's desk. The so-called "Docs versus Glocks" bill passed by the state Senate yesterday was introduced after a woman complained that her pediatrician told her to find another doctor...

Now, a 5-Minute Way to Spot
Autism in 1-Year-Olds

Apr 28, 2011 11:12 AM CDT

Now, a 5-Minute Way to Spot Autism in 1-Year-Olds

24-item questionnaire identified about 50% of kids who would be diagnosed

(Newser) - Does your child wave hello to others? Do you know when she's upset? Parents who take five minutes to fill out the answers to questions such as these during their child's first-year checkup could give pediatricians the jump on diagnosing autism, according to new research. In a federally...

Hey, Kids: You're Stuck in Back Seat Til Age 13

Mar 22, 2011 8:52 AM CDT

Hey, Kids: You're Stuck in Back Seat Til Age 13

Academy of pediatrics ups age guidelines for car seats

(Newser) - Cue the choruses of, "Oh mom, do I have to?": The American Academy of Pediatrics has cracked down its carseat guidelines, reports the Washington Post , and they're likely to cause plenty of bickering. Among them:

All children should sit in the back seat until they are 13 years old

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The Hot Dog
Needs a
Redesign

deadly for kids

Feb 22, 2010 8:27 AM CST

The Hot Dog Needs a Redesign

Ballpark faves are the leading cause of kids' choking

(Newser) - Despite the warning labels, the leading culprit in children choking isn’t the toy with small parts; it’s the hot dog. "If you were to take the best engineers in the world and try to design the perfect plug for a child's airway, it would be a hot...

Pediatrician Molested
Up to 100 Kids: Cops

Dec 24, 2009 5:05 AM CST

Pediatrician Molested Up to 100 Kids: Cops

Detectives find videos of multiple attacks

(Newser) - The Delaware pediatrician linked to horrific sexual abuse of patients as young as 3 months old assaulted as many as 100 children, investigators believe. Earl Bradley was arrested after a toddler complained to her mom that the doctor had hurt her. Police found videotapes Bradley had filmed of himself assaulting...

Pediatrician
Filmed in
Baby Sex
Attacks: Cops

Dec 23, 2009 2:57 AM CST

Pediatrician Filmed in Baby Sex Attacks: Cops

Detective describes doc's 'look of rage' during assaults

(Newser) - A 225-pound pediatrician videotaped himself sexually assaulting children as young as 3 months old in his examination rooms, according to Delaware court documents. During one brutal assault of a 2-year-old, Dr. Earl Bradley had a "violently enraged expression on his face," an investigator said in a sworn statement....

Anti-Vaccine Push
Threatens Kid Health

ANALYSIS

Oct 20, 2009 1:40 AM CDT

Anti-Vaccine Push Threatens Kid Health

'Pseudo-science' campaign blamed for rising rates of child illnesses

(Newser) - A flourishing anti-vaccination movement based on bad science and distrust of Big Pharma is pressing the rewind button on decades of advances in reducing child illness, writes Amy Wallace. Parents who believe—despite the lack of credible evidence—that vaccines harm children are endangering other people's children as well as...

Swine Flu Parties Unsafe: Doc

h1n1 outbreak

Sep 28, 2009 4:24 PM CDT

Swine Flu Parties Unsafe: Doc

Exposing kids to virus is a bad idea, pediatrician says

(Newser) - Parents who are throwing “swine flu parties” to get kids together in hopes of exposing them to the virus now, while it is in a weaker form, are on the wrong track, says a prominent pediatrician. Responding to a question from a US News and World Report reader, Thomas...

Depression Screening for All Teens Worries Parents

May 26, 2009 1:24 AM CDT

Depression Screening for All Teens Worries Parents

Task force calls for adolescent testing with focus on psychotherapy instead of drugs

(Newser) - A federal task force recommendation that all adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 be screened for depression is causing controversy among parents and pediatricians, the Washington Post reports. Critics fear the amount of antidepressant drugs prescribed to teens will rise massively, although the Preventive Services Task Force stressed...

FDA OKs Drug
for Kids Despite Justice Probe

Mar 21, 2009 9:42 AM CDT

FDA OKs Drug for Kids Despite Justice Probe

Firm wooed docs to illegally prescribe antidepressant: feds

(Newser) - The FDA has approved an antidepressant called Lexapro for kids, just weeks after the Justice Department accused its maker of marketing it illegally—for kids. Prosecutors say Forest Laboratories for years sweet-talked pediatricians into prescribing Lexapro and the similar Celexa by offering spa visits, event tickets, and fishing trips, even...

Pioneering
Doc Accused
of Sex Abuse

Aug 6, 2008 12:11 PM CDT

Pioneering Doc Accused of Sex Abuse

Pediatrician became famous for his work on learning disabilities

(Newser) - Dr. Melvin Levine, famous in his field for pioneering new ways of understanding children with learning disabilities, is followed by allegations of sexually abusing young patients. The accusations span decades of his career, the New York Times reports in investigating the trail of charges. In March, a lawyer who had...

Docs Demand ABC Pull Vaccine-Autism Drama

Jan 29, 2008 4:17 AM CST

Docs Demand ABC Pull Vaccine-Autism Drama

Pediatricians worry that 'Eli Stone' will give autism fears a shot in the arm

(Newser) - Angry pediatricians are demanding the first episode of new ABC legal drama "Eli Stone" be pulled because of its dangerous message about childhood vaccinations, reports USA Today. Doctors say the storyline, in which a woman wins a $5.2 million judgment against vaccine companies because of her son's autism,...

Puberty Starting for Girls as Young as 6

Jan 24, 2008 11:14 AM CST

Puberty Starting for Girls as Young as 6

Shortened childhoods for little girls have experts worried

(Newser) - The first signs of puberty are appearing earlier and earlier in American girls, reports the Los Angeles Times. Early breast development is becoming so common that some experts are suggesting that the age at which it is considered abnormal be shifted down to 6 years of age for African-American girls...

FDA Advisers Reject Cold Meds for Kids

Oct 19, 2007 5:17 PM CDT

FDA Advisers Reject Cold Meds for Kids

Popular remedies don't work and aren't safe for for children under 6

(Newser) - Over-the-counter cold medicines are dangerous for children under 6 and should not be used, a panel of health advisers reported to the FDA today. Many popular medicines, including Dimetapp, Triaminic, and Pediacare, have never been sufficiently tested on children under 12, the committee concluded. “The data that we have...

Docs Skimp on Kids' Health Care: Study

Oct 11, 2007 3:26 AM CDT

Docs Skimp on Kids' Health Care: Study

Pediatricians provide standard preventive care less than half time

(Newser) - American children are not getting adequate preventive care during most visits to their pediatrician, a new study has found. Doctors skip basic screening tests, weight and measurement checks and some standard care for conditions such as asthma, according to the findings in the New England Journal of Medicine. Children in...