Pediatrics
New Pediatrics study identifies the risks, consequences of video game addiction
AMES, Iowa — Parents may have good reason to be concerned about how much time their kids have been spending playing their new video games since the holidays. A new study by an international research team — including an Iowa State Universit…
Apartment-dwelling children in nonsmoking units still exposed
Children living in apartments are exposed to secondhand smoke even when no one smokes inside their own unit. This study, released online today by the journal Pediatrics, strongly suggests that housing type contributes to children’s exposure to tobac…
Chronic Lyme disease: How often is it diagnosed and treated?
Cincinnati, OH, September 2, 2010 — The existence of chronic Lyme disease is an issue of sharp debate within the medical community. Some health care workers who call themselves “Lyme literate” insist that chronic Lyme disease is frequently diagnos…