Safety-belt and helmet use among high school students - United States: 1990
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Only 24.3% of students in grades nine through 12 stated they always used passenger safety belts. Stated use was the same as observed use. There was no difference in sex, race, ethnicity or grade. Health objectives for the year 2000 include increasing the use of seat belts, air bags and child car seats to 85%. To reach this level, use by high school students must increase 3.5 times current rates. Teenagers have the lowest safety-belt use rate of any age group. Of those students who rode motorcycles, 57.9% always wore their helmets. Only 2.3% of bicycle riders always wore their helmets. Bicycle helmet use did not vary by sex, race, ethnicity or grade but motorcycle and bicycle use did vary. Males were more likely than females to ride motorcycles and bicycles. White males were most likely to ride motorcycles and to wear their helmets.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1992
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Attention-deficit disorder: born to be hyperactive?
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder may be inherited. Case studies of an 8-year-old boy, his father and grandfather show common attention-deficit characteristics such as poor concentration, deficient social skills, impulsive behavior, hyperactivity and nervousness. Medication may help alleviate the symptoms and allow patients to lead a productive life. The stimulant drug prescribed for the father and son was methylphenidate hydrochloride (Ritalin). Medication can be stopped when functioning reaches a normal level. Early diagnosis is crucial, and proper treatment can prevent self-abusive and anti-social behavior. Learning disabilities occur in 25% to 35% of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1995
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Suicide in Teenagers: Assessment, Management, and Prevention. (Grand Rounds)
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The causes and prevention of suicide in teenagers are reviewed, based on the case of a 16-year-old girl who killed herself. She had a family history of suicide and her mother had been treated for depression. She revealed her suicidal thinking to a camp counselor six weeks before her death, but this was never passed on to her parents.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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