January 28, 2013
News Clips
- Study casts doubt on link between cannabis, teen IQ drop
A landmark study suggesting a link between cannabis use and a drop in teenage IQ may not have gone far enough in its research, with any falls in IQ more likely due to lower socioeconomic status than marijuana, according to a Norwegian study.
Medline Plus
January 23, 2013 - Drivers’ Attitudes While Learning May Predict Future Road Performance
If your teenager thinks like Mario Andretti before he gets his license, chances are he will act like the famous race car driver once he is alone behind the wheel, new research suggests.
Healthfinder.gov
January 23, 2013 - After shootings, some states rethink deep cuts to mental health care, consider more spending
Dozens of states have slashed spending on mental health care over the last four years, driven by the recession’s toll on revenue and, in some cases, a new zeal to shrink government.But that trend may be heading for a U-turn in 2013 after last year’s shooting rampages by two mentally disturbed gunmen.
Washington Post
January 23, 2013 - High School Graduation Rate at Highest Level in Three Decades
A new report from the Department of Education shows that high school graduation rates are at their highest level since 1974. According to the report, during the 2009-10 school year, 78.2 percent of high school students nationwide graduated on time, which is a substantial increase from the 73.4 percent recorded in 2005-6.
US Department of Education
January 23, 2013 - ADHD Rises by Almost 25% in 1 Decade
The number of children with ADHD is rising rapidly, according to a study of more than 840,000 California children.
WebMD
January 21, 2013 - ADHD medication can slow growth in teenage boys, study finds
Adolescent boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to be shorter and slimmer than their same-age peers, according to a new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia today.
Medical Express
January 21, 2013 - Close to half of kids late receiving vaccines: study
Of more than 300,000 U.S. kids born between 2004 and 2008, almost half were “undervaccinated” at some point before their second birthday – in some cases because parents chose to forgo shots recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Medline Plus
January 21, 2013 - More U.S. Children Diagnosed With ADHD
Finding from large study may be due to better awareness, experts say
Exactly why these rates are climbing isn’t clear. But increased awareness of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is likely a contributing factor, the study authors said.
Medline Plus
January 21, 1023 - Study documents that some children lose autism diagnosis
Small group with confirmed autism now on par with mainstream peers-NIH-funded study
Some children who are accurately diagnosed in early childhood with autism lose the symptoms and the diagnosis as they grow older, a study supported by the National Institutes of Health has confirmed.
NIH News
January 21, 2013 - The gun toll we’re ignoring: suicide
You wouldn’t know it from the national debate, but most American firearm deaths aren’t murder
Boston Globe
January 20, 2013 - Obese Kids May Face Immediate Health Woes, Study Finds
Higher rates of ADHD, asthma and learning problems seen in overweight children, study shows
Medline Plus
January 17, 2013 - As Parents’ Share of College Fees Rises, Students’ GPAs Fall: Study
But the research also found that parents’ financial support boosted college graduation rate
A new study offers up a cautionary tale for parents: College students who are well-funded by Mom and Dad actually get worse grades than students who aren’t so fortunate.
Medline Plus
January 16, 2013
Opinion
- Suicide is a gender issue that can no longer be ignored
Suicide rates among men have risen again. It’s time to address the root causes of men’s depression and inability to talk
The Guardian
January 23, 2013 - Making a Man Out of Me
Richard Blanco, Inaugural Poet
They can’t always say what they mean; and don’t always mean what they say. My grandmother loved me as best she could, the way she herself was loved, perhaps. Her trying to make me a man was an odd, crude expression of that love, but it inadvertently made me the writer I am today.
Huffington Post
January 20, 2013