Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by suboptimal decisions and actions that are associated with an increased incidence of unintentional injuries, violence, substance abuse, unintended pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases. Traditional neurobiological and cognitive explanations for adolescent behavior have failed to account for the nonlinear changes in behavior observed d...

INTRODUCTION Preconception care recognizes that many adolescent girls and young women will be thrust into motherhood without the knowledge, skills or support they need. Sixty million adolescents give birth each year worldwide, even though pregnancy in adolescence has mortality rates at least twice as high as pregnancy in women aged 20-29 years. Reproductive planning and contraceptive use can pr...

• To understand physiological and nutritional consequences of different bariatric surgical interventions; • To identify specific nutritional deficiencies after bariatric surgery; • To understand nutritional implications after bariatric surgery in specific situations: • Pregnancy • Adolescence • To know how to prevent nutritional deficiencies after bariatric surgery; • To know how to monitor nut...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the frequency, risk population, symptoms, reason, and outcome surrounding human methylphenidate exposures reported to a regional poison control center. DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING/PATIENTS All human methylphenidate exposures reported to a regional poison control center during a 2-year period were included. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Data collected include...