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Each year in this country, physicians prescribe medications to treat ADHD in nearly 3 million children. The safety of these agents has been the subject of some debate. Here to discuss the issue of the cardiovascular safety of stimulants, atomoxetine, and alpha-agonists used to manage ADHD is Joan Daughton, MD.

In a series of photo-rich short videos, Ted Rosen, MD, focuses in on common and not-so-common dermatologic emergencies. In this first segment, he offers 4 basic ground rules.

In this 10 minute video, Dr. Ted Rosen addresses the following questions. A brief synopsis of Dr. Rosen’s comments follows.

Transgendered and LGBTs are bullied and victimized at alarmingly high rates. How, then, to protect children and adolescents from physical harm and address their medical concerns? Here to discuss is Andrew Solomon, lecturer in psychiatry at Cornell and Special Advisor on LGBT affairs to the Yale Department of Psychiatry.

Congenital hemangiomas typically disappear by age 10 without any intervention; oral propranol and topical timolol now play a role when such lesions are growing rapidly and threaten a vital organ.

The differential includes contact and seborrheic dermatitis, infection, psoriasis, scabies, Langerhans histiocytosis, Kawasaki disease, and zinc deficiency. Here: Dr Ted Rosen provides guidelines for effective therapy in this short video clip.

When it comes to tinea capitis, there’s a downside to loving your pet. Dermatologist Ted Rosen takes you through the differential and details effective diagnostic strategies.

Head lice: Dr. Ted Rosen eschews nit picking and updates you on currently effective therapies.

Molluscum contagiosum: they’re embarrassing and contagious—and treatable. Details for a successful outcome here.

Impetigo has lots of mimics. Ted Rosen, MD, describes the diagnostic contenders and the treatments that can cure the infection in a world of mupirocin resistance.

Warts: what works, what doesn’t? From duct tape to intralesional bleomycin, here are the fact facts you need to help your patient.

In this podcast, Dr James Knoll, offers a brief update on SLIDs—what they are, what they do—and how to treat their adverse effects.

Girls suffer nearly twice as many youth soccer concussions as boys. The primary maneuver responsible for the injury and its consequences is “the header.” In this podcast, Dr Stuart Bradin discusses severe post-concussion syndrome and answers why teenage girls are so much more susceptible to head injury than boys.

Here to discuss her observations about controller medication use and sleep problems in children with asthma is Michelle Garrison, MD.

Screening tests of maternal blood for fetal genetic disorders have proliferated. What is the current role of these tests in pregnancy planning?