Racial disparities in fifth-grade sun protection: Evidence from the Healthy Passages study.

Background/objectives: Despite rising skin cancer rates in children, multiple studies reveal inadequate youth sun-protective behavior (eg, sunscreen use). Using Healthy Passages data for fifth-graders, we set out to determine sunscreen adherence in these children and investigated factors related to sunscreen performance.

Methods: Survey data were collected from 5119 fifth-graders and their primary caregivers.

Video-based education about systemic corticosteroids enhances patient knowledge more than verbal education: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Video-based patient education about long-term systemic corticosteroid treatment has not been assessed.

Objective: To compare video-based versus verbal education in patient knowledge gained and satisfaction.

Methods: English-speaking adults (≥18 years) were recruited from March-August 2013 from medical dermatology clinics.

Dermatology on Tumblr.

Tumblr broke into the social media scene in 2007 as a micro-blogging platform that hosts 169 million blogs, 75 billion total posts, and 111 million posts daily to date. This study aimed to determine the presence of dermatology-focused journals, organizations, and groups on Tumblr. These were entered into the Tumblr search query to identify affiliated Tumblr blogs and 'dermatology Tumblr' was searched on Google to determine the first four distinct results that were active within the last six months.

Effectiveness of a strategy to reduce major vascular complications from catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Introduction: Vascular access site complications are among the most frequently observed complications after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). We sought to determine whether implementation of a three-point strategy would reduce major vascular complications resulting from catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Methods: Three hundred twenty-four consecutive patients undergoing catheter ablation of AF were studied: 162 in each group (with and without the test strategy).

Temporary inactivation of ventral tegmental area neurons with either muscimol or baclofen reversibly disrupts maternal behavior in rats through different underlying mechanisms.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of inactivation of ventral tegmental area (VTA) projection neurons, while sparing fibers of passage, on maternal behavior in rats. Because VTA neurons contain GABA-A and GABA-B receptors, the effects of muscimol or baclofen were studied. Although bilateral injections of either drug into the VTA disrupted maternal behavior, it is likely that they did so through different underlying mechanisms.