Impact of school peanut-free policies on epinephrine administration.

Background: Children with food allergies spend a large proportion of time in school but characteristics of allergic reactions in schools are not well studied. Some schools self-designate as peanut-free or have peanut-free areas, but the impact of policies on clinical outcomes has not been evaluated.

Objective: We sought to determine the effect of peanut-free policies on rates of epinephrine administration for allergic reactions in Massachusetts public schools.

The Relationship between Childhood Obesity, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Race/Ethnicity: Lessons from Massachusetts.

Background: Previous studies have shown race/ethnicity, particularly African American and/or Hispanic status, to be a predictor of overweight/obese status in children. However, these studies have failed to adjust for low socioeconomic status (SES). This study assessed whether race/ethnicity remained an independent predictor of childhood obesity when accounting for variations in SES (low-income) among communities in Massachusetts.

Declining Trends and Widening Disparities in Overweight and Obesity Prevalence Among Massachusetts Public School Districts, 2009-2014.

Objectives: We evaluated the overall and sociodemographic disparities in trends in prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in Massachusetts public school districts between 2009 and 2014.

Methods: In 2009, Massachusetts mandated annual screening of body mass index for students in grades 1, 4, 7, and 10. This was part of the statewide Mass in Motion prevention programs.

Understanding childhood obesity in America: linkages between household income, community resources, and children's behaviors.

Background: Understanding childhood obesity's root causes is critical to the creation of strategies to improve our children's health. We sought to define the association between childhood obesity and household income and how household income and childhood behaviors promote childhood obesity.

Methods: We assessed body mass index in 109,634 Massachusetts children, identifying the percentage of children who were overweight/obese versus the percentage of children in each community residing in low-income homes.

Testosterone replacement in prostate cancer survivors with hypogonadal symptoms.

Objective: To describe the clinical outcomes of prostate cancer survivors who were treated with high-dose testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT) for the relief of hypogonadal symptoms.

Patients And Methods: We reviewed the records of 96 patients who received TRT after initial management for prostate cancer from 2000 to 2007.

Results: In all, 41 men had prostate-specific antigen (PSA) progression (PSA Working Group) while on TRT, but only seven had radiographic progression of disease.