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1#1: How is body mass index (BMI) calculated?

#2: Among children aged 3 to 17, how much more likely is it for boys to be diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than girls?

2#3: What changes have occurred in the average height and weight of men and women in the US?

#4: Which atypical antipsychotic medications have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (through Feb 2005), and when were they approved?

#5: What is the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator and how can it be accessed?

3#7: For eligible patients, how can prescription drug assistance be obtained?

4#8: How many 12- and 13-year-olds in the US have used inhalants?

#9: Categories of blood pressure are defined by what ranges of blood pressure?

5#10: What are the diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)?

6#11: When is polysomnography (ie, an overnight sleep study) indicated in the evaluation of insomnia?

7#12: What are some ideas for improving the quality of children's sleep?

8#13: What is the prevalence of diabetes in the United States?

#14: What is diabetes?

#15: What are the main types of diabetes?

9#16: How can the National Network of Tobacco Cessation Quitlines be accessed?

10#17: What is the National Runaway Switchboard?

#18: What is the Eldercare Locator?

11#19: What proportion of people in the United States use prescription medications?

12#20: How is chronic insomnia defined?

#21: What is the prevalence of chronic insomnia?

13#22: What is the prevalence of injection drug use in the United States?

14#23: What is the female athlete triad?

15#24: The brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease have an abundance of which two abnormal structures?

16#25: Why is it of concern when a medication prolongs the QT interval?

#26: Which medications prolong the QT interval and/or induce torsades de pointes?

17#27: What is a standard drink?

18#28: What are the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) “use-in-pregnancy” labeling categories for new drugs and biologic products?

19#29: The FDA Pregnancy Labeling Taskforce has expressed criticisms of and recommendations pertaining to the current “use-in-pregnancy” labeling categories for new drugs and biologic products. What are these criticisms and recommendations?

20#30: What are some characteristics of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures?

21#31: What is a drug court?

22#32: What is the prevalence of cigarette smoking in the United States?

23#33: What is the prevalence of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence in the United States?

24#34: What is the prevalence of major depressive disorder in the United States?

25#34: What percentage of US marriages end in divorce?

26#35: What are some illnesses and conditions caused by cigarette smoking?

27#36: What are the recommended drinking (alcohol) limits, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism?

#37: Why are the recommended drinking limits lower for some individuals?

28#38: What is alcoholic liver disease?

29#39: How does alcohol consumption impact the course and treatment of hepatitis C?

30#40: What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?

31#41: What is restless legs syndrome?

32#42: What factors indicate an increased risk for developing pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes?

33#43: How many children are homeschooled in the United States?

34#44: What is the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in the United States?

35#45: How is body mass index (BMI) calculated? [UPDATED from QR Issue 1, #1]

#46: What are some limitations of body mass index (BMI)?

36#47: How can information about ongoing and completed clinical trials be obtained?

37#48: What is the focus of a newly developed Patient Medication Guide pertaining to medications used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

38#49: What are some of the findings of the National Sleep Foundation's 2007 “Sleep in America” poll?

39#50: What are the causes of restless legs syndrome?

40#51: What are the types of nicotine products approved by the FDA for the purpose of helping people stop smoking cigarettes?

41#52: What are the characteristics of Asperger syndrome? (It is also known as Asperger’s syndrome and Asperger[’s] disorder.)

42#53: How are drugs classified, based on the 5 "schedules" of the Controlled Substances Act?

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