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(MedPage Today) -- Firearm-related injuries to patients younger than 19 accounted for an estimated 186,000 emergency department (ED) visits over the period from 1999 to 2007, investigators reported here.

(MedPage Today) -- Injuries caused by air and paintball guns have declined in recent years but still account for more than 20,000 emergency department visits annually, according to a government study.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Ecstasy-related emergency room visits increased 75% from 2004 to 2008, according to new data from the Obama administration's Office of National Drug Control Policy.

(MedPage Today) -- The withdrawal of over-the-counter (OTC) infant cough and cold medications from the market in 2007 substantially cut down on emergency department visits related to the remedies, the CDC found.

(MedPage Today) -- A new online service is aiming to take the "wait" out of emergency department (ED) visits -- or at least change where it's done.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (MedPage Today) -- Children brought to the emergency department with frequent injuries are likely candidates for reports to child protective services, researchers here said.