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SEEN & HEARD

AAP Division of Public Relations

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Topics: brill's disease , child health , swimming , television

MANAGED CARE Q&A

Richard P. Nelson

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Topics: managed care programs , young adult , mental health services , case management , coordination of care

News and Features

Changes reflect new data, statistical procedures: Revised growth charts due in late '98

Robert J. Kuczmarski

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Topics: weight percentile for age

Allergy, immunology section hails advances on 50th anniversary

Carla Kemp

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Topics: allergy and immunology , paste , asthma , hypersensitivity , antibodies

Pediatricians preparing to confront violence

Wayne A. Yankus

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Topics: violence , feelings , grief , guilt , high schools

Fourth DTaP vaccine wins approval

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Topics: diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccines

Dr. Schaller chosen IPA president-elect

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AAP News writing, redesign honored

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Topics: awards and prizes , tobacco , united states food and drug administration

Academy addresses alcohol issues during Child Health Month

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Topics: child health , ethanol

Snap decisions could harm young athletes with spinal injury

Laura J. Rongé

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Topics: athlete , spinal injuries , burns , contusions

AAP work group comments on proposed electronic identification codes

AAP Division of Pediatric Practice

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Topics: administrative burdens , employer , health care costs , health care financing administration , health insurance

Pediatricians valued by employers, consumers: District IX survey

Anthony T. Hirsch; Burton F. Willis

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Topics: employer

Powerful antibacterial holds potential for certain child cases: Fluoroquinolones potent against some drug-resistant bacteria

Jon S. Abramson; P. Joan Chesney; Richard F. Jacobs

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Topics: anti-bacterial agents , fluoroquinolones

While not life-threatening, lice cause parents great anxiety: Pediatricians square off on merits of no-nit policies in schools

Tom Nugent

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Topics: anxiety , lice , lice infestation

States find new ways of approaching chronic problems: SCHIP innovators offer special needs 'ounce of prevention'

Luann Zanzola

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Topics: children's health insurance program (chip) , behavioral problems

2-year course enhances phsicians' knowledge of breastfeeding

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Topics: breast feeding , attitude

Parents, patients need to know about breakfast-brain connection

William P. Sears

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Topics: brain

Course prepares pediatricians for certification renewal exam

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Topics: Adolescent Medicine , allergy and immunology , dermatology , emergency treatment , gastrointestinal diseases

Health Briefs

correcting pectus excavatum

Carla Kemp

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Topics: congenital funnel chest

Disabilities among preemies

Carla Kemp

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Topics: disability , infant, premature , birth weight

Hantavirus outbreak in Southwest

Carla Kemp

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Topics: disease outbreaks , hantavirus , fever , myalgia , blood tests

PNE not tied to behavioral problems

Carla Kemp

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Topics: behavioral problems

Diagnosing scaly scalp

Carla Kemp

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Topics: scalp , alopecia , tinea capitis

Washington Report

Patients' rights bill: to be or not to be?

Marjorie Tharp

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Topics: patient rights , gold standard , specific autoantibodies seen in polymyositis or dermatomyositis (e.g., pm1, jo, me, etc)

Off-label uses for drugs

Marjorie Tharp

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Topics: off-label use

SSI program review

Marjorie Tharp

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Topics: disabled children , social security , supplemental security income , united states social security administration

Federal career changes

Marjorie Tharp

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Topics: child health , children's health insurance program (chip) , community , maternal and child health services block grant program , medical home

Congressional spouse luncheon

Marjorie Tharp

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Topics: congress (u.s. legislature) , spouse , cancer , hepatitis b , folic acid

Letter from the President

Chapter Forum: Members' silence open to interpretation

Joseph R. Zanga

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Topics: canada , preschools

Annual Meeting Program Update

Annual Meeting programs appeal to physicians, families

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Topics: cushions , education, medical, continuing , knowledge acquisition

Research Update

AAP survey on corporal punishment reveals divergent views

AAP Division of Child Health Research

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Topics: corporal punishment

Commentary

Open forum to explore forming AAP section for hospitalists

Henry A. Schaeffer

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Topics: hospitalists

Second Opinions

Lawsuit reprint 'disappointing'

I. A. Kaufman

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Topics: litigation

Better uses for AMA's $20 million?

David Cimino

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Topics: accreditation , credentialing

Capitation data laughable

Mason B. Gomberg

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Topics: capitation payment system

PORTRAIT: Pick me, please!

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Topics: music , sports

Pediatricians and the Law

POINT

Jeffrey Berman

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Topics: employee retirement income security act , health maintenance organizations , malpractice , managed care organizations , medical malpractice

COUNTERPOINT

Kenneth V. Heland

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Topics: managed care organizations , medical malpractice , statutes and laws

For Your Benefit

FOR YOUR BENEFIT

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Topics: cancer , cancer research , community , conscience , consciousness related finding

Health Alerts

HEALTH ALERTS

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Topics: china , choking , hong kong , rod photoreceptors , toys

Fellows in the News

FELLOWS IN THE NEWS

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Topics: bioethics , ethics , hospitals, pediatric , inborn errors of metabolism , perinatal period

In Memoriam

IN MEMORIAM

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Topics: child health , consultants , developmental and behavioral pediatrics , disabled persons , learning disabilities

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