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Volume 19, Issue 2
August 2001
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ISSN 1073-0397
EISSN 1556-3332

News and Features

States must comply with Medicaid law: AAP
Lori O’Keefe
View articletitled, States must comply with Medicaid law: AAP
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Topics: medicaid , statutes and laws
AAP policy favors federal funding for stem cell research
Lori O’Keefe
View articletitled, AAP policy favors federal funding for stem cell research
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Topics: embryo , stem cell research , pluripotent stem cells , united states national institutes of health
Counsel kids on permanence of tattoos, body piercings
Jessica Little
View articletitled, Counsel kids on permanence of tattoos, body piercings
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Topics: body piercing , tattoo , tattooing
Prescribing emergency contraceptives
Sue Wallace, R.N.
View articletitled, Prescribing emergency contraceptives
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Topics: contraception, postcoital
AAP News online honored for excellence
View articletitled, <em>AAP News</em> online honored for excellence
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Topics: awards and prizes , consultants
AAP Customer Service Center open for business
View articletitled, AAP Customer Service Center open for business
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Topics: customer service
Eight-week halt on DTaP and DTaP-Hib production by Aventis Pasteur
View articletitled, Eight-week halt on DTaP and DTaP-Hib production by Aventis Pasteur
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Topics: diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccines , haemophilus influenzae type b
New information leads to changes in DEET recommendations
William B. Weil, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, New information leads to changes in DEET recommendations
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Topics: deet
Sign language touted as way to help infants communicate early on
Carla Kemp
View articletitled, Sign language touted as way to help infants communicate early on
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Topics: sign language
Medem, Academy helping physicians connect with patients online
View articletitled, Medem, Academy helping physicians connect with patients online
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Topics: internet
Policy statement calls for more comprehensive sexuality education
Tom Nugent
View articletitled, Policy statement calls for more comprehensive sexuality education
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Topics: sex education , counseling
Influenza vaccine quantities to improve, but shortage still possible
Margaret B. Rennels, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, Influenza vaccine quantities to improve, but shortage still possible
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Topics: influenza vaccines
Chelation therapy neither safe nor effective as autism treatment
Michael Shannon, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP; Susan E. Levy, M.D., FAAP; Adrian Sandler, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, Chelation therapy neither safe nor effective as autism treatment
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Topics: autistic disorder , chelation therapy , intoxication , mercury , toxic effect
Pediatricians urged to check for new drug dosing information
Mary Thomas
View articletitled, Pediatricians urged to check for new drug dosing information
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Topics: drug dose , united states food and drug administration
AAP offers guidance on evaluating electronic records systems
Carla Kemp
View articletitled, AAP offers guidance on evaluating electronic records systems
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Topics: electronic medical records , advisory committees , information systems
Correct Coding Initiative version 7.2 corrects suspended edits
View articletitled, Correct Coding Initiative version 7.2 corrects suspended edits
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Topics: medical coding
AMA delegates OK policies on health coverage, medical ethics
O. Marion Burton, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, AMA delegates OK policies on health coverage, medical ethics
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Topics: bullying , ethics, medical , mental disorders , interpreters

Health Briefs

Health Briefs - August 2001
Carla Kemp
View articletitled, Health Briefs - August 2001
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Topics: chelation therapy , fever , hypersensitivity , lead poisoning , crafts

Washington Report

Bill would guarantee patients in managed care plans have access to pediatricians
Poppy Meier
View articletitled, Bill would guarantee patients in managed care plans have access to pediatricians
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Topics: managed care programs , medically necessary care , statutes and laws
Pediatricians should contact representatives about supporting MediKids bill
Poppy Meier
View articletitled, Pediatricians should contact representatives about supporting MediKids bill
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Topics: ohio , statutes and laws , maine , young adult , clay
Academy endorses bill to expand health coverage
Poppy Meier
View articletitled, Academy endorses bill to expand health coverage
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Topics: children's health insurance program (chip) , medicaid , statutes and laws , pregnancy , poverty
Health Care Financing Administration renamed
Poppy Meier
View articletitled, Health Care Financing Administration renamed
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Topics: health care financing administration

Letter from the President

Pediatricians need to help foster early brain development in children
Steve Berman, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, Pediatricians need to help foster early brain development in children
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Topics: brain development

Research Update

AAP periodic survey finds improved use of varicella vaccine
from the AAP Division of Health Policy Research
View articletitled, AAP periodic survey finds improved use of varicella vaccine
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Topics: chickenpox vaccine

Commentary

‘Neurons to Neighborhoods’ offers insight on early development
Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., FAAP
View articletitled, ‘Neurons to Neighborhoods’ offers insight on early development
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Topics: neighborhood , neurons , knowledge bases , child development

Second Opinions

More on contraception
Randy Cordle, M.D., FACEP, FAAP
View articletitled, More on contraception
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Topics: contraceptive methods

Pediatricians and the Law

Keep eye on malpractice insurance carrier, not just premium
from the AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Practice
View articletitled, Keep eye on malpractice insurance carrier, not just premium
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Topics: awards and prizes , eye , insurance , insurance carriers , malpractice

Policies in Pediatrics

Policies in Pediatrics - August 2001
View articletitled, Policies in Pediatrics - August 2001
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Topics: athlete , disabled children , family health , knee braces , medical informatics

Coding Corner

Coding Corner - August 2001
from the AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Practice
View articletitled, Coding Corner - August 2001
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Topics: asthma , exacerbation, acute , medical coding , status asthmaticus

Agency ABCs

Agency offers resources on hundreds of neurological disorders
View articletitled, Agency offers resources on hundreds of neurological disorders
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Topics: national institute of neurological disorders and stroke , nervous system disorders

Chapter Views and News

Chapters, committees, sections promote AAP mission
from the AAP Department of Chapter and State Affairs
View articletitled, Chapters, committees, sections promote AAP mission
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Topics: advocacy , child health , education, medical, continuing , feces , knowledge acquisition

For Your Information

For Your Information - August 2001
View articletitled, For Your Information - August 2001
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Topics: hiv , immunization , juvenile justice , lyme disease , newborn hearing screening

Health Alerts

Health Alerts - August 2001
Christina Chan
View articletitled, Health Alerts - August 2001
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Topics: toys , cushions , high chairs , automobiles

Fellows in the News

Fellows in the News - August 2001
View articletitled, Fellows in the News - August 2001
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Topics: awards and prizes , communicable diseases , cooley's anemia , professors , cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, prednisone, and vincristine

In Memoriam

In Memoriam - August 2001
View articletitled, In Memoriam - August 2001
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Topics: brain , cancer

Seen & Heard

Seen & Heard - August 2001
from the AAP Office of Public Relations
View articletitled, Seen &amp; Heard - August 2001
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Topics: autistic disorder , baseball , child health , congenital abnormality , culicidae
All Issues
  • Online ISSN 1556-3332
  • Print ISSN 1073-0397

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