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Combo vaccine may affect practice’s bottom line

Trisha Korioth

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Topics: vaccines

Is it time for varicella booster?: Experts caution that chickenpox outbreak at child care center must be put in perspective with data from other studies

Carla Kemp

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Topics: chickenpox , disease outbreaks , vaccines , chickenpox vaccine , child day care centers

Malpractice rates force some to early retirement

Lori O’Keefe

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Topics: awards and prizes , litigation , malpractice , malpractice insurance , medical liability

This month in Pediatrics

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Topics: ambulatory care services , child health , hearing tests , neonatal screening , otolaryngology

CDC handouts address care of kids’ teeth

Martha Ann Keels, D.D.S., Ph.D.

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Topics: teeth , fluorides , dental caries

President-elect candidates 2003

Joe M. Sanders, Jr., M.D., FAAP

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Topics: casts, surgical , maintenance of certification

2003 candidates for district offices

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Topics: iris

Seal of approval: While organic products are no more nutritious than other foods, some prefer them because they are environmentally friendly

Carla Kemp

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Topics: food

Raise parents’ awareness of risks, benefits of cyberspace: Surf’s up for kids and computers

Deborah Johnson

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Topics: computers

Children at risk for arsenic exposure from water, treated wood

James R. Roberts, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP; Michael W. Shannon, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP

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Topics: arsenic

Make sure practice management software complies with HIPAA

from the AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Practice

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Topics: health insurance portability and accountability act , practice management , software

PCV indicated for otitis media, but shortage continues

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Topics: otitis media , vaccines

Consider risks and benefits before ordering CT scan: Children more vulnerable to radiation’s effects

Sue Wallace, R.N.

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Topics: computed tomography

Soft drink sales benefit schools, not kids’ health

Lori O’Keefe

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Topics: soft drinks

Implementing new GBS guidelines requires coordinated care

Carol J. Baker, M.D., FAAP; William P. Kanto, Jr., M.D., FAAP

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Topics: ampicillin , chorioamnionitis , colony-stimulating factors , diagnostic spinal puncture , sepsis

Academy releases hearing assessment guidelines

Sheryl Cash

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Topics: hearing loss , hearing tests

Continued vaccination protects population against persistent shedders: U.S. still polio-free

Sue Wallace, R.N.

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Topics: persistence , poliomyelitis , vaccination , poliovirus

Taking control of your schedule is first step toward ‘wellness’

Philip G. Itkin, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: appointments and schedules , burnout , marathon running , prostate specific antigen measurement , spirituality

AMA delegates discuss universal health coverage, Medicaid

Calvin C.J. Sia, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: medicaid , smallpox vaccine

Health Briefs

‘ID effect’ helps teens buy cigarettes

Carla Kemp

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Topics: cigarettes

Thimerosal and mercury levels

Carla Kemp

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Topics: mercury , thimerosal , vaccines

Kids involved in half of poisonings

Carla Kemp

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Topics: poisoning

Washington Report

Pediatrician reflects on run for Congress

Marjorie Tharp

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Topics: advocacy , politician , television , fund raising , money

Academy receives grant to develop terrorism resource

Marjorie Tharp

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Topics: terrorism

Academy pursues legal and legislative action to save Pediatric Rule

Marjorie Tharp

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Topics: principles of law and justice , statutes and laws

Congressional schedule

Marjorie Tharp

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Topics: congress (u.s. legislature)

President-elect Candidates

Describe the three highest priorities that the Academy should have in advocating for the care of children and for pediatricians.

Carol D. Berkowitz, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: academia (organization) , biography , child abuse , dental procedures , domestic violence

Describe the three highest priorities that the Academy should have in advocating for the care of children and for pediatricians.

Francis E. Rushton, Jr., M.D., FAAP

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Topics: biography , education, medical, graduate , health disparity , hospitals, pediatric , job satisfaction

Letter from the President

Appropriate reimbursement among triad of top AAP priorities

E. Stephen Edwards, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: reimbursement mechanisms

Research Update

AAP survey tracks vaccine administration practices

from the AAP Division of Health Policy Research

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Topics: vaccine delivery , vaccines , vaccine information sheets

Focus on Subspecialties

Subspecialists to participate in maintenance of certification

Paul V. Miles, M.D., FAAP; James A. Stockman, III, M.D., FAAP; Hazen P. Ham, Ph.D.

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Topics: maintenance of certification , self assessment

Guidelines address screening, treatment of type 2 diabetes

Francine R. Kaufman, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: diabetes mellitus, type 2 , insulin resistance

Pediatricians and the Law

Changes in OSHA regulations affect health care employers

Robert D. Walker, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: employer , united states occupational safety and health administration , employee

Consultant's Corner

Issues in diagnosing, managing fibromyalgia syndrome

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Topics: depressive disorders , fibromyalgia

Coding Corner

Coding Corner - February 2003

from the AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Practice

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Topics: medical coding

Chapter Views and News

Residents learn valuable lessons from families

from the AAP Department of Chapter and State Affairs

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Topics: internship and residency , medical residencies

For Your Information

For Your Information - February 2003

Kari Bachmeier

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Topics: awards and prizes , education, medical, continuing , encephalopathy , food allergy , influenza

CME

PERINATAL PRACTICE – ARIZONA

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Topics: arizona , perinatal period , practice (psychology)

Health Alerts

Health Alerts - February 2003

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Topics: choking , clothing , soap , stick dosage form , toys

Fellows in the News

Fellows in the News - February 2003

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Topics: awards and prizes , professors , hospitals, pediatric

In Memoriam

In Memoriam - February 2003

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Topics: aortic aneurysm , aortic aneurysm, ruptured , cancer , diabetes mellitus , diabetes mellitus, type 2

Seen & Heard

Seen & Heard - February 2003

from AAP Public Relations

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Topics: communicable diseases , influenza vaccines , smallpox vaccine , vaccines , advisory committees

Corrections

Correction

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Topics: immunization , influenza , vaccines

Correction

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Topics: catheterization , medical coding , umbilical arterial catheters , umbilical artery

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