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The great escape: Staff at one New Orleans NICU tell of weathering Hurricane Katrina, then evacuating 25 babies to safety at nearby hospitals

Lori O'Keefe

View articletitled, The great escape: Staff at one New Orleans NICU tell of weathering Hurricane Katrina, then evacuating 25 babies to safety at nearby hospitals

Topics: hurricane katrina , neonatal intensive care units , hurricanes

Motivational interviews help doctors help obese patients

Deborah Johnson

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View articletitled, Motivational interviews help doctors help obese patients

Topics: obesity

AAP News: New look, same reliable content

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View articletitled, AAP News: New look, same reliable content

Topics: feedback , habits , heart , readability

FDA approves rotavirus vaccine license application

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View articletitled, FDA approves rotavirus vaccine license application

Topics: rotavirus vaccines , united states food and drug administration , licensure

Elections under way for section, council executive committee reps

Charles H. Spencer, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Elections under way for section, council executive committee reps

Topics: casts, surgical , community , computers , educational programs , internet

FDA: Label change, boxed warning needed for eczema medications

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View articletitled, FDA: Label change, boxed warning needed for eczema medications

Topics: black box warning , eczema , united states food and drug administration , cancer risk

This month in Pediatrics

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View articletitled, This month in Pediatrics

Topics: birth , child health , communicable diseases , diphtheria vaccine , pertussis

Preparing for the worst: Pediatricians can have positive influence on school's disaster preparedness plans

Greg McConnell

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View articletitled, Preparing for the worst: Pediatricians can have positive influence on school's disaster preparedness plans

Topics: disasters and emergency preparedness

Use of new TB test in children should be limited

Jeffrey R. Starke, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Use of new TB test in children should be limited

Topics: quantiferon-tb gold test , tuberculin test , tuberculosis

Getting ahead in life: Pediatricians can help steer eligible patients toward Head Start program

Sheryl Cash

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View articletitled, Getting ahead in life: Pediatricians can help steer eligible patients toward Head Start program

Topics: head start program

Minding your manners: Simple rules of `netiquette' can help subscribers make the most of e-mail lists

Trisha Korioth

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View articletitled, Minding your manners: Simple rules of `netiquette' can help subscribers make the most of e-mail lists

Topics: communication and information technology , community , dining etiquette , information sciences , privacy

Federal report links food marketing to obesity; industry urged to promote healthier foods

Jessica Pupillo

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View articletitled, Federal report links food marketing to obesity; industry urged to promote healthier foods

Topics: food , marketing , obesity

Prevent early childhood caries: Integrate oral health activities into routine pediatric care

Suzanne Boulter, M.D., FAAP; Giusy Romano-Clarke, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Prevent early childhood caries: Integrate oral health activities into routine pediatric care

Topics: oral health , caries of infancy

New AAP mural represents stages throughout childhood

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View articletitled, New AAP mural represents stages throughout childhood

Topics: foot , friendship , paintings , personal satisfaction , pursuit eye movement

Improving your bottom line: Negotiating with insurers is a necessary skill

Joseph Ponzi, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Improving your bottom line: Negotiating with insurers is a necessary skill

Topics: insurance carriers , negotiating

AAP a partner in Prevent Teen Pregnancy Day

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View articletitled, AAP a partner in Prevent Teen Pregnancy Day

Topics: pregnancy in adolescence

Academy at center of national pediatric workforce policy debate

from the AAP Committee on Pediatric Workforce

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View articletitled, Academy at center of national pediatric workforce policy debate

Topics: schools, medical , workforce , education, medical, graduate

Academy adopts pediatric resuscitation guidelines

Lori O'Keefe

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View articletitled, Academy adopts pediatric resuscitation guidelines

Topics: resuscitation , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , newborn resuscitation

Survey notes downward trends in adolescent substance use

Alain Joffe, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP

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View articletitled, Survey notes downward trends in adolescent substance use

Topics: ethanol , substance use disorders , trend , tobacco use , inhalants

Pediatrics still a popular choice for seniors in 2006 resident match

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View articletitled, Pediatrics still a popular choice for seniors in 2006 resident match

Topics: internship and residency , medical residencies , older adult

VZIG discontinued; alternative available for VZV exposures

David Kimberlin, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, VZIG discontinued; alternative available for VZV exposures

Topics: exposure , immunoglobulins, intravenous , varicella-zoster immune globulin , chickenpox , human herpesvirus 3

Academy endorses CDC's hepatitis B recommendation

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View articletitled, Academy endorses CDC's hepatitis B recommendation

Supplementary data

Topics: hepatitis b , vaccines

Health Briefs

School food practices associated with BMI

Carla Kemp

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View articletitled, School food practices associated with BMI

Topics: body mass index procedure , food , overweight

Resuscitation practices vary among U.S. neonatologists

Carla Kemp

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View articletitled, Resuscitation practices vary among U.S. neonatologists

Topics: neonatologists , resuscitation

Barriers to following Back-to-Sleep recommendations

Carla Kemp

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View articletitled, Barriers to following Back-to-Sleep recommendations

Topics: positions on back for sleep , sleep , back

Washington Report

Unprecedented Medicaid cuts put children's access to health care at risk

Priscilla Ring

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View articletitled, Unprecedented Medicaid cuts put children's access to health care at risk

Topics: health services accessibility , medicaid

AAP member testifies before IOM committee on disability

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View articletitled, AAP member testifies before IOM committee on disability

Topics: disability , institute of medicine (u.s.)

Pediatrician named assistant secretary for health

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View articletitled, Pediatrician named assistant secretary for health

Topics: disasters , florida , medically underserved area , public health medicine , united states dept. of health and human services

Parental consent case decided

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View articletitled, Parental consent case decided

Topics: consent, parental , abortion, induced , statutes and laws

Vice Presidential Candidates

Other than access to care, what do you think are the three greatest challenges to children's and family health today?

Renee R. Jenkins, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Other than access to care, what do you think are the three greatest challenges to children's and family health today?

Topics: family health , health services accessibility

Other than access to care, what do you think are the three greatest challenges to children's and family health today?

O. Marion Burton, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Other than access to care, what do you think are the three greatest challenges to children's and family health today?

Topics: family health , health services accessibility

Letter from the President

AAP working at national, local levels to address obesity

Eileen M. Ouellette, M.D., J.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, AAP working at national, local levels to address obesity

Topics: obesity

Research Update

Survey examines topics discussed during preventive care visits

from the AAP Division of Health Services Research

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View articletitled, Survey examines topics discussed during preventive care visits

Topics: preventive health services

Commentary

We must advocate for survival of EMSC program

Steven E. Krug, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, We must advocate for survival of EMSC program

Topics: emergency medical services for children

Focus on Subspecialties

Physicians should become familiar with concussion management

David Bernhardt, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Physicians should become familiar with concussion management

Topics: brain concussion

Observation of asymptomatic isolated hematuria appropriate

Steven J. Wassner, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Observation of asymptomatic isolated hematuria appropriate

Topics: hematuria, microscopic , occult hematuria

Second Opinions

Down, but not out, New Orleans aims for `comeback of the year'

Keith Perrin, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Down, but not out, New Orleans aims for `comeback of the year'

Topics: hurricane katrina , hurricanes , insurance , louisiana , natural disasters

Pediatricians and the Law

Physicians should verify files in National Practitioner Data Bank

Gary N. McAbee, D.O., J.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Physicians should verify files in National Practitioner Data Bank

Topics: national practitioner data bank , verification

Coding Corner

Coding Corner - March 2006

from the AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Quality Improvement

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View articletitled, Coding Corner - March 2006

Topics: male circumcision , medical coding

Chapter Views and News

Chapters urged to ensure Medicaid waivers protect children

from the AAP Division of State Government Affairs

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View articletitled, Chapters urged to ensure Medicaid waivers protect children

Topics: medicaid , waivers , advocacy , spending

For Your Information

For Your Information - March 2006

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View articletitled, For Your Information - March 2006

Topics: advocacy , awards and prizes , brain , immunization , telehealth

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`Practical Pediatrics' comes to Seattle, Hilton Head in May

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View articletitled, `Practical Pediatrics' comes to Seattle, Hilton Head in May

Topics: canada , care of intensive care unit patient , diabetes mellitus, type 2 , education, medical, continuing , headache

Health Alerts

Health Alerts - March 2006

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View articletitled, Health Alerts - March 2006

Topics: infant walkers , gloves, protective , walkers

Health Alerts - March 2006

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View articletitled, Health Alerts - March 2006

Health Alerts - March 2006

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View articletitled, Health Alerts - March 2006

Fellows in the News

Topics: awards and prizes , hospitals, pediatric , orthopedics , professors , Adolescent Medicine

In Memoriam

In Memoriam - March 2006

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In Memoriam - March 2006

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View articletitled, In Memoriam - March 2006

In Memoriam - March 2006

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View articletitled, In Memoriam - March 2006

Topics: alzheimer's disease , breast cancer , cancer , cerebrovascular accident , ischemic stroke

Seen & Heard

Seen & Heard - March 2006

from the AAP Department of Communications

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View articletitled, Seen & Heard - March 2006

Topics: advisory committees , child health , communicable diseases , cribs , dermatology

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