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Volume 27, Issue 5

May 2006

ISSN 1073-0397

EISSN 1556-3332

In this Issue

News and Features
Health Briefs
Washington Report
Letter from the President
Research Update
Focus on Subspecialties
Second Opinions
Pediatricians and the Law
Coding Corner
Chapter Views and News
For Your Information
For Your Benefit
CME
Health Alerts
Fellows in the News
In Memoriam
Seen & Heard

News and Features

MMRV vaccine brings changes to 12- to 15-month visit

Trisha Korioth

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View articletitled, MMRV vaccine brings changes to 12- to 15-month visit

Topics: chickenpox vaccine , measles, mumps, rubella, varicella vaccine , measles-mumps-rubella vaccine , vaccines , well child visit, 15 month

Cause of mumps outbreak still under investigation

Julia McMillan, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Cause of mumps outbreak still under investigation

Topics: disease outbreaks , mumps

Pediatrics remains strong in resident match

from the AAP Division of Graduate Medical Education and Pediatric Workforce

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View articletitled, Pediatrics remains strong in resident match

Topics: internship and residency , medical residencies

Pediatric panel says black box warning not necessary for ADHD medications

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View articletitled, Pediatric panel says black box warning not necessary for ADHD medications

Topics: adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder , black box warning

Addendum offers guidance on getting paid for new vaccines

from the AAP Department of Practice

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View articletitled, Addendum offers guidance on getting paid for new vaccines

Topics: vaccines

Law restricts access to pseudoephedrine to curb `meth' abuse

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View articletitled, Law restricts access to pseudoephedrine to curb `meth' abuse

Topics: pseudoephedrine , statutes and laws , methamphetamine

Weigh pros and cons before joining messenger model PPO

Mark Reuben, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Weigh pros and cons before joining messenger model PPO

Topics: fees and charges , insurance carriers , principles of law and justice , healthcare payer , negotiating

9 community projects receive Healthy Tomorrows grants

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View articletitled, 9 community projects receive Healthy Tomorrows grants

Topics: community , oral health

Academy lends expertise on Web safety service for children

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View articletitled, Academy lends expertise on Web safety service for children

Topics: internet

AAP PHILANTHROPY

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View articletitled, AAP PHILANTHROPY

Topics: philanthropy

2006 Red Book packed with new infectious disease information

Larry K. Pickering, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, 2006 Red Book packed with new infectious disease information

Topics: communicable diseases , vaccines

One step at a time: Pediatricians should encourage patients to live active lives, AAP policy says

Lori O'Keefe

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View articletitled, One step at a time: Pediatricians should encourage patients to live active lives, AAP policy says

Topics: childhood obesity , obesity , physical activity , overweight , exercise

Rare fungal eye infections on the rise for contact users

Zach Samson

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View articletitled, Rare fungal eye infections on the rise for contact users

Topics: fungal eye infections , united states food and drug administration , keratitis

AAP clinical report recommends slit-lamp exams of children with JRA

Sue Wallace, R.N.

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View articletitled, AAP clinical report recommends slit-lamp exams of children with JRA

Topics: arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid , slit lamps , uveitis

Guidelines address environmental management of asthma

Zach Samson

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View articletitled, Guidelines address environmental management of asthma

Topics: asthma , environmental management

Academy endorses principles for sound drug formularies

Sue Wallace, R.N.

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View articletitled, Academy endorses principles for sound drug formularies

Topics: drug formulary , formularies , sound , azithromycin

Member input on new fellows welcomed

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View articletitled, Member input on new fellows welcomed

Topics: cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/etoposide

More confirmed cases of rare eye infection

Zach Samson

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View articletitled, More confirmed cases of rare eye infection

Topics: eye infections

Label changes issued for Paxil

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View articletitled, Label changes issued for Paxil

Topics: paroxetine

CDC: Defer meningococcal vaccination of 11- to 12-year-olds

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View articletitled, CDC: Defer meningococcal vaccination of 11- to 12-year-olds

Topics: meningococcal conjugate vaccine mcv4 , vaccination

Insulin syringe product recalled

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View articletitled, Insulin syringe product recalled

Topics: syringes, insulin, injection

Health Briefs

Splints recommended for wrist buckle fractures

Carla Kemp

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View articletitled, Splints recommended for wrist buckle fractures

Topics: fracture, buckle , splint device , wrist

Use of board certification in health plan credentialing processes

Carla Kemp

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View articletitled, Use of board certification in health plan credentialing processes

Topics: board certification , credentialing

CA-MRSA outbreaks occur among healthy newborns

Carla Kemp

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View articletitled, CA-MRSA outbreaks occur among healthy newborns

Topics: disease outbreaks , methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus , nurseries , methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections

Washington Report

Pediatricians discuss meth's youngest victims

Priscilla Ring

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View articletitled, Pediatricians discuss meth's youngest victims

Topics: acetone , addiction medicine , addictive behavior , alcohols , ambulatory care services

Association health plans jeopardize child health benefits

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View articletitled, Association health plans jeopardize child health benefits

Topics: child health , statutes and laws

Letter from the President

Academy aims to help pediatricians care for youth with mental health conditions

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

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View articletitled, Academy aims to help pediatricians care for youth with mental health conditions

Topics: mental health

Research Update

Study looks at factors that influence treatment of febrile infants

from the AAP Division of Primary Care Research

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View articletitled, Study looks at factors that influence treatment of febrile infants

Topics: fever

Focus on Subspecialties

Not all guidelines on treating heart failure in adults apply to children

Seema R. Mital, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Not all guidelines on treating heart failure in adults apply to children

Topics: heart failure

Early detection of optic nerve hypoplasia may improve outcomes

Mark S. Borchert, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Early detection of optic nerve hypoplasia may improve outcomes

Topics: optic nerve hypoplasia

Boils and bats and bacteria... Oh my!: Infectious disease specialists field variety of calls

Margaret Fisher, M.D., FAAP; Ellen R. Wald, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Boils and bats and bacteria... Oh my!: Infectious disease specialists field variety of calls

Topics: chiroptera , furuncle , infectious disease medicine

Second Opinions

Why I dumped the baby doctor: A wake-up call for pediatricians?

Ari Brown, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Why I dumped the baby doctor: A wake-up call for pediatricians?

Topics: internet , thimerosal , influenza vaccines , head circumference , eye

Pediatricians and the Law

Price-fixing case offers lessons to physicians involved in IPOs

C. Morrison Farish, M.D., FAAP

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View articletitled, Price-fixing case offers lessons to physicians involved in IPOs

Topics: fees and charges , healthcare payer , negotiating , reimbursement mechanisms , social survey

Coding Corner

CMS issues new billing rules for consultation requests

from the AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Quality Improvement

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View articletitled, CMS issues new billing rules for consultation requests

Topics: billing and payment , health care financing administration , mountain sickness, chronic , myasthenic syndromes, congenital

Chapter Views and News

Legislators get firsthand look at community project

from the AAP Division of State Government Affairs

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View articletitled, Legislators get firsthand look at community project

Topics: community , homeless youth , outreach , child health

For Your Information

For Your Information - May 2006

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View articletitled, For Your Information - May 2006

Topics: asthma , child health , community , internship and residency , medical residencies

For Your Benefit

AAP membership dues renewal notices coming soon

from the AAP Department of Membership

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View articletitled, AAP membership dues renewal notices coming soon

Topics: billing and payment , board certification , income , internship and residency , printing

CME

`PREP' your bags for a June trip to the Rocky Mountains

Zach Samson

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View articletitled, `PREP' your bags for a June trip to the Rocky Mountains

Topics: care of intensive care unit patient , communicable diseases , gastrointestinal diseases , panel-reactive antibody , plasma renin activity

Health Alerts

Health Alerts - May 2006

Zach Samson

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View articletitled, Health Alerts - May 2006

Topics: toys , jewelry , snails , clothing

Health Alerts - May 2006

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View articletitled, Health Alerts - May 2006

Fellows in the News

Fellows in the News - May 2006

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View articletitled, Fellows in the News - May 2006

Topics: awards and prizes , professors , schools, medical , emergency medicine , communicable diseases

In Memoriam

In Memoriam - May 2006

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View articletitled, In Memoriam - May 2006

In Memoriam - May 2006

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View articletitled, In Memoriam - May 2006

Topics: cancer , heart failure , lung cancer , pulmonary embolism

Seen & Heard

Seen & Heard - May 2006

from the AAP Department of Communications

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View articletitled, Seen & Heard - May 2006

Topics: adolescent health services , asthma , child health , childhood depression , diabetes mellitus, type 1

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