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Dr. Tayloe elected 2008 AAP president

Allison Bond

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Topics: awards and prizes , medicaid , plication , vaccines

Frankly speaking: How to talk to teens about sexuality, abstinence,appropriate contraceptive use and protection from sexually transmitted infections

Kristy Kennedy

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Topics: contraceptive agents , sexually transmitted diseases , sexuality

Global health alert: Infectious diseases and air pollution- and heat-related illness are effects of global climate change, and children may suffer the most. Pediatricians can play important public roles as advocates for mitigation and adaptation strategies.

Jessica Pupillo

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Topics: climate change , communicable diseases , heat illness , pollution , thermal injury

Clarification: Prophylaxis to avoid infective endocarditis

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Topics: bacterial endocarditis

This month in Pediatrics

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Topics: autism spectrum disorder , disabled children , cardiac surgery procedures , contraceptive methods , defibrillator, automatic external

Pediatricians urged to protect children from secondhand smoke

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Topics: passive smoking

Life-saving devices: Children and infants who suffer cardiac arrest require defibrillation as soon as possible. New reports offer advice on use of AEDs.

Sheryl Cash

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Topics: cardiac arrest , defibrillator, automatic external , electric countershock

`We must turn up the volume': New AAP president vows to be a strong voice for universal access to health care for children

Stacy St. Clair

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Topics: health services accessibility , voice , community

Chapters see fruits of their labor in efforts to increase Medicaid payment rates

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Topics: fruit , kentucky , labor , medicaid

Lifelong learning: What pediatricians can expect from the Maintenance of Certification process, now and in the future

Lori O'Keefe

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Topics: maintenance of certification

If your certificate expires in 2010 or later...

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Topics: maintenance of certification

Connecting generations: Family history an important tool in pediatrics, public health

Ridgely Fisk Green, Ph.D., M.MSc; Richard S. Olney, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP

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Topics: public health medicine , congenital abnormality , obstetrics

End of CIGNA settlement agreement could mean changes for pediatricians

Anne B. Francis, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: advocacy , cpt codes , fee schedules , fees and charges , litigation

Some Welch Allyn AEDs recalled by FDA

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Topics: defibrillator, automatic external , united states food and drug administration

Revised boxed warnings, label changes for ESAs

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Topics: black box warning , edmonton symptom assessment scale

Health Briefs

Developmental screening tool picks up delays

Carla Kemp

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Topics: developmental screening

Program encourages youths to teach parents CPR

Carla Kemp

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Topics: adolescent , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , teaching

Youth suicides up sharply in 2004

Carla Kemp

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Topics: suicide

Washington Report

President vetoes bill to provide health insurance to millions of children

Priscilla Ring

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Topics: children's health insurance program (chip) , health insurance , statutes and laws

Legislative victory: Pediatric drug, device legislation becomes law

Priscilla Ring

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Topics: medical devices , statutes and laws

Letter from the President

It's time for America to get back to a child-friendly climate

Renée R. Jenkins, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: climate , health disparity

Research Update

Why participate in PROS? Two practitioners tell all

AAP Department of Research

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Topics: fever , puberty , quality of care , well child visit , employee

Focus on Subspecialties

Child abuse subspecialty to work with primary care providers

Robert W. Block, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: child abuse , primary care provider , neglect

Pediatricians and the Law

Common Good leading effort to develop models for special health courts

Paul J. Barringer, III, J.D.

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Topics: awards and prizes , litigation , patient safety , wounds and injuries , american college of obstetricians and gynecologists

A pediatric perspective on health courts

David Marcus, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: legal dispute resolution , medical liability reform , health service demonstration project , state government , health care systems

AMA issues guidance on health courts

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Topics: awards and prizes , economics , file (record) , insurance carriers , judgment

Coding Corner

Coding Corner - November 2007

AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Quality Improvement

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Topics: albuterol , drug approval , inspiration , levalbuterol , medical coding

Chapter Views and News

Putting America's Promise into practice: a call to action

AAP Department of Community, Chapter and State Affairs

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Topics: child advocacy , community , kentucky , nonprofit organizations , agenda

Best communities for kids recognized

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Topics: community

For Your Information

2007-'08 influenza vaccine resources

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Topics: influenza vaccines

Asthma guidelines

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Topics: asthma guidelines , asthma

ALARA conference

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Topics: consensus , diagnostic radiologic examination , emergency medicine , pediatric emergency medicine , pediatric radiology

Call for abstracts, housing forms: PAS meeting

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Topics: housing

Drug safety e-Tools

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Topics: drug safety

PREP resources

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Topics: Adolescent Medicine , education, medical, continuing , peer review , self assessment

AAP publications

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Topics: child development , child with special needs , home environment , infant, premature , influenza

Accolades to AAP publications

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Topics: awards and prizes , bullying , childhood obesity , information resources , silver

For Your Benefit

New system makes it easier for members to manage activities

AAP Department of Membership

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Topics: data management , education, medical, continuing , expiration, function , internet , fees and charges

CME

Practical Pediatrics CME set for San Antonio

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Topics: education, medical, continuing

Health Alerts

Gardening tools, chairs

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Topics: cercopithecidae , cytisus , elephants , giraffes , happiness

Thomas and Friends railway toys

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Topics: railroad trains , toys

Jewelry sets

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Topics: jewelry

Toy rakes

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Topics: toys

Floor puppet theaters

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Topics: ingestion , internet , toys

Metal necklaces

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Topics: metals

Knights of the Sword series toys

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Topics: toys

FDA recalls MRL/Welch Allyn external defibrillators

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Topics: defibrillators , united states food and drug administration

Simplicity cribs

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Topics: cribs

Travel play yards

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Topics: travel

Plush baby rattles

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Topics: baseball , basketball , choking , consumer product safety , football

Doll strollers

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Topics: metals , silver , fingers , gossypium , local area networks

Fellows in the News

Fellows in the News - November 2007

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Topics: awards and prizes , professors , vermont , schools, medical

AAP members chosen as advocacy fellows

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Topics: advocacy

In Memoriam

In Memoriam - November 2007

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Topics: leukemia , maine , ohio , panama

Seen & Heard

Seen & Heard - November 2007

AAP Department of Communications

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Topics: adoption , arizona , basal energy expenditure , bees , child health

Parent Plus

Avoid bottle, binky and thumb battles: Taking baby steps can help children adjust when weaning from bottles, pacifiers and thumb sucking.

Trisha Korioth

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Topics: pacifiers , thumb , thumbsucking

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