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New AAP policy: Additional dose of varicella vaccine recommended for children

David W. Kimberlin, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: chickenpox vaccine , vaccines , chickenpox , human herpesvirus 3

Bad breaths: What pediatricians need to know about a unique, deadly type of substance abuse that crosses all demographic, ethnic and socioeconomic boundaries

Lori O'Keefe

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Topics: inhalant abuse , inhalants , socioeconomic factors , substance abuse , demography

2007 resident match confirms popularity of pediatrics

AAP Division of Graduate Medical Education and Pediatric Workforce

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Topics: internship and residency , schools, medical

Final step in incremental strategy: Academy approves routine hepatitis A vaccination

Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff

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Topics: hepatitis a vaccines , hepatitis a

AAP President-elect, district office candidates announced

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Topics: casts, surgical , iris , plication , telephone

This month in Pediatrics

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Topics: child abuse , inhalant abuse , neglect , substance abuse , factitious disorder by proxy

Notifiable diseases list addition, clarification

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Topics: disease notification

Toilet training 101: Potty training in less than a day? Or child-directed bowel and bladder control? A recent report supports the use of either of these training methods.

Jessica Pupillo

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View articletitled, Toilet training 101: Potty training in less than a day? Or child-directed bowel and bladder control? A recent report supports the use of either of these training methods.

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Topics: bladder control , intestines , toilet training

National Provider Identifier deadline is May 23

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Topics: national provider identifier

Podcasts a convenient CME option

Trisha Korioth

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Topics: education, medical, continuing , podcasts

Health and safety the theme of 2007 Art Contest for kids

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Topics: arts , legal guardians , money

Athens to host 25th International Congress of Pediatrics

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Topics: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , awards and prizes , education, medical, continuing , greece , languages

HHS offers radiation toolkit

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Topics: united states dept. of health and human services

Grant recipients aim to improve child health on local level

AAP Division of Community-based Initiatives

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Topics: child health , overweight

Address physical, emotional needs of youths in foster care

Moira Szilagyi, M.D., Ph.D., FAAP

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Topics: emotions , foster care , adolescent

Patterns of deception: Child victims of Munchausen syndrome by proxy can be subjected to needless hospitalizations, lab tests and even surgery. A new clinical report outlines how pediatricians can recognize and treat cases of abuse in the medical setting.

Sheryl Cash

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View articletitled, Patterns of deception: Child victims of Munchausen syndrome by proxy can be subjected to needless hospitalizations, lab tests and even surgery. A new clinical report outlines how pediatricians can recognize and treat cases of abuse in the medical setting.

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Topics: deception , factitious disorder by proxy , laboratory , child abuse

Physicians see results after filing disputes against insurers

AAP Department of Practice

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Topics: file (record) , insurance carriers , vaccines

FDA: ADHD drugs must include patient guide about cardiovascular, psychiatric adverse events

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Topics: adverse event , attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder , cardiovascular system , psychiatry , united states food and drug administration

FDA clears rapid test for meningitis

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Topics: meningitis , rapid screening test , united states food and drug administration

Potentially blinding eye infection linked to lens solution requires early referral, treatment

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View articletitled, Potentially blinding eye infection linked to lens solution requires early referral, treatment

Topics: eye infections , lens (device) , lens, crystalline

Inadequate iron in Similac formula for premature infants prompts recall

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Topics: infant, premature , iron , mental recall

Health Briefs

Seafood warnings for pregnant women questioned

Carla Kemp

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Topics: pregnancy , seafood

Nicotine dependence common among occasional smokers

Carla Kemp

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Topics: nicotine dependence , smokers

Vomiting after head trauma does not predict intracranial lesions

Carla Kemp

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Topics: cranial lesion , craniocerebral trauma , vomiting

Washington Report

Pediatricians promote SCHIP, increased benefits and payment

Priscilla Ring

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Topics: children's health insurance program (chip)

Hearing highlights importance of pediatric drugs, devices

Priscilla Ring

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Topics: medical devices , statutes and laws

New advocacy resources on child health

Priscilla Ring

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Topics: advocacy , child health

President-elect Candidates' Position Statements

President-elect candidates' position statements 2007: David Tayloe

David T. Tayloe, Jr., M.D., FAAP

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Topics: children's health insurance program (chip) , health services , health services accessibility , medicaid , medicare

President-elect candidates' position statements 2007: James Shira

James E. Shira, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: quality improvement

Letter from the President

UNICEF report card yet another wake-up call for U.S.

Jay E. Berkelhamer, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: unicef , personal satisfaction

Research Update

Pediatricians take aim at gun injuries among youths

AAP Department of Research

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Topics: adolescent , firearms , gunshot wounds

Focus on Subspecialties

Data do not support routine use of EKGs in young athletes

Reginald L. Washington, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: athlete , electrocardiogram

Follow 3 R's when providing consultation in primary care setting

Margaret J. Blythe, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: cpt codes , inpatients , laboratory , new patient consultation , outpatients

Reality check: Although difficult to perform in children, vision screening worth time, effort

Gregg T. Lueder, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: vision screening

Pediatricians and the Law

Medical liability reforms take hold at state level

AAP Divisions of State Government Affairs; Health Care Finance and Quality Improvement

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Topics: medical liability , statutes and laws

Coding Corner

Coding Corner - May 2007

AAP Division of Health Care Finance and Quality Improvement

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Topics: international classification of diseases , medical coding , cpt codes , hair tourniquet syndrome , skin tag

Chapter Views and News

New initiative aims to improve quality at practice level

AAP Department of Community, Chapter and State Affairs

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Topics: quality improvement

For Your Information

AAP patient safety Web site

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Topics: patient safety

NIH seeks grant applications

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Topics: united states national institutes of health

National Children's Study proposals

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Topics: national children's study

National EMS Week: May 20-26

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Topics: emergency medical service

Asthma screening program

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Topics: asthma

AAP Grand Rounds subscriptions

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Topics: grand rounds

PedJobs' CV builder

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Topics: curriculum vitae

AAP publications

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Topics: acquired kyphosis , Adolescent Medicine , arthritis , back pain , chickenpox

Breastfeeding conference

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Topics: breast feeding

For Your Benefit

Renew AAP membership now to keep benefits intact

AAP Department of Membership

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Topics: medical product expiration date , internship and residency , telephone , students, medical

CME

Make Minneapolis your CME destination in June

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Topics: education, medical, continuing

Second Opinion

Single-payer system will not serve country well

Russell C. Libby, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: single-payer system , health care systems

Health Alert

Infant carriers

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Topics: fractures , mental recall , nylons , silver , steel

Military-style play sets

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Topics: military personnel , toys

Flannel pants

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Topics: burns , consumer product safety , sleep , transluminal attenuation gradient

Model airplanes

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Topics: airplane

Bicycles

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Topics: aluminum , china , consumer product safety , crack cocaine , cushions

Jackets with drawstrings

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Topics: clothing , color , consumer product safety , mental recall , navy

Keyboards

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Children's clothing

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Topics: clothing

Children's jewelry

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Topics: jewelry

Fellows in the News

AAP Grand Rounds co-editor, Dr. First recognized for mentorship

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Topics: grand rounds , mentorships

Fellows in the News - May 2007

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Topics: awards and prizes , bioethics , hospitals, pediatric , professors , adolescent health services

In Memoriam

Past W.V. Chapter Chair Dr. Pomerance, 88, worked until day he died

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Topics: florida , west virginia , ambulatory care services , fetus , intern

In Memoriam - May 2007

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Topics: cancer , traffic accidents , calculi , malignant brain neoplasms , pulmonary fibrosis

Seen & Heard

Seen & Heard - May 2007

AAP Department of Communications

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Topics: cold medication , human papilloma virus vaccine , vaccines , weekend , eye

Parent Plus

Listen up! MP3 players can cause hearing loss

Trisha Korioth

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Topics: hearing loss , mp3-players , earphones

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