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Pediatric Policy Council speaks with one voice for the benefit of children

Kristy Kennedy

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Topics: voice , community , workforce , advocacy

CDC: 31 pathogens cause 9.4 million cases of foodborne illness each year

Mobeen H. Rathore, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: foodborne disease , pathogenic organism

Hidden truths
Recognizing a rare, but serious form of child abuse: caregiver-fabricated illness

Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff

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Topics: child abuse

Clinical report: Most drugs, therapies OK for breastfeeding mothers

Trisha Korioth

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Topics: breast feeding , lactation , milk, human , united states food and drug administration

Boys need to be included in discussions about preventing teen pregnancy

Shayna Starr

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Topics: contraceptive methods , pregnancy in adolescence , family planning , community , sexually transmitted diseases

Prepare now to attend NCE Career Fair in October

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Topics: cover letter , employer

Chapters reach out to insurance carriers to improve payment, care for children

Peter D. Rappo, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: healthcare payer , immunization , insurance carriers , medicaid , vision screening

AAP updates privacy, security manuals to assist members in complying with new HIPAA rules

Alice Loveys, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: health insurance portability and accountability act , privacy

Little research supports utility of new ADHD diagnostic test

Michael I. Reiff, M.D., FAAP; Mark L. Wolraich, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

AAP Policy

This month in Pediatrics

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Topics: child abuse , drug transfer across body barrier , factitious disorder by proxy , milk, human , neglect

Health Briefs

Wearing gloves during RSV season associated with lower rates of hospital-acquired infections

Carla Kemp

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Topics: gloves, protective , nosocomial infection

Many life-threatening injuries in children are sports-related

Carla Kemp

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Topics: sports , wounds and injuries

Children with cerebral palsy often in pain

Carla Kemp

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Topics: cerebral palsy , pain

Washington Report

AAP education agenda focuses on how child health affects learning

Jamie Poslosky

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Topics: agenda , child health

Concerns about energy drinks presented

Jamie Poslosky

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Topics: energy drinks

Letter from the President

AAP, CDC join forces to educate pediatricians on how to improve HPV vaccination rates

Thomas K. McInerny, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: human papilloma virus vaccine , teaching , vaccines

Voters’ Guide

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Topics: advocacy , community , hospitals, pediatric , internship and residency , schools, medical

Pediatricians and the Law

Breaking up is hard to do
Follow formal process when terminating doctor-patient relationship

Jonathan M. Fanaroff, M.D., J.D., FAAP

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Topics: medical records , physician-patient relations , transfer technique , medicolegal issues , principles of law and justice

Focus on Subspecialties

Children with special health care needs especially vulnerable to flu

Georgina Peacock, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP; Kenneth W. Norwood, Jr., M.D., FAAP

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Topics: influenza , influenza vaccines

High body mass index in children associated with orthopedic problems

Olga Solovyova, M.D.; Paul W. Esposito, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: epiphyses, slipped , fractures , increased body mass index , obesity , orthopedics

ID Snapshot

A panoply of influenza vaccines: which one to use?

H. Cody Meissner, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: influenza vaccines , vaccines , influenza

Research Update

Study shows pediatricians can help parents quit smoking

AAP Department of Research

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Topics: smoking cessation , passive smoking

Chapter Views and News

Chapters devise recruitment strategies to attract new, former members

AAP Department of Community, Chapter and State Affairs

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Topics: advocacy , budgets , complement membrane attack complex , geographic area , internship and residency

Coding Corner

Coding Corner - September 2013

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Topics: medical coding

FDA Update

Fashion and safety: What you need to know about decorative contact lenses

Food and Drug Administration Office of Pediatric Therapeutics; Pediatric & Maternal Health Staff; Center for Devices and Radiological Health

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Topics: contact lenses , lens (device)

Honor Roll of Giving

Honor roll of giving

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For Your Information

National Preparedness Month

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Topics: disasters , emergency treatment , influenza , natural disasters , partnerships

Sepsis: common, deadly across globe

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Topics: eye , sepsis

Vaccine storage, handling resources

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Topics: storage and handling

Set an example with personalized flu shot posters

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Topics: influenza vaccines , posters

Join Provisional Section on Tobacco Control

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Topics: tobacco control

ABMS online evidence library

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Topics: american board of medical specialties , libraries

Listen live to AAP radio show

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Topics: radio communications

AAP honored for management

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Topics: awards and prizes , information sharing , professional organizations , societies, medical , vaccines

Audio feature on HealthyChildren.org

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Topics: dietary sodium chloride , first language , salts , science of nutrition , sodium chloride

Call for PAS workshop proposals

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Topics: advocacy , asian , canada , faculty development , health policy

Childhood obesity tools

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Topics: childhood obesity

PediaLink adds courses on early brain, child development

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Topics: brain , child development

Health IT Trends

Electronic health records can help standardize physician handoffs

Tamara Wagner, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: electronic medical records , transition of care

Tech Tip

Tablets simplify video recording of simulations, debriefing

Robert M. Angert, M.D., FAAP

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Topics: debriefing , tablet dosage form , video recording

Health Alerts

Baby jumpers

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Topics: toys , transluminal attenuation gradient

Water-absorbing toy balls

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Topics: toys

Infants’ varsity jackets

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Topics: choking , consumer product safety , food , mental recall , military personnel

Girls’ boots

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Topics: consumer product safety , food , mental recall , product recall , shoes

Hooded jackets

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Topics: clothing , consumer product safety , food , green coffee bean , mental recall

Kids’ furniture

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Topics: interior design and furnishings

Round cribs

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Heart beds

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Topics: beds , heart

Parent Plus

Only buy decorative lenses with a prescription

Trisha Korioth

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Topics: lens (device) , lens, crystalline , eye , contact lenses

What you need to know to prevent a poisonous spider bite

Shayna Starr

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Topics: bites , spider bite , spiders , black widow spiders , brown recluse spider

Study points out dangers of swallowing homemade blowgun darts

Trisha Korioth

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Topics: deglutition , radiation therapy, adaptive

Having trouble paying for diapers? Help is available

Trisha Korioth

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Topics: diapers

Did You Know?

During Academy’s early years, Latin America made up several districts

Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff

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Topics: latin america

Seen & Heard

Seen & Heard - September 2013

AAP Department of Public Affairs

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Topics: child health , genetics , heat illness , immunization , medical use of marijuana

Fellows in the News

Fellows in the News - September 2013

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Topics: awards and prizes , child abuse , fetal alcohol syndrome , hospitals, pediatric , physician executives

In Memoriam

Dr. Green, child development expert, first Bright Futures chair

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Topics: bright futures , child development

Dr. Bell, bioethics leader

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Dr. Tolan, infectious diseases expert

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Topics: communicable diseases

In Memoriam - September 2013

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Topics: cardiovascular diseases , fried foods , grassland , internship and residency , jordan

CME

Visit Virginia for CME, holiday festivities in historic setting

Shayna Starr

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Topics: education, medical, continuing , holidays

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