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How to help your patients deal with bullying and dating violence
AAP has updated its policy statement on youth violence to address how pediatricians should handle pateints who face bullying and dating violence.
Pediatric News
Half of US teens with HIV don't know they're infected
July 03
Approximately 50% of US HIV-positive teens do not know they have AIDS, according to the CDC.
Inside the world of dangerous teens
July 02
Adolescents who think they'll die young don't think twice when it comes using drugs, considering suicide, arrests, or contracting HIV, according to new research.
ACIP says either MMR or MMRV is okay
July 01
Two shots, or one? After a lot of study, the immunization division of the CDC say it?s up to you.
Overweight a new concern in diabetic children
June 30
Type 1 diabetes in children no longer necessarily means a gaunt appearance: A new study shows these children have a greater chance of being overweight.
Booster HiB vaccine reinstituted in select age groups
June 29
Booster shots of a vaccine guarding against bacterial meningitis have been reinstated for children by the CDC.
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Features
Discipline techniques: The 2-year-old
June 01
Parents can take advantage of their toddler's budding self-sufficiency with the concept of chores. This fact can be shared during the 24-month well visit.
The seven tenets to teen oral health
June 01
Adolescents' independent behavior, competing priorities, and sense of invulnerability make oral health behavior modification a challenging task. But there are ways to get the message across.
The child with joint pain
June 01
Review of musculoskeletal complaints in children and diagnostic approach to dealing with joint pain.
OME and Child Development: Rethinking Management (CME)
May 01
A landmark study on middle-ear effusion (MEE) challenges long-held assumptions about the effects of MEE on child development and what the appropriate treatment course should be.
Bleeding and brusing in children: Formulating your response (CME)
June 01
CME article on determining when a bruise on a child is possible abuse, and when it may be due to bleeding diathesis.
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Puzzler
Back pain in a teenage girl: What she isn't telling you
A teenager is seen in the orthopedic clinic for back pain that turns out to be....
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Derm: What's Your Dx?
Dermcase: Brown warty plaques on an infant
A 7-month-old boy is brought in with brown warty plaques on his faces, along the lines of Blaschko.
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Parent Guides
Parent Guide: Child oral health
September 2008
A guide for parents on maintaining good child oral health.
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Resource Library
Web links: Hair condition resources
June 2009
A collection of web links about hair conditions, from a variety of dermatology resources.
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Clinical Tips
An immunization is worth a thousand words
In my exam room hangs a poster of diseases that have been significantly reduced through vaccination (eg, chicken pox, measles, polio)...
Journal Abstracts
Early Stress Leads to Long-Term Changes in Mice
Mouse model -- involving limited nesting material -- may point to genetic factors in early life stress
October 3, 2008
A mouse model of chronic early stress demonstrated acute and long-lasting neuroendocrine and cognitive changes, according to research published in the October issue of Endocrinology.
Biz Regulation, Cooperation May Improve Public Health
Head-to-Head debate centers on how to encourage industries to help create solutions to societal health problems
October 3, 2008
The ideal way to encourage big businesses to respond to public health problems could involve compelling them with performance-based regulations or, conversely, fostering an atmosphere of collaboration with them, according to two Head-to-Head articles published Oct. 2 in BMJ.
Slow Fetal Growth May Predict Perinatal Outcomes
Growth restriction identified on serial exams is associated with increased perinatal mortality
October 3, 2008
Slow growth between the first and second trimesters of pregnancy is a strong predictor of perinatal death, researchers report in the October issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Reduced Cortisol Levels Linked to Antisocial Behavior
Adolescents with conduct disorder have higher basal levels of cortisol but lower levels under stress
October 2, 2008
Adolescents with conduct disorder have higher basal levels of cortisol than their counterparts without the condition, but they secrete less of the hormone under stressful conditions, according to study findings published in the Oct. 1 issue of Biological Psychiatry.
Wheezing Due to Virus Linked to Asthma Risk
Rhinovirus infection in early childhood predicts development of asthma
October 2, 2008
Wheezing illnesses due to rhinovirus infection are a strong predictor of developing asthma in high-risk children, according to a report in the Oct. 1 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
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CME SHOWCASE
Pediatric hypertension
Acute UTI: diagnosis and management
A guide for pediatric providers on exercise-induced bronchospasm
Demystifying extended menstrual cycling
Bleeding and brusing in children: Formulating your response (CME)
What Do You Think?
With the relationship between lead and iron deficiency better understood now, do you favor daily iron supplementation for all 1- to 2-year-olds? (Note: in 2003, 52% said no, and 48% said yes.)
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No
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60%
No
40%
Calendar of Events
AAP's District I & V Meeting
July 06 - July 09
1st Annual Symposium: Brain Injury in Children
July 08 - July 10
AAP's District II & IX Meeting
July 09 - July 12
35th Annual SPD Meeting
July 09 - July 12
PREP®:ID A Comprehensive Review and Update of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
July 13 - July 18

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