http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds Peer-reviewed pediatric info from Contemporary Pediatrics. Practical clinical info for pediatricians & PNPs â€" immunization/vaccines, influenza, behavioral issues, asthma & CME. Diagnosis, treatment & disease management 2009-11-07T15:42:45Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Then-and-Now-Television-and-children/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635510?ref=25 The tenth in a year-long series of commentary reviewing topics published in Contemporary Pediatrics 25 years ago. This month's article discusses the influence of TV on children and the AAP's current stance on the subject. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635510null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/A-perplexing-red-eruption/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635512?ref=25 A 12-month-old awakens with asymptomatic juicy red papular eruptions on her cheeks. It is diagnosed as Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635512null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/A-scientific-approach-to-keep-kids-off-drugs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636912?ref=25 Communities that use science-based approaches to problem behaviors in adolescents, including alcohol and tobacco use, are more likely to see positive results. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/442009/636912null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Your-Voice-Why-not-use-formula-Plus-thoughts-on-te/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635503?ref=25 Letters about iron supplementation and testicular self-exam (TSE). 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635503null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/A-four-month-old-in-respiratory-distress/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635509?ref=25 A year-old child with a jaundice and respiratory distress is eventually diagnosed with HIV. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635509null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Childrens-author-and-childrens-doctor-too/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635508?ref=25 Profile of Charoltte Cowan, MD, a pediatrician who has written a series of children's books about common child maladies such as earaches and fevers. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635508null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Viewpoint-When-is-a-crisis-also-an-opportunity/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635506?ref=25 An editorial that examines the prominence of pediatric metabolic syndrome over the last few years. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635506null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Journal-Club-TV-TB-and-how-to-say-hello/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/636913?ref=25 A review of three articles, about media exposure's link to increased BMI, a better test for tuberculosis, and how parents may be put off if you don't greet them properly. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/442009/636913null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/A-scientific-approach-to-keep-kids-off-drugs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635511?ref=25 Communities that use science-based approaches to problem behaviors in adolescents, including alcohol and tobacco use, are more likely to see positive results. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635511null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Optimizing-primary-care-for-LGBTQ-youth/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635507?ref=25 Caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth requires both an understanding of general adolescent cognitive and sexual health development, as well as an awareness of some of the unique medical and social issues these young people may face. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635507null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Products-Gait-trainer-portable-office-table-an/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635513?ref=25 Profiles of a portable table, a pediatric gait trainer, and a software program that uses RFID tags to track nursery infants. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635513null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Easier-pediatric-blood-pressure-screening/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635505?ref=25 Dr. Andrew Schuman recently sat down with Dr. David Kaelber to discuss the implications of his vastly simplified screening tool for pediatric hypertension. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635505null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Is-CRP-in-neonatal-sepsis-a-helpful-marker/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635502?ref=25 A short window of action exists for the newborn with suspected sepsis. With little time and less-than-perfect lab studies, are CRP values the added clue you need to arrive at a diagnosis? 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635502null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/CP-Links-LGBTQ-links/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635504?ref=25 A collection of links for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth, and their parents, friends, and doctors. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635504null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Low-income-parents-who-spank-toddlers-may-foster-a/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627724?ref=25 Impoverished parents who spank their one-year-old children may encourage aggressive behaviors and cognitive delays in their children for the next two years. 2009-09-23T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/382009/627724null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/15-mcg-birth-control-pills-inhibit-BMD/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627439?ref=25 Certain birth control pills seem to inhibit growth of bone mineral density in adolescent girls, a new study shows. 2009-09-17T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/382009/627439null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/Four-different-H1N1-vaccines-approved/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/627122?ref=25 The FDA approved the H1N1 influenza vaccines from four different companies, ensuring a robust stockpile for the upcoming fu season. 2009-09-16T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/382009/627122null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/States-are-rewarded-for-adoptions-via-foster-care/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/626435?ref=25 A total of 38 states will receive $38 million in incentives from HHS because of their efforts to raise the number of foster care-related adoptions. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/382009/626435null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/H1N1-vaccine-works-and-in-just-one-dose/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625961?ref=25 How does a vaccine supply get doubled overnight? By finding out that the second dose isn't needed to get efficacy. 2009-09-14T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/372009/625961null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Flu-vaccinations-more-important-than-ever/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625959?ref=25 In the wake of the ongoing H1N1 flu outbreak and the start of the latest round of seasonal flu, the word to parents of all children is to vaccinate sooner than later. 2009-09-11T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/372009/625959null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/FDA-panel-Gardasil-okay-for-boys-too/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625655?ref=25 Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine approved for females, may soon be approved for males as well. 2009-09-10T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/372009/625655null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/How-to-train-a-good-Samaritan/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625210?ref=25 Parents who start early in building the concept of relational connections or affiliations with infants can assist in fostering altruistic behaviors down the road, new research shows. 2009-09-09T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/372009/625210null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/Parents-dont-think-schools-are-safe/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624799?ref=25 For CS Mott Children's Hospital new poll on schools, appropriately enough, it put out a report card. 2009-09-08T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/372009/624799null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/FDA-approvals-A-new-ADHD-treatment-for-six-year-ol/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624109?ref=25 The FDA has approved a new type of drug, an alpha-2A adrenergic receptor agonist, to treat ADHD in children as young as six. 2009-09-04T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624109null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatric+News/Rate-of-death-low-for-home-births/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/623746?ref=25 A large study found that the mortality rates for home births were actually better than those in a hospital. 2009-09-03T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/623746null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/Elmo-pitches-in-to-help-combat-H1N1/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/623762?ref=25 Three cabinet offices have allied to fight the H1N1 virus, and they?ve recruited Elmo the Muppet to help. 2009-09-02T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/623762null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/The-green-pediatric-office/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624243?ref=25 One critical component of the office of the future will be its environmental sustainability. This first article in a series looks at ecological ways to build a new pediatric practice office. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624243/CNTPED0909_RXOffice_flash.gif XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Products-Safety-shirts-sharable-breast-pumps-a/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624242?ref=25 Three profiles of a magical waste basket, a reusable breastpump, and a t-shirt that helps prevent food allergies. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624242null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/More-Contemporary-Pediatrics-photos/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624234?ref=25 A retrospective look at some of the photographs Contemporary Pediatrics received from its photo contest. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624234null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Viewpoint-Choosing-a-pediatric-career/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624233?ref=25 Editorial discusses what makes a future pediatrician. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624233null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Headache-and-fatigue-in-a-teenager/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624239?ref=25 A teenager arrives in ED with fatigue and headaches. He is diagnosed with primary CNS vasculitis. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624239null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hirsutism-in-puberty-whats-new-since-1985/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624235?ref=25 The ninth in a year-long series of commentary reviewing topics published in Contemporary Pediatrics 25 years ago. This month's article reviews the causes and management of hirsutism in adolescent girls. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624235/CNTPED-25-ANV-logo_flash.gif XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Endocrinology/New-tools-for-children-with-Type-1-diabetes/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624232?ref=25 Insulin analogs, advanced insulin pumps, and improved glucose monitoring devices make it easier to achieve glycemic control while decreasing the risk of hypoglycemia. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624232null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/A-teen-with-persistent-painful-papules-and-plaques/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624237?ref=25 Teen with painful papules and plaques is diagnosed with Sweet's Syndrome 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624237null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Your-Voice-Breast-milk-immunizations-and-iron/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624236?ref=25 Letters to the editor about iron deficiency, encouraging vaccinating children in the hopsital, and more. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624236null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Journal-Club-Sleep-apnea-sexual-abuse-testing-and-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624240?ref=25 Journal abstracts and commentary on articles abotu fighting sleep apnea, a less invasive way to test for STIs after possible sexual assault, and colic's relation to maternal depression. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624240null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/CP-Links-Pediatric-obesity-resources/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624241?ref=25 A collection of web resouces about pediatric obesity. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624241null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Asthma+Top+Story/Asthma-updates-FDA-mulls-pregnancy-registry/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/623453?ref=25 FDA thinks its important for the health of both a pregnant mother and her fetus to learn about a drug?s adverse effects: but is it? 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/623453null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/CP-Links-Vaccine-preventable-diseases/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624238?ref=25 A list of diseases that can all be preventatively treated thanks to immunizations. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/624238null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pediatric-community-acquired-pneumonia-Part-2-Chal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/621930?ref=25 After navigating a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia, pediatricians' attention turns to treatment and management, which is guided by age and clinical factors. 2009-08-31T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/352009/621930null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/Young-adolescents-and-their-awkward-awakenings/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/623000?ref=25 Two studies show the lifelong impact of sexuality and body image on young teenagers. 2009-08-31T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/362009/623000null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Feature+Articles/Challenges-in-the-outpatient-treatment-of-pediatri/CME/Article/detail/622977?ref=25 After navigating a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia, pediatricians' attention turns to treatment and management, which is guided by age and clinical factors. 2009-08-31T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/cme/contpeds/362009/622977/CNTPED0909Feature2_flash.jpg REMOTE http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Asthma+Top+Story/Have-asthma-Go-for-a-swim/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622375?ref=25 New research shows that there's a treatment for pediatric asthma that works swimmingly. 2009-08-28T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/352009/622375null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/Kennedy-siblings-with-a-legacy-of-child-health/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622130?ref=25 The two Kennedy siblings will be remembered for a lifetime of service for child health. 2009-08-27T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/352009/622130null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/FDA-gives-OK-to-drugs-for-seizures-allergies/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/621460?ref=25 In the last week, FDA has approved two pediatric-related drugs — one (vigabatrin) treats infantile spasms and the other (levocetirizine dihydrochloride) targets symptoms of indoor and outdoor allergies and chronic hives in young children. 2009-08-26T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/352009/621460null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Childrens-baseball-injuries-on-the-decline/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/618280?ref=25 The number of injuries related to baseball that took parents and children to the ER in the last few years is on the decline. 2009-08-25T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/332009/618280null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Poll-Biggest-child-health-problem-is-obesity/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620824?ref=25 Obesity in children ranks as the leading child-related health issue, according to a poll of two thousand adults. 2009-08-24T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/342009/620824null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Allergy+%26+Immunology+Top+Story/FDA-approves-Hiberix-vaccine-for-Hib/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620798?ref=25 FDA has approved a new Haemophilus influenza type b conjugate vaccine as a booster dose for children between 15 months and four years of age. 2009-08-21T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/342009/620798null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/Seattle-Childrens-expansion-plans-shot-down/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620621?ref=25 A billion-dollar battle in Seattle is raging between a children's hospital and some locals over expansion plans. 2009-08-20T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/342009/620621null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/Sunrise-Childrens-Hospital-lays-off-100/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/620207?ref=25 A Las Vegas children's hospital resorts to staff cuts to make ends meet. 2009-08-19T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/342009/620207null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Letters-to-Obama-Dont-decrease-Medicare/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/619899?ref=25 No matter what you do, be very careful on trying to fund universal medical coverage by reducing Medicare. 2009-08-18T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/342009/619899null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Letters-to-Obama-Good-communication-a-must/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/619898?ref=25 Doctors should be reimbursed for telephone calls: It will help doctors, and patients and medical cost will go down. 2009-08-18T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/342009/619898null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/What-you-would-say-to-Obama/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/619916?ref=25 Contemporary Pediatrics asked its readers what they would say to President Obama regarding health care and pediatrics. No two responders hit the same points. 2009-08-18T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/342009/619916null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Letters-to-Obama-Concerns-about-the-pediatric-serv/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/619889?ref=25 We have a very challenging situation related to keeping our children healthy and safe. 2009-08-18T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/342009/619889null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Letters-to-Obama-Willing-to-pay-for-the-cost-of-re/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/619901?ref=25 Americans have regarded health care as a priviledge to be purchased with wealth or misfortune. Health care is a right, not a priviledge. 2009-08-18T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/342009/619901null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Dads-involvement-in-childs-education-makes-notable/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/619534?ref=25 For dads seeking to make a difference in their child's educational upbringing, research shows the earlier the involvement, the better. 2009-08-17T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/342009/619534null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Child+Behavior+%26+Development+Top+Story/Is-postpartum-due-to-not-breastfeeding/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/619258?ref=25 Postpartum depression has been linked to choosing bottle feeding over breastfeeding, according to an evolutionary psychologist?s research. 2009-08-14T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/332009/619258null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Neonatal-ICU-outcomes-boosted-by-quality-improveme/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/618622?ref=25 Some neonatal intensive care units have reduced their incidences of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and nosocomial infections: find out how. 2009-08-13T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/332009/618622null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/Parents-are-eagle-eyed-during-a-childs-hospital-st/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/618265?ref=25 They're scared of hospitals and doctors. They're unsure about the treatments. They're not patients, though, but the patients' parents. 2009-08-12T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/332009/618265null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Child+Behavior+%26+Development+Top+Story/New-parents-cant-see-household-dangers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617862?ref=25 There are lots of dangers around the house than young kids don't about. Trouble is, some new parents don't about them either. 2009-08-10T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/332009/617862null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/CDC-issues-new-influenza-guidance-for-public-agenc/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617869?ref=25 Public health agencies and schools have new federal guidance at their disposal for how to respond to 2009 H1N1 influenza in schools, thanks to recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recommendations encourage officials to weigh the risk of community-acquired flu with the decision to close schools or community functions. 2009-08-10T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/332009/617869null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/Rough-recess-gym-class-injuries-on-the-rise/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617590?ref=25 The number of kids being injured in gym class is on the rise. Why? And how can it be prevented? 2009-08-07T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/322009/617590null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/Red-flag-rule-postponed-again/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617581?ref=25 The new law that applies to all businesses -- including doctor's offices -- is pushed back from August 1 to November 1. 2009-08-07T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/322009/617581null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/The-medicine-cabinet-is-worse-than-under-the-sink/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617347?ref=25 Where do most emergency department cases of poisoning get their poisons from? Not from under the sink: try the medicine cabinet. 2009-08-06T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/322009/617347null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Most-children-lacking-in-vitamin-D/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/616507?ref=25 There's a vitamin D deficiency in a shocking seven out of 10 US children, according to research in Pediatrics. 2009-08-05T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/322009/616507null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Rough-childhood-can-lead-to-adult-ulcers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/615733?ref=25 If a parent loses a job, he or she may not be the only one developing an ulcer as a result of it. 2009-08-04T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/312009/615733null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/August-marks-time-to-update-vaccines/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609102?ref=25 As August approaches, don't forget it's time for National Immunization Awareness month. 2009-08-03T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282009/609102null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Dermcase-A-newborn-with-a-brown-spot/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617449?ref=25 A child is born with congenital melanocytic nevi. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/322009/617449null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Puzzler-The-blue-wheezer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617455?ref=25 A 3-month-old is rushed into hospital after he stopped breathing; he is diagnosed with benign teratoma. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/322009/617455null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Viewpoint-No-ones-fault-nothing-to-do/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617452?ref=25 Dr. McMillan tells of two infants for whom medicine offers no cures, and no treatments. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/322009/617452null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Military-kids-not-just-brats/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617456?ref=25 Details the mental stresses facing the child of a military parent: moving, desployment, limited communication, and potential injury or death of the parent. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/322009/617456null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Journal-Club-A-better-BP-table-choosing-your-rehyd/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617450?ref=25 Reviews of three pediatric articles: a quicker way to evaluate a child's blood pressure, giving parents a choice of oral or IV fluids for their kids, and a study on early weight-based stereotyping. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/322009/617450null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Contemporary+Pediatrics+CME/Current-Challenges-in-the-Outpatient-Diagnosis-Ped/CME/Article/detail/618616?ref=25 Part 1 of a look at community-acquired pnemunia, the various bacteria that cause it, and how to diagnose it. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/cme/contpeds/332009/618616/CNTPED0809-Feature_flash.gif REMOTE http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/CP-Links-Military-family-links/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617458?ref=25 A collection of Web resources for parents in the military and their children, with support, information, and resources. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/322009/617458null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/More-clever-and-useful-mnemonics/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617457?ref=25 A history of mnemonics related to pediaitrcs, combined with a first look at a new mnemonic for diagnostics that runs from a to z. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/322009/617457/Mneumonics_flash.jpg XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Should-we-teach-testicular-self-exam/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617454?ref=25 The eighth in a year-long series of commentary reviewing topics published in Contemporary Pediatrics 25 years ago. This month's review reexamines the evidence for teaching testicular self-exams to young men. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/322009/617454/CNTPED-25-ANV-logo_flash.gif XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Antipsychotics-and-the-pediatric-community/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617453?ref=25 The Food and Drug Administration weighs in about whether to approve schizophrenia medication for adolescents. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/322009/617453null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Your-Voice-Still-a-concussion-risk/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617451?ref=25 A letter clarifies that hemlets are worn to decrease the severity of an injury: complete protection from injury is not possible. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/322009/617451null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/Pfizer-to-pay-75-million-for-Nigerian-clinical-tri/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/615736?ref=25 Thirteen year after 11 children enrolled in a clinical trial died, Pfizer has agreed to pay $75 million in damages. 2009-07-31T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/312009/615736null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Child+Behavior+%26+Development+Top+Story/Colics-secret-identity-unmasked/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/615410?ref=25 It's time to find who you really are, colic. 2009-07-30T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/312009/615410null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/An-integrated-model-for-palliative-care/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/615278?ref=25 The words "hospice" and "palliative care" have long made parents cringe -- and they might scare off some pediatricians, too. 2009-07-30T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/312009/615278null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/When-to-withhold-nutrition-from-a-child/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/615055?ref=25 It?s a choice that no parent wants to make, or even consider. But in certain cases, the AAP now says, it can be an ethical choice. 2009-07-29T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/312009/615055null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Obesity-in-young-children-plateaus-for-now/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613975?ref=25 Obesity in younger, poverty-level children may be stabilizing, according to new CDC data in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (July 24). 2009-07-27T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/312009/613975null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/Can-swine-flu-cause-seizures/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613736?ref=25 Parents of a child who has a seizure and a fever may be concerned about epilepsy. They probably won?t be happy to learn it might be swine flu. 2009-07-24T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/302009/613736null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Pollution-may-impact-childrens-future-IQ/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/613524?ref=25 Pollution and pregnant women don't mix, and can severely impact children's IQ, according to a new environmental study. 2009-07-23T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/302009/613524null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/What-would-you-say-to-Obama/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/612807?ref=25 The president sat down with children's health leaders to discuss how to fix health care. 2009-07-22T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/302009/612807null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Top-10-list-for-before-childs-surgery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/612206?ref=25 A new list from the American Society of Anesthesiologists can educate parents and reduce children's anxiety prior to a procedure. 2009-07-21T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/302009/612206null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Parents-OK-with-newborn-data-use-if-asked/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/612112?ref=25 Apparently, to use research information collected on newborns, all you have to do is ask nicely. 2009-07-20T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/292009/612112null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/Testing-out-the-medical-home/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/612109?ref=25 The medical home concept is great in theory, but does it work in practice? Specifically, a pediatric practice? 2009-07-17T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/292009/612109null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Swine-flu-forces-childrens-camp-closures/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/611827?ref=25 In the wake of ongoing cases of swine flu, the American Lung Association is urging affiliated camps to close. 2009-07-16T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/292009/611827null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/Cigar-company-closes-blames-SCHIP/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/611486?ref=25 People have blamed tobacco for a wide variety of children's health issues over the years. Now, it's vice versa. 2009-07-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/292009/611486null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/Tub-thumping-43500-kids-slip-in-bath/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/611171?ref=25 Being scaled from a too-hot bath is not the biggest problem kids face in the tub, according to a new article. 2009-07-14T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/292009/611171null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Features/WANTED-iContemporary-Pediatricsi-Editorial-Advisor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/610985?ref=25 We are looking for someone who is: - in general community practice - board certified - out of residency training no more than 5 years 2009-07-14T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/292009/610985/wanted2_flash.gif HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/Big-Brother-visits-a-childrens-hospital/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/610790?ref=25 Many doctors have wished there was a better system for contacting them than via pagers. Be careful what you wish for. 2009-07-13T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/292009/610790null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/Boys-can-have-anorexia-too/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/610322?ref=25 If a practitioner sees an underweight adolescent female, she might be suspected to have anorexia nervosa. But what if that teenage patient is male? 2009-07-10T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282009/610322null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Swine-flu-quarantine-at-a-Canadian-childrens-hospi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/610040?ref=25 Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary, Canada, has isolated one of its units due to three swine flu cases, according to health officials. 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282009/610040null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Whether-heroes-or-villains-actors-who-smoke-affect/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609564?ref=25 Actors on the silver screen who light up, whether "good guys" or "bad guys," have sway on teenagers' decision to smoke, new research shows. 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282009/609564null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/Ike-Schmike-Galveston-children-hospital-to-rebuild/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609320?ref=25 It was hit by two hurricanes in September 2008 -- one literal and one financial -- but the Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston will be reopening. 2009-07-07T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282009/609320null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/ModernMedicine+Now/Fireworks-injury-roundup/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608860?ref=25 Every year, far too many people are injured are killed as a results of fireworks. Here's a partial list for 2009. 2009-07-06T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282009/608860null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Half-of-US-teens-with-HIV-dont-know-theyre-infecte/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608613?ref=25 Approximately 50% of US HIV-positive teens do not know they have AIDS, according to the CDC. 2009-07-03T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272009/608613null HTML