http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds Peer-reviewed pediatric info from Contemporary Pediatrics. Practical clinical info for pediatricians & PNPs ? immunization/vaccines, influenza, behavioral issues, asthma & CME. Diagnosis, treatment & disease management 2008-07-24T10:58:28Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatric+News/CDC-High-TB-rates-found-in-immigrants-and-refugees/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531452?ref=25 Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that the highest rates of tuberculosis come from immigrants and refugees from Africa, Asia, and South America, according to Reuters. 2008-07-24T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/302008/531452null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatric+News/Post-surgical-pediatric-infections-reduced-by-anti/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531233?ref=25 Prophylactic antibiotics administered to children an hour or less before spinal surgery may reduce the subsequent risk of infections, according to the online Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2008-07-23T04:00:00Z 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surgical repair, according to research published in the July issue of Urology. 2008-07-22T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/302008/531195/childchest_SS36030.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/302008/531195null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Topiramate-Therapy-During-Pregnancy-Raises-Concern/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/531196?ref=25 The use of topiramate as monotherapy or as an adjunct to other treatment for epilepsy during pregnancy raises some concerns about the increased risk of congenital malformation, according to a report published in the July 22 issue of Neurology. 2008-07-22T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/302008/531196/pregnant_SS36033.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/302008/531196null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Child+Behavior+%26+Development+Top+Story/Bullying-in-kids-linked-to-suicide/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/531016?ref=25 A review of studies published in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health has found a link between bullying, being bullied, and suicide among children. 2008-07-22T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/302008/531016null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Breast-Feeding-Lowers-Infant-Risk-of-Stomach-Infec/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/530983?ref=25 Infants of low-income women who are predominantly breast-fed have a lower risk of gastrointestinal infection but a higher risk of iron deficiency than infants who are partially or entirely formula-fed, according to the results of a study published in the August issue of the Journal of Nutrition. 2008-07-21T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/302008/530983/whi058.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/302008/530983null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatrics+Top+Story/Pediatricians-linked-to-less-subconscious-racial-b/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/530758?ref=25 Pediatricans may be less susceptible to subconscious racial attitudes and stereotypes than other doctors, according to a report in the July Medical Care. 2008-07-21T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/292008/530758null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Maternal-Obesity-Linked-to-Obesity-in-Offspring-in/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/531077?ref=25 Offspring of obese mother rats or those overfed after birth are considerably heavier and are more likely to be fatter, glucose intolerant, have high lipid levels and have changes in appetite hormones, according to study findings published online July 17 in Endocrinology. 2008-07-21T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/302008/531077/rat_18109.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/302008/531077null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Report-Finds-US-Health-System-Lagging-Further-Behi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/530767?ref=25 The U.S. health system is operating poorly compared to its potential, with America falling further behind other nations that are leading on performance indicators, according to a report released by The Commonwealth Fund on July 17. 2008-07-18T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530767/doctors_59141.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530767null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatric+News/New-flu-requirements-from-CDC/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/530682?ref=25 Five new changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) yearly recommendations to fight the flu call for more and earlier immunizations. 2008-07-18T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/292008/530682null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Routine-Human-Papillomavirus-Vaccination-Cost-Effe/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/530768?ref=25 Routine vaccination of 12-year-old girls against human papillomavirus, combined with an initial catch-up campaign to cover girls up to the age of 18, would likely be cost-effective, according to research published online July 17 in BMJ. 2008-07-18T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530768/teen_girl.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530768null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatrics/Recent-high-school-cigarette-use-remains-stable-re/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/530520?ref=25 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that while smoking prevalence among high school students declined from 1997 to 2003, it has remained stable between 2003 and 2007. 2008-07-18T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/292008/530520null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Medical-Education-Must-Adapt-to-Changing-Times/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/530430?ref=25 Medical schools must adapt their admission requirements and curricula to changes in scientific theory, and are also facing a challenge to the traditional definition of who is suited to the study of medicine, according to two articles published in the July 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2008-07-17T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530430/medschool_40068.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530430null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Exception-Reporting-Improves-Pay-for-Performance-B/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/530432?ref=25 Pay-for-performance programs benefit from use of exclusion reporting, whereby certain patients are excluded from quality calculations, and the practice of excluding patients to disguise missed targets, known as gaming, is rare, according to study findings published in the July 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2008-07-17T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530432/33100.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530432null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Bacterial-Infection-Linked-to-Reduced-Childhood-As/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/530548?ref=25 Childhood infection with Helicobacter pylori reduces the likelihood of developing asthma and related illnesses, according to an article published online July 3 in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. A related review in the May issue of Gut discusses the current evidence and possible mechanisms linking H. pylori infection, asthma and allergy. 2008-07-17T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530548/stomache.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530548null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Menthol-Levels-Changed-to-Promote-Teen-Smoking/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/530428?ref=25 Menthol content in cigarettes is one of the ways in which tobacco companies manipulate the sensory characteristics of cigarettes to appeal to adolescents and young adults, according to the results of a study published online July 16 in the American Journal of Public Health. 2008-07-17T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530428/smoking_40220.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530428null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatric+News/Stomach-bug-may-protect-kids-against-asthma/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/530217?ref=25 Children ages 3 to 13 with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori may be less likely to have asthma, according to the online Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2008-07-17T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/292008/530217null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Importance-of-Adolescent-Vaccines-Highlighted/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/530429?ref=25 The United States must focus on effective delivery if adolescents are going to benefit from the development of recent vaccines, according to two articles published in the August issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2008-07-17T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530429/168067b.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530429null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Most-Breech-Infants-Born-by-Caesarean-in-United-St/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/530431?ref=25 More than 80 percent of breech infants in the United States are born by Caesarean section, although rates vary widely by state, researchers report in the July issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008-07-17T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530431/birth_40280.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530431null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Maternal-Diet-May-Affect-Childhood-Asthma-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/530270?ref=25 Children whose mothers ate nuts on a daily basis during pregnancy may be at increased risk of asthma, according to the results of a study published in the July 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2008-07-16T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530270/15317.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530270null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Perceived-Access-to-Tobacco-Predicts-Youth-Smoking/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/530155?ref=25 Young adolescents who believe that they have easy access to cigarettes are more likely to become regular smokers, especially if they have friends who smoke, according to study findings published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. 2008-07-16T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530155/45043.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530155null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Child+Behavior+%26+Development+Top+Story/Background-TV-may-harm-child-development/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/529925?ref=25 Background television may have a disruptive influence on the behavior of children ages 12 to 36 months, as reported in the July/August Child Development. 2008-07-16T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/292008/529925null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Early-Births-Linked-to-Difficulties-in-Adulthood/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/530269?ref=25 Decreased gestational age at birth was associated with a higher risk of severe medical disabilities in adulthood, as well as a lower likelihood of reaching several educational milestones or having a high income, according to research published in the July 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2008-07-16T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530269/newborn_18228.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/530269null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Adult-Arthritis-Drug-Also-Effective-in-Children/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529870?ref=25 Abatacept, a drug effective for adults with rheumatoid arthritis, is also effective compared with placebo in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis who had already shown an initial response to the drug and failed other treatments, according to an article published online July 15 in The Lancet. 2008-07-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/529870/girlphone.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/529870null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Physical-Activity-Falls-Sharply-During-Adolescence/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529949?ref=25 Between the ages of 9 and 15, physical activity fell steeply for American boys and girls in a geographically diverse sample, according to research published in the July 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2008-07-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/529949/10025.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/529949null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/AMA-Actions-Fostered-US-Medical-Racial-Divide/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529947?ref=25 From the post-Civil War years to the civil rights era a century later, the American Medical Association (AMA) made decisions that helped support a division between white and black Americans in the field of medicine in the United States, according to an article in the July 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2008-07-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/529947/doctors_59141.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/529947null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Statewide-Care-Program-May-Be-National-Model/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529946?ref=25 In North Carolina, an innovative community care program improves quality and reduces costs and may be a model for other states to follow, according to an article published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. 2008-07-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/529946/doctor_59033.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/529946null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Simvastatin-Not-Linked-to-Neurofibromatosis-Benefi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529948?ref=25 The use of simvastatin was not associated with cognitive improvements in children with neurofibromatosis type 1, contrary to findings in mouse models suggesting efficacy of this treatment, according to research published in the July 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2008-07-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/529948/teacher.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/529948null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Exposure-to-Violence-Aggravates-Health-Inequalitie/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529945?ref=25 Exposure to violence makes a direct contribution to health inequalities by restricting people's ability to exercise outdoors and inhibiting delivery of health-related services, according to a report published online July 15 in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2008-07-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/529945/emergency_18183.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/529945null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatric+News/Unhealthy-childrens-foods-make-healthy-claims/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/529478?ref=25 More than 60% of food products aimed at kids that have poor nutritious content claim some kind of nutritious benefit, according to the July Obesity Reviews. 2008-07-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/292008/529478null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Melanoma-Incidence-Up-Among-Younger-Whites/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529494?ref=25 The incidence of invasive cutaneous melanoma among white men and women aged 15 to 39 has significantly increased since 1973, and has more than doubled among younger women, according to a letter published online July 10 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2008-07-14T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/529494/45272.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/529494null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatric+News/Bassinets-have-their-own-risks-for-infants/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/529477?ref=25 An analysis published in the online Journal of Pediatrics identified the potential risks for infants associated with being placed in a bassinet. 2008-07-14T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/292008/529477null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Shoulder-Dystocia-Training-Improves-Neonatal-Outco/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529424?ref=25 The introduction of shoulder dystocia training for all hospital maternity staff can significantly improve management of the complication as well as neonatal outcomes, according to research published in the July issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008-07-14T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/529424/birth_40280.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/292008/529424null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatric+News/Did-AAP-recommend-statins-for-kids/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/529254?ref=25 The AAP drew heavy criticism from pediatricians and the media for its recent statement that certain children eight and up could receive cholesterol-fighting statins. 2008-07-11T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282008/529254null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Educating-Parents-in-Workplace-Improves-Teen-Sex-E/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529260?ref=25 Parents who take part in a workplace-based education program aimed at helping them communicate with their adolescent children about sex are more likely to broach new topics, teach their children how to use a condom and report better lines of communication about sexual health, according to research published July 10 in BMJ Online First. 2008-07-11T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/282008/529260/motherandchild.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/282008/529260null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatrics+Top+Story/CHOP-is-USs-best-childrens-hospital/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/529262?ref=25 Baltimore's John Hopkins may have the best overall hospital in the country according to US News and World Reports, but when it comes to kids, Philly has it beat. 2008-07-11T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282008/529262null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Abnormal-Scan-Predicts-Poor-Prognosis-in-Mild-Brai/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529261?ref=25 Children with normal computed tomography (CT) findings perform better in multiple cognitive domains one year after mild traumatic brain injury than children with CT evidence of intracranial pathology, according to an article published in the June issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 2008-07-11T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/282008/529261/scan_18039.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/282008/529261null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Physicians-Can-Help-Violence-Prevention-Efforts/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529284?ref=25 An office-based intervention by primary care physicians can contribute to violence-prevention efforts by reducing children's media exposure and improving safe storage of firearms, researchers report in the July issue of Pediatrics. 2008-07-11T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/282008/529284/parentsandchild.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/282008/529284null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Child+Behavior+%26+Development+Top+Story/Weight-gain-in-girls-linked-to-lifestyle-choices/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528743?ref=25 Internet usage, duration of sleep, and alcohol consumption may all be factors associated with increased weight gain in girls, according to the online Journal of Pediatrics. 2008-07-10T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282008/528743null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Relationship-Violence-Common-in-College-Students/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529048?ref=25 Nearly half of all college-age students have experienced relationship violence at some point in their lives, according to an article published in the July issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2008-07-10T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/282008/529048/teensargue.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/282008/529048null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Birth-Weight-May-Affect-Adult-Personality-Traits/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529047?ref=25 Young adults who were born at extremely low birth weights may be more cautious, shy, risk aversive and introverted than their normal birth weight peers, traits that could increase their risk for future psychiatric and emotional problems, according to study findings published in the July issue of Pediatrics. 2008-07-10T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/282008/529047/babyscale_SS36029.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/282008/529047null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Vitamin-A-Linked-to-Lower-Infant-Mortality/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529049?ref=25 Administering a one-time vitamin A supplement to newborns in Bangladesh within a few days of birth was associated with a lower risk of mortality through six months, according to research published in the July issue of Pediatrics. 2008-07-10T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/282008/529049/infant_18216.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/282008/529049null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Child+Behavior+%26+Development+Top+Story/Infant-mood-and-parenting-style-can-predict-future/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528382?ref=25 Both the style of early parenting and an infant's temperament can predict behavior issues later in childhood, according to a recent study. 2008-07-09T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282008/528382null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Handwashing-May-Lower-Neonatal-Mortality-in-Nepal/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/528645?ref=25 Compared to not washing their hands, maternal and birth attendant handwashing prior to handling neonates significantly lowers neonatal death, according to an article published in the July issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 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That's the question of a "Head to Head" debate published online July 8 in BMJ. 2008-07-09T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/282008/528756/money.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/282008/528756null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Tuberculosis-Risk-for-Children-Adopted-Internation/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/528644?ref=25 It is common for internationally adopted children to have latent tuberculosis infection and to have an initial false negative result from a tuberculin skin test, according to a report published in the July issue of Pediatrics. 2008-07-09T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/282008/528644/Tuberculosis.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/282008/528644null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/Adolescent-vaccine-coverage-needs-improvement/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528364?ref=25 A report published in the August American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that the US healthcare system may not as effective as it should be in getting vaccines to the adolescent population. 2008-07-08T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282008/528364null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Clinical-Report-Emphasizes-Pediatric-Lipid-Screeni/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/528314?ref=25 Pediatricians should focus on cholesterol screenings for children and improving lipid and lipoprotein concentrations to reduce the long-term risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a clinical report published in the July issue of Pediatrics. 2008-07-08T04:00:00Z 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http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatric+News/AACAP-calls-on-NBC-to-pull-baby-reality-show/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527914?ref=25 The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is calling on NBC to pull its reality show "The Baby Borrowers," in which babies and toddlers are separated from their parents and placed with strangers for three days. 2008-07-07T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272008/527914null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatric+News/Consumer-fireworks-present-high-injury-hazard-to-k/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527901?ref=25 Compared to the general population, children are injured by consumer fireworks at disproportionately high rates, according to recent statistics. 2008-07-04T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272008/527901null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Conventional-Secondhand-Smoke-Assessment-Faulted/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/528063?ref=25 In the assessment of patients exposed to secondhand smoke, measurements of biological markers may be better indicators of exposure and lung cancer risk than conventional assessment methods, researchers report in the July issue of The Lancet Oncology. 2008-07-04T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/528063/nlf032small.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/528063null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Only-Six-New-Pediatric-Neurosurgeons-A-Year/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/527872?ref=25 Although the infrastructure exists to train more than 20 pediatric neurosurgeons a year in the United States, the current system is only producing approximately six surgeons a year with American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery certification, raising concerns about the sufficiency of expertise in this area, according to an article published in the June issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics. 2008-07-03T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527872/BRAINsmall.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527872null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Bar-Coded-Medication-System-Has-Shortcomings/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/527871?ref=25 Bar-coded medication systems, used to reduce administration-stage medication errors, are circumvented using various methods for over 10 percent of charted medications, according to study findings published in the July/August issue of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2008-07-03T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527871/patient_18244.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527871null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatric+News/FDA-and-CDC-broaden-Salmonella-search-to-include-o/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527668?ref=25 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have expanded their search of the current Salmonella serotype Saintpaul outbreak to include food commonly served with tomatoes, such as produce. 2008-07-03T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272008/527668null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Environmental-Factors-In-Utero-May-Trigger-Adult-I/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/527693?ref=25 The long latency period between exposure to an environmental trigger and cancer has already been recognized, but the same phenomenon may apply to chronic diseases such as metabolic disease and osteoporosis, with exposure to triggers in utero and early life causing disease in adulthood, according to a report published in the July 3 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2008-07-02T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527693/46131.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527693null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Spray-Reduces-Cannulation-Pain-Quickly-in-Children/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/527614?ref=25 A vapocoolant spray provides quick pain relief for children undergoing intravenous cannulation with a higher cannulation success rate than a placebo, according to research published in the July 1 issue of CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association. 2008-07-02T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527614/girliv_40290.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527614null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Smoke-Free-Policies-Linked-to-Many-Health-Benefits/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/527692?ref=25 Smoke-free policies -- such as legislation to protect individuals from secondhand smoke -- can lead to health improvements including reduction of respiratory symptoms, and may help reduce adult and youth tobacco use, according to a report published in the July issue of The Lancet Oncology. 2008-07-02T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527692/smoking2.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527692null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Exercise-Capacity-Impaired-in-Survivors-of-Heart-P/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/527691?ref=25 Survivors of the Fontan procedure, performed to correct anomalies in a functional single ventricle, still have deficits in exercise capacity but generally are doing well, according to three studies published in the July 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2008-07-02T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527691/childchest_SS36030.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527691null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatric+News/FDA-proposes-pregnancy-and-breast-feeding-drug-lab/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527261?ref=25 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed major labeling revisions for prescription drugs taken during pregnancy and breast-feeding. 2008-07-02T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272008/527261null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Dermatology/Case-Linear-and-whorled-hypopigmentation/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528264?ref=25 The mother of a 3-day-old is concerned that the light spots on her daughter's right flank may be linked to seizures and mental retardation. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282008/528264null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatrics/How-should-sex-education-programs-be-taught/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528263?ref=25 Senators debated the drawbacks and advantages of abstinence-only sex education. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282008/528263null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Some-Infants-Undergo-Many-Painful-Stressful-Proced/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/527522?ref=25 Many painful and stressful procedures are performed in neonatal intensive care units in Paris, France, and most of them are not accompanied by analgesia, researchers report in the July 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527522/newborn_18228.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527522null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Journal+Club/Study-Smoke-free-restaurant-laws-curb-teen-smoking/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527981?ref=25 A significant decrease in the likelihood of teen smoking has been linked to strong smoking regulations in restaurants. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272008/527981null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatric+News/High-birthweight-increases-adult-arthritis-risk/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526910?ref=25 Babies who weigh more than 10 pounds at birth are twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis as adults compared to babies with an average birthweight, reported researchers in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272008/526910null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatrics/Product-Diagnostic-tool-offers-rapid-on-site-resul/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527984?ref=25 The Piccolo xpress allows for on-site testing of patient blood, serum, and plasma samples. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272008/527984null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatrics/Opinion-ADHD-medications-lack-supporting-evidence/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528262?ref=25 A reader comments on the lack of supporting evidence for the benefits of ADHD stimulants for children. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282008/528262null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatrics/Online-resources-for-neonatal-dermatology/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527979?ref=25 Links to useful Web sites about neonatal dermatologic conditions. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272008/527979null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatrics/Product-Remove-excess-humidity-at-home/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527983?ref=25 Mold and mildew exposure is reduced with the Dehumidifying Dry Egg. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272008/527983null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Population-Based-Programs-Key-to-Battling-Obesity/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/527451?ref=25 Population-based initiatives aimed at preventing excess weight gain complement clinical preventive strategies and treatment for obese people, according to an article published online June 30 in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527451/scale_18308.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527451null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Liver-Disease-in-Overweight-Children-Linked-to-Mor/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/527450?ref=25 Overweight children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are more likely to have metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factors than overweight children without NAFLD, according to research published online June 30 in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527450/overweight_teen.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/527450null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatrics/Viewpoint-Community-is-necessary-for-complete-infl/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527975?ref=25 A discussion of the problems associated with the new CDC recommendations for immunizing children with the flu vaccine. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272008/527975null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatrics/A-guide-for-teens-on-safety-tips-for-running/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528266?ref=25 Teens can learn tips on hydration, stretching, and other safety techniques for running. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282008/528266null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatrics/Case-A-comatose-teenager/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527976?ref=25 A comatose teenager and a differential diagnosis of hyperammonemia eventually points to a genetic origin for the condition. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272008/527976null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatrics/Growing-demand-teens-need-doctors/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527978?ref=25 Adolescents not only present the pediatric community with unique health problems, but are part of an often ignored age group, according to the Society of Adolescent Medicine. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272008/527978null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Allergy+%26+Immunology/Study-Is-imaging-always-needed-in-Staphylococcus-a/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527980?ref=25 Investigators examined if children with uncomplicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia can be told apart from those with deep-seated infections. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272008/527980null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatrics/Running-injuries-in-children-and-adolescents/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527977?ref=25 With any outdoor physical activity comes the risk of injury. This article provides an overview of running injuries specific to the pediatric population, such as strains and fractures, as well as prevention methods. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272008/527977/run_teen_flash.jpg XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Postscript/Pet-projects-animal-assisted-therapy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527985?ref=25 Animal-assisted therapy can help a child go through a potentially traumatic trip to the hospital. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272008/527985null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatrics/Product-Ease-joint-and-muscle-conditions-with-thes/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/527982?ref=25 Fast Fit JumpStart are a new line of orthotic intervention foot braces available in five different models. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272008/527982null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatrics/Preventing-medication-errors-in-children-part-2/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528265?ref=25 While measures such as new medication tools are a positive step in trying to prevent medication errors in children, more aggressive systems need to be in place. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282008/528265/med_errors2_flash.jpg XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Journal+Club/Study-New-clinical-decision-rule-for-cranial-compu/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/528267?ref=25 Researchers have identified factors associated with intracranial injuries, as identified by positive CT findings. 2008-07-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282008/528267null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Exercise-Related-Cardiac-Arrest-Survival-Poor-in-Y/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/526818?ref=25 Incidents of exercise-related sudden cardiac arrest in youths in the United States have generally resulted in poor survival during the past seven years, although a trend toward improved survival has developed recently, researchers report in the June issue of Heart Rhythm. 2008-06-30T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/526818/10015.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/526818null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Physical-Activity-Improves-Childrens-Metabolic-Hea/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/526939?ref=25 In pre-pubertal schoolchildren in the United Kingdom, sustained physical activity above the government-recommended intensity of three metabolic equivalents of thermogenesis for 60 minutes per day is associated with improved metabolic health without affecting body mass index. But fewer than half of boys and only one in eight girls meet this guideline, according to the results of a study published online June 30 in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. 2008-06-30T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/526939/45115.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/526939null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Medicaid-Mental-Services-Increase-with-More-Fundin/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/526819?ref=25 Increased funding of Medicaid mental health services and expansion of Medicaid's Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program in California resulted in increased delivery of mental health services, especially in rural areas and communities historically receiving low levels of funding, according to study findings published in the June issue of Medical Care. 2008-06-30T04:00:00Z 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at ages 2 months, 4 months and 6 months with the RotaTeq vaccine may be having an impact, according to an interim report issued June 25 in the early release edition of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2008-06-30T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/526817/infant_18223.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/272008/526817null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Screening-Vital-for-Relatives-of-Long-QT-Patients/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/526540?ref=25 It is becoming increasingly common for children to be identified with congenital long-QT syndrome because of family screening, and with appropriate therapy, survival is excellent among both probands and non-probands, according to a report published in the June 15 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology. 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/262008/526540/girlhospital_40288.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/262008/526540null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Program-Improves-Outcomes-in-Pregnant-Substance-Ab/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/526628?ref=25 Perinatal outcomes are significantly better when women with substance abuse problems receive treatment integrated with prenatal visits, according to research published online June 26 in the Journal of Perinatology. 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/262008/526628/46072.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/262008/526628null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatrics+Top+Story/CDC-recommends-two-rotavirus-vaccines/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526375?ref=25 The introduction of the recommended vaccine RotaTeq has coincided with a weaker rotavirus season this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the recently approved Rotarix should also be recommended, as reported by Reuters. 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/262008/526375null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatric+News/Broken-cribs-prompt-enormous-recall/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526504?ref=25 Federal safety officials announced one of the largest crib recalls in the nation's history, with retailers voluntarily pulling 320,000 items due to breaking slats or spindles that can cause injury. 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/262008/526504null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Child+Behavior+%26+Development+Top+Story/The-perils-of-summer-for-kids/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526237?ref=25 Summertime is associated with camping, sports, and other physically engaging activities for children. However, the more kids become active, the risk of injuries and other health issues increases accordingly. These facts and figures may be useful when speaking to parents about preventing summer injuries. 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/262008/526237null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Pain-Measurement-Tools-May-Be-Too-Blunt-for-Infant/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/526316?ref=25 Behavioral assessment may not give an accurate picture of pain in infants because they may process pain at the cortical level and not exhibit any behavioral changes, according to research published in the June issue of PLoS Medicine. 2008-06-26T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/262008/526316/babyeye_SS36028.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/262008/526316null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatric+News/FDA-approves-generic-Zyrtec-syrup/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526094?ref=25 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given final approval for cetirizine hydrochloride syrup (Zyrtec), according to Taro Pharmaceutical Industries. 2008-06-26T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlestandard/contpeds/262008/526094null HTML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Childhood-Intelligence-Affects-Vascular-Dementia-R/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/526317?ref=25 Adults with vascular dementia are more likely to have had lower cognitive ability scores in childhood than their counterparts without vascular dementia, although there is no association between lower childhood cognitive ability and risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to the results of a study published online June 25 in Neurology. 2008-06-26T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/262008/526317/seniors_40121.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/262008/526317null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Mothers-Often-Engage-in-Risky-Infant-Care-Practice/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/526395?ref=25 Mothers often engage in infant care practices that increase the risk of sudden infant death, including bed-sharing, placing infants in a prone position for sleep in a bassinet, or cluttering the bassinet with objects that can cause suffocation, according to two studies published online June 26 in the Journal of Pediatrics. 2008-06-26T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/262008/526395/46090.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/262008/526395null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Variant-Linked-to-Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/526318?ref=25 In children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, those with the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val108/158Met polymorphism are more likely to demonstrate poor task-oriented behavior, according to a report published online June 25 in Neuropsychopharmacology. 2008-06-26T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/262008/526318/45117.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/262008/526318null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/HealthDay+News+Feed/Mouse-Model-Replicates-Some-Aspects-of-Learning-Di/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/526156?ref=25 A mouse model of tuberous sclerosis, a disorder associated with mental retardation, autism and epilepsy, replicates some aspects of the disorder such as the defects in learning and memory, which can be reversed with a drug, according to study findings published online June 22 in Nature Medicine. 2008-06-25T04:00:00Z http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/262008/526156/mouse.jpg http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/data/articlenewsfeed/contpeds/262008/526156null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Pediatric+News/Dear-Doctor-letters-now-via-email/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/525861?ref=25 The postmarked Dear Doctor letter containing drug safety alerts may be going th