Did the AAP's clinical statement on lipid screening get it
right? Screening and management are
unproved.(Point/Counterpoint)
Focusing on cardiac risk factors from a young age is a very worthy
goal. In particular, healthy diet, lifestyle, and appropriate weight
starting in the toddler years are important.
However, I . . .
Did the AAP's clinical statement on lipid screening get it
right? Guidelines outline multilevel
approach.(Point/Counterpoint)
The clinical report by the American Academy of Pediatrics'
Committee on Nutrition, "Lipid Screening and Cardiovascular Health
in Childhood," represents a multilevel approach for the screening
and . . .
Keep the CAT in the bag.(Letters From Maine)
On a low-lying landscape of inert couch potatoes, my longtime
patient Jackson, 10 years old, is a refreshing peak of activity.
However, sometimes activity leads to injury, and over the weekend . . .
Studies uncover adverse reactions to probiotics.(Infectious
Diseases)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. -- The jury may still be out on whether
probiotics are beneficial, but at least they do no harm and can be
safely recommended to patients, right? Not so, said Dr. David R. . . .
Helicobacter pylori may protect against asthma.(Infectious
Diseases)
Early childhood colonization with the major human commensal microbe
Helicobacter pylori may be protective against asthma, according to a
recent study.
According to the "hygiene hypothesis," the . . .
MRSA spread in part due to stressed health care
systems.(Infectious Diseases)
Overcrowding and understaffing of hospitals are two of the major
underlying factors driving the spread of methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus in this setting, according to a review.
. . .
CDC responds to rabies vaccine supply concerns.(Infectious
Diseases)
ATLANTA -- Interim guidelines for use of rabies vaccine have been
drafted by an ad hoc working group of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention to address contingency plans in the event that . . .
Cleaning products drive antimicrobial resistance.(Infectious
Diseases)(Clinical report)
BETHESDA, MD. -- Use of household cleaning products that contain
benzalkonium chloride may decrease the susceptibility of bacteria to
other antimicrobial ingredients in cleaning products and . . .
Test international adoptees for tuberculosis.(Infectious
Diseases)
Twenty-one percent of internationally adopted children demonstrated
evidence of latent tuberculosis infection on their first tuberculin skin
test, results from a single-center study showed.
. . .
Antibiotics-vs.-VUR study seeks patients.(Infectious
Diseases)(Clinical report)
The Randomized Intervention for Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux
(RIVUR) study seeks to enroll infants and children between the ages of 2
months and 6 years who have had a first or second VUR . . .
HIV rates are low in high-risk adolescent group
studied.(Infectious Diseases)
NEW YORK -- HIV infection may not be a significant risk even among
adolescent populations with a high prevalence of other sexually
transmitted infections, according to a study of adolescents at . . .
Let's reexamine the treatment of URIs.(ID
Consult)(Disease/Disorder overview)
The data from three recent studies should prompt us to reexamine
our approach to the management of upper respiratory infections in
children.
Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics . . .
Warning label for antiepileptic drugs nixed.(News)
BELTSVILLE, MD. -- A boxed warning about an increased suicidality
risk with the use of antiepileptic drugs should not be added to the
labels of drugs in this class, but patients prescribed these . . .
Physical activity plunges from ages 9 to 15 years.(News)
Levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity show a
"striking" decline between the ages of 9 and 15 years,
according to a study of more than 1,000 children.
At ages 9 and 11, almost all . . .
Sucrose cuts neonate pain, but not in every
procedure.(News)
Sucrose is not recommended as an analgesic during heel lances for
glucose monitoring in newborns of diabetic mothers, or during the
newborn intramuscular injection of vitamin K, based on results . . .
Extreme prematurity tied to autismlike symptoms.(News)
HONOLULU -- Children born at less than 26 weeks' gestation are
significantly more likely to have symptoms indicative of autism spectrum
disorders at school age than are their classmates, according . . .
ADHD prevalence is up among older children.(News)
The percentage of adolescents who are being diagnosed with
attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder is on the rise, but prevalence
rates remain constant among younger children, a new study shows.
. . .
Overall child well-being has improved since 1975.(News)
WASHINGTON -- Today's young people engage in less risky
behavior, are healthier, and have better access to educational
opportunities than their parents did when they were teens.
But the overall . . .
Switch to HFA-propelled albuterol inhalers now, FDA advisory
urges.(News)
In a public health advisory, the Food and Drug Administration is
urging health care professionals and their patients and caregivers to
switch to hydrofluoroalkane-propelled albuterol inhalers . . .
Median income for pediatric/adolescent physicians.(VITAL
SIGNS)
Median Income for
Pediatric/Adolescent Physicians
Actual Adjusted *
2003 $158,853 $148,666
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2007 . . .
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