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
2004 -- --
2005 -- --
2006 -- --
2007 . . .
EpiPen needles too short to hit muscle in some
kids.(News)
HONOLULU -- Commercial epinephrine autoinjectors contain needles
that are too short to reach the thigh muscles of a significant number of
children, results of a study show.
Penlike autoinjectors, . . .
States finding way to SCHIP coverage despite obstacles:
'detours' bypass vetoes and economic woes.(News)
Even though the Bush administration has made it nearly impossible
to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and the
economic downturn has put a squeeze on Medicaid budgets, many . . .
Programs promote fitness via lifestyle.(News)
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Two programs developed by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
successfully promote healthier lifestyles in children, and one of the
programs specifically targets prevention of . . .
Blogging offers an outlet for opinion, creativity.(The Rest of
Your Life)(Reprint)
When Dr. Allen Roberts launched his medical blog, www.grunt
doc.com, in May of 2002 with encouragement from a colleague, he was not
sure what he was getting into.
"I resisted for a year," said . . .
Performance-enhancing drug bill.(Policy & Practice)
Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.) has introduced a bill to help
eliminate the use of performance-enhancing drugs by high school
athletes. The High School Sports Anti-Drug Act would require . . .
Feds: THC levels are at a new high.(Policy &
Practice)
The federal government says that levels of tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC) in marijuana are at the highest-ever recorded amounts, and that
the potency may be contributing to increasing numbers of . . .
States miss breast-feeding measure.(Policy &
Practice)
Only four states--Alaska, Montana, Oregon, and Washington--have met
all five Healthy People 2010 federal targets for breast-feeding,
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, . . .
Head start to cut enrollment.(Policy & Practice)
Faced with an effective $1 billion cut in funding since 2002,
costly new administrative requirements, and a lack of congressional
action on supplemental funding, Head Start programs across the . . .
Court overturns gun ban.(Policy & Practice)
The U.S. Supreme Court last month struck down the District of
Columbia's ban on handgun ownership in a landmark 5-4 decision
holding that the District's law violated the Second Amendment. The
D.C. . . .
Pediatric hospitalists cut costs, length of stay.(Practice
Trends)
HONOLULU -- Patients on a pediatric hospitalist service spent a
mean 38% fewer days in the hospital and had 29% lower direct costs, on
average, than did patients on traditional house staff . . .
Medical schools take stand against industry gifts.(Practice
Trends)
Medical schools and teaching hospitals should prohibit their
physicians, faculty, residents, and students from taking gifts and
services from drug companies, according to the Association of . . .
FDA launches drug-safety surveillance system.(Practice
Trends)
The Food and Drug Administration has developed a new national
electronic surveillance system that will allow it to search and analyze
claims data and other clinical databases for possible . . .
Child mental health web site.(Practice Trends)(Website
overview)
The Child Health and Development Interactive System has launched a
new Web site, www.chadis.com, which features a demonstration video and a
listing of mental health assessment tools for different . . .
Congress reverses Medicare's physician pay cut.(Practice
Trends)
After several delays, Congress has acted to reverse a scheduled
10.6% cut to physician fees under Medicare and thus avert an estimated
5.4% cut that would have taken effect in January 2009.
The . . .
Behind the Medicaid Safety Act.(HEALTH POLICY: THE FINE
LINE)
I recently received an e-mail asking that I contact my congressman
in support of H.R. 5613. This is a complicated bill.
As someone with experience, I still had difficulty understanding
the . . .
When to drop the medical jargon.(ON THE LEARNING CURVE)
As medical students, we all learn to communicate with other medical
professionals; we learn the "lingo" of the health care field.
A statement such as, "Don't forget to sign out during rounds
that . . .
Newborn screening for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy on the
horizon.(SPECIAL NEEDS: REALIZING POTENTIAL)
It is a given that no pediatric neurologist wants to see a young
boy present with severely symptomatic adrenoleukodystrophy. This
devastating demyelinating disease affects the brain, spinal . . .
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