Recently added articles from Pediatric News:
Schools can slow novel H1N1 spread.(INFECTIOUS DISEASES)
Sep 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Schools can play a major role in minimizing the spread of the novel influenza A(H1N1) virus this fall through measures to control in-school spread of the flu and by serving as sites for immunization clinics. Guidance from U.S. agencies in late ...
AAP's Red Book change in Synagis dosing questioned: calls for fewer doses in some infants.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2009; ... A recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics calls for a maximum of three doses of palivizumab, rather than five, for infants of 32-35 weeks' gestation who are at risk for hospitalization because of respiratory syncytial virus. The updated recommendation limits ...
Congress returns to tackle health reform.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2009; ... The hard work of health reform lies in front of Congress as it heads back to work after its 5-week summer recess. Over the next 2 months, Democrats and Republicans will have to figure out what to pare off the long wish lists put together by House and Senate committees, and, more ...
Teen ADHD stimulant abuse rose 76% in 7 years.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2009; ... Adolescent abuse of prescription stimulant attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder medications increased far more rapidly than general and adolescent substance abuse for the years of 1998-2005, a study showed. Stimulant abuse-related calls to poison control centers rose 76%, ...
Early ACL repair urged in skeletally immature athletes.(NEWS)(Clinical report)
Sep 01, 2009; ... KEYSTONE, COLO. -- Delaying surgical reconstruction of a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in young athletes who have significant growth remaining appears to do more harm than good. The decision regarding early ACL reconstruction vs. delay until the patient draws closer to ...