Recently added articles from Pediatric News:
Don't measure fasting insulin, panel advises.(NEWS)
Oct 01, 2009; ... NEW YORK -- There is no reason to test overweight or obese children for insulin resistance, according to an international committee of experts in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes. The panel's conclusions were summarized by five of its members at a joint meeting of the Lawson ...
Panel backs vaccine for genital warts in boys.(INFECTIOUS DISEASES)
Oct 01, 2009; ... SILVER SPRING, MD. -- In nearly unanimous votes, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel agreed that data on Gardasil supported the efficacy and safety of the vaccine for use in preventing genital warts caused by human papillomavirus types 6 and 11 in boys and men aged 9-26 years. ...
Most pediatricians are in office-based practice.(VITAL SIGNS)
Oct 01, 2009 ... <Pre> VITAL SIGNS Most Pediatricians Are in Office-Based Practice Office-based 42,640 practice Residency/ 7,341 fellowship Physician staff 4,809 Other ...
AAP releases bright futures tool kit.(PRACTICE TRENDS)
Oct 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If pediatricians tried to cover all the recommendations for preventive care with their patients, well-child visits could go from minutes to hours. With that in mind, the American Academy of Pediatrics is releasing a new tool kit to help ...
Second HPV vaccine backed for girls, women.(INFECTIOUS DISEASES)
Oct 01, 2009; ... SILVER SPRING, MD. -- The majority of a federal advisory panel agreed that the data on a recombinant bivalent human papillomavirus vaccine indicate that the vaccine is safe and effective in preventing cervical cancer and certain precancerous or dysplastic lesions caused by HPV types 16 and ...