Infectious Diseases In Children Monthly News Wire - January 2003

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In this issue of INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CHILDREN Monthly News Wire:
 

FDA ADVISORY PANEL GIVES NASAL INFLUENZA VACCINE A SHOT
 
BETHESDA, Md. - The cold-adapted, intranasal influenza vaccine (CAIV) (FluMist, MedImmune and Wyeth) took one step closer to approval when an FDA advisory panel said that efficacy and safety data for healthy individuals aged 5 through 49 warranted approval of the product.
 
          For more, see the article on the web:
          http://www.idinchildren.com/200301/fda.asp
 

ASTHMA SEVERITY CAN BE QUITE VARIABLE FROM WEEK TO WEEK
 
          See the article on the web:
          http://www.idinchildren.com/200301/asthma.asp
 

CORRECT DIAGNOSIS IMPORTANT TO DISTINGUISH SINUSITIS FROM URI
 
          See the article on the web:
          http://www.idinchildren.com/200301/sinusitis.asp
 

PALIVIZUMAB EFFICACY SHOWN IN REGISTRY DATA
 
          See the article on the web:
          http://www.idinchildren.com/200301/rsv.asp
 

HIGH-DOSE ACYCLOVIR REDUCES MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH NEONATAL HSV
 
          See the article on the web:
          http://www.idinchildren.com/200301/hsv.asp
 

STUDY IDENTIFIES SIDS RISK FACTORS AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN INFANTS
 
          See the article on the web:
          http://www.idinchildren.com/200301/sids.asp
 

INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CHILDREN Symposium West
Fifth Annual Meeting to be held May 31-June 1
 
Update your pediatric office practice at the Fifth Annual INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CHILDREN Symposium West taking place on May 31-June 1, 2003, at the exquisite Fairmont San Francisco. Hear the latest updates covering topics on smallpox vaccines, otitis media, hepatitis A, asthma, and more. Register by April 30 and receive $45 off the regular rate of $390.
 
Click here to register: http://www.idinchildren.com/idcwest
 

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