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Preventing infections is an important part of reducing intensive care unit complications, as discussed at the 31st International Educational and Scientific Symposium of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/427182?srcmp=ped-032902

The new and developing field of predicting seizures and analysis of the preictal state was the theme of the Presidential Symposium at the annual American Epilepsy Society meeting this year. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/423302?srcmp=ped-032902

Read summaries of the latest scientific articles from the New England Journal of Medicine, Pediatrics, and more. Medscape Pediatrics 4(1) 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430702?srcmp=ped-032902

PCR and high-dose acyclovir promise better outcomes in CNS infection. Medscape Infectious Diseases 4(1) 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430261?srcmp=ped-032902

A new report suggests that GHT may have some positive effects on the behavior of PWS patients. Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavioral Letter 4(3) 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429602?srcmp=ped-032902

THE HEALTH OF NATIONS: INFECTIOUS DISEASE, ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE, AND THEIR EFFECTS ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT A political scientist looks at emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Medscape General Medicine 4(1) 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430193?srcmp=ped-032902

PROGRESS TOWARD ELIMINATION OF HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B INVASIVE DISEASE AMONG INFANTS AND CHILDREN -- UNITED STATES, 1998-2000 The incidence of reported Hib invasive disease remains low, but more is needed to eliminate the disease. MMWR 51(11) 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430535?srcmp=ped-032902

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HOME VISITS BOOST ASTHMA MEDICATION USE BY INNER-CITY CHILDREN Home visits by a nurse led to doubling of appropriate medication use in asthmatic inner-city children. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430485?srcmp=ped-032902

Few adverse systemic or skin effects were found when it was used for 4 weeks or less in children aged 3 months or older. MedscapeWire 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430508?srcmp=ped-032902

P. AERUGINOSA ADAPTATION TO CYSTIC FIBROSIS AIRWAYS TRIGGERS INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE In contrast to murine Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), the human form recognizes changes in the outer envelope of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and initiate a strong inflammatory response. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430749?srcmp=ped-032902

Offspring conceived by assisted reproduction exhibit good parental relationships in early adolescence. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430590?srcmp=ped-032902

CIRCADIAN LIGHT CYCLE BETTER THAN DARKNESS FOR PRETERM INFANTS Cycled light promotes better weight gain than near darkness beginning at birth and at 32 weeks' postconceptional age. MedscapeWire 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430543?srcmp=ped-032902

EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING LINKED TO IMPROVED COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN SGA CHILDREN Children born small for gestational age (SGA) demonstrate improved cognitive function when exclusively breast-fed for the first 6 months of life. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430497?srcmp=ped-032902

LOW SODIUM INTAKE IN PRETERM INFANTS LINKED TO ADVERSE NEUROLOGIC OUTCOMES Premature infants who do not receive adequate amounts of sodium during the first 2 weeks of life demonstrate poor neurodevelopmental outcomes later in life. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430754?srcmp=ped-032902

MULTIPLE AUTOANTIBODY SCREENING PREDICTS TYPE 1 DIABETES AMONG TEENAGERS It is possible to predict type 1 diabetes in the general population through multiple defined autoantibody testing. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430676?srcmp=ped-032902

TALLER CHILDREN MAY BE AT INCREASED RISK OF TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS Taller children may have an increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes, although the risk appears less pronounced during infancy and early adolescence. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430793?srcmp=ped-032902

CHILDREN WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES AT INCREASED RISK FOR SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is significantly increased in children with type 1 diabetes. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430475?srcmp=ped-032902

MATERNAL ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO USE LINKED WITH ATTENTION DISORDER RISK IN CHILD Pregnant women who drink alcohol and smoke may more than double their child's risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430792?srcmp=ped-032902

LACK OF SEROTONIN RECEPTORS IN INFANCY MAY LEAD TO LATER ANXIETY Findings from a recent animal study suggest that infants who lack a serotonin receptor in the early postnatal period may be at risk of developing anxiety as an adult. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/430787?srcmp=ped-032902

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