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DERMADIAGNOSIS - JUNE 2001

A 14-year-old boy presents with a history of localized hair loss.

Clinician Reviews 11(6):92, 95, 2001

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/40993.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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GLOBAL PROGRESS TOWARD LABORATORY CONTAINMENT OF WILD POLIOVIRUSES, JUNE

2001

Once wild poliovirus transmission ceases and laboratories are the only

source of wild poliovirus, an increase in precautions will be needed to

minimize the risk for reintroducing wild polioviruses from stored

sources and for ensuring the safe handling and disposal of these

materials.

MMWR 50(29):620-623, 2001. Centers for Disease Control

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41150.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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TOPIRAMATE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SEIZURES IN CHILDREN

Topiramate the drug has only recently been approved for children as

young as 2 years of age. There are now a number of studies of this drug

in the pediatric

population, highlighting both its efficacy and the growing concern over

its adverse effect profile.

Pediatric Pharmacotherapy (7)6, 2001

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41200.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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LETTER - IOM SCRUTINIZES LINK BETWEEN VACCINES, NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS

Some subpopulations are routinely exposed to levels of mercury of a

magnitude greater than those from vaccines, dental amalgam, or eating

fish.

Medscape Pediatrics, 2001

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41201.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF GENES ON XP CONTROLLING TURNER SYNDROME AND

PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE (POF)

Monosomy X has been known to be the chromosomal basis of Turner syndrome

(TS) for more than four decades.

Sem Reproductive Med 19(2):141-146, 2001.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41216.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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MED.PIX - JULY 2001

A 14-year-boy is seen in the office with his mother because he noticed 3

new bumps on his abdomen (figure 1).

Journal of West Med 175(1):10-11, 2001

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41225.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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RISK OF PERINATAL TRANSMISSION WITH TREATMENT COMBINATIONS OF

INTRAPARTUM AND NEWBORN ZIDOVUDINE MONOTHERAPY

To determine perinatal transmission rates when zidovudine (ZDV) was

given either to mothers after labor had begun, to their infants

postnatally, or both.

The AIDS Reader 11(5):269-277, 2001

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41238.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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USE OF ORAL CREATINE AS AN ERGOGENIC AID FOR INCREASED SPORTS

PERFORMANCE: PERCEPTIONS OF ADOLESCENT ATHLETES

Competitive athletes, including adolescents, seek ways to gain advantage

over competitors.

South Med J 94(6):608-612, 2001

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41246.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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MEDLINE ABSTRACTS - PCA USE IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS

What's the latest in patient controlled analgesia in pediatric patients?

Find out in this easy-to-navigate collection of recent MEDLINE abstracts

compiled by the editors at Medscape Pharmacotherapy.

Medscape Pharmacotherapy, 2001

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41247.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE AT HIGHER RISK OF DEATH

Children in foster care are more likely to die from causes such as

suicide or substance abuse than other children are, Finnish researchers

said Friday.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41022.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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INTRANASAL FLU VACCINE FAILS TO EARN CRITICAL ENDORSEMENT FROM FDA PANEL

A highly anticipated intranasal influenza vaccine might not be available

for the 2001 flu season, after a panel of advisors to the US Food and

Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday voted against the approval of Aviron

Inc.'s FluMist due to safety concerns.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41030.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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STEROID THERAPY FOR ASTHMA CAN CAUSE DELAY IN GROWTH IN YOUNG CHILDREN

Children under 5 years who start treatment with inhaled corticosteroids

for asthma require long-term growth monitoring, reports a team of

researchers in Ankara, Turkey.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41041.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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PAROXETINE WELL TOLERATED AND EFFECTIVE FOR MAJOR DEPRESSION IN

ADOLESCENTS

Paroxetine (Paxil, GlaxoSmithKline) appears to be a well tolerated,

effective therapy for adolescents with major depression, according to a

report published in the July issue of the Journal of the American

Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41044.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO METHAMPHETAMINE TIED TO NEUROCHEMICAL ALTERATION

Children who are exposed to methamphetamine in utero have signs of

altered energy metabolism in the brain, the results of a small study

show.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41050.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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LAWMAKERS DEBUNK THE SAFE ECSTASY MYTH

Federal lawmakers are trying to combat the rapidly rising popularity of

Ecstasy, also known as methylenedioxymethamphetamine or MDMA, among

teenagers with a message that the drug is psychologically addictive and

physically dangerous.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41054.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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TWO UK OPHTHALMOLOGISTS URGE CRACKDOWN ON AIR GUNS

Two British ophthalmologists are calling for tougher laws on ownership

of air guns after a survey they carried out revealed that young men

continue to suffer devastating injuries from accidents involving such

weapons.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41056.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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FIRST SPECIFIC TYROSINE KINASE DEFICIENCY LINKED TO ALL

For the first time, deficiency of a specific tyrosine kinase, spleen

tyrosine kinase (SYK), has been linked to malignancy, according to a

report published in the July 5th issue of Oncogene.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41070.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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THE YOUNG PREFER RAPID SALIVA HIV TEST

Young people between 12 and 24 years old prefer a saliva HIV test that

provides rapid results, researchers report in the July issue of the

Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41114.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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SUICIDE ATTEMPTS MORE LIKELY AMONG ADOLESCENTS WITH SAME-SEX SEXUAL

ORIENTATION

Adolescent boys and girls with a same-sex sexual orientation are twice

as likely to attempt suicide compared with other adolescents, according

to a report in the August issue of the American Journal of Public

Health.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41131.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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EVIDENCE THAT DAYCARE EXPOSURE PROTECTS AGAINST DIABETES IS STILL

EQUIVOCAL

A meta-analysis suggests that daycare exposure may have a protective

effect against the development of type 1 diabetes. However, more

evidence is needed to confirm this effect.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41134.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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DATING VIOLENCE AGAINST TEENAGE GIRLS INCREASES HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS

About 20% of female public high school students in the US are assaulted

by dating partners, investigators report in The Journal of the American

Medical Association for August 1.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41144.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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FDA URGED TO ALLOW TEENS IN CLINICAL TRIALS WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT

The US Food and Drug Administration may soon come under pressure from a

group of expert government advisors to allow teenagers to enroll in

certain clinical trials without the consent or knowledge of their

parents.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41145.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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ALLERGY FEARS PROMPT INFANT FORMULA RECALL

A nationwide alert has been issued by Mead Johnson Nutritionals about

potential allergic reactions to ingredients in their LactoFree infant

formula sample packs.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41146.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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CHLAMYDIA RATE DROPS IN YOUNG US WOMEN

The rate of chlamydia infection declined by one third during the 1990s

among young, lower-income women in the US, according to researchers from

the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41172.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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COMMITTEE APPROVES PEDIATRIC DRUG LAW RENEWAL

A 1997 law granting drugmakers an additional 6 months of patent life if

they test their products on children would be made permanent under

legislation approved by a Senate Committee Wednesday.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41178.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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AUTOANTIBODIES PRESENT IN ALMOST ALL NEW-ONSET TYPE 1 DIABETES CASES

Almost everyone who develops type 1 diabetes has one or more

autoantibodies present at the onset of the disease, Dr. William E.

Winter reported on Wednesday at a meeting of the American Association

for Clinical Chemistry in Chicago.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41179.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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US OFFICIALS INAUGURATE NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS MONTH

Proclaiming August as the first National Immunization Awareness Month,

federal health officials on Wednesday urged parents and physicians to

make sure children are up-to-date on vaccines before entering school

this fall.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41180.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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OUTBREAK OF 'PSEUDOMONAS HOT-FOOT SYNDROME' TRACED TO WADING POOL

Physicians in Canada report what they believe to be the first outbreak

of 'Pseudomonas hot-foot syndrome,' characterized by 'exquisitely tender

erythematous plantar nodules.'

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/41276.rhtml?srcmp=ped-080301

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