MEDSCAPE's Pediatrics MedPulse 2-21-02

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SERVICE FROM THE HEART -- LESSONS FROM MOZAMBIQUE

Read about one physician's experience strengthening the Chain of Hope for sick children in Africa.

Medscape General Medicine 4(1) 2002

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/423230

JOURNALSCAN - PEDIATRICS, FEBRUARY 2002

Journal Scan is a clinician's guide to the latest research findings in Pediatrics, The Journal of Pediatrics, and more.

Medscape Pediatrics 4(1) 2002

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/424625

IMPACTS OF A PBM-BASED DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ON ASTHMA MEDICATION USE

This program may improve asthma therapy by increasing usage of AICMs and reducing reliance on quick-relief medications.

J Managed Care Pharm 7(6) 2001

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/421557

MANAGEMENT OF LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY

The average complication rate for limb lengthening is approximately one complication for every procedure.

J South Orthop Assoc 10(2) 2001

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/423194

EMERGING SPINE SURGICAL TECHNIQUES, FREE CME CREDIT, AND MORE

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___________________________________ NEWS ______________________________

--General Pediatrics Issues--

ER STAFF WARY OF PARENTS STAYING DURING TREATMENT

The majority of physicians and nurses are hesitant about letting parents stay with their children while they undergo certain types of treatment in a hospital emergency room.

Reuters Health Information 2002

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/425148

INTENSIVE EXERCISE DOES NOT SLOW GROWTH OR MATURATION IN GIRLS

Intensive training in sports, such as gymnastics, does not appear to delay the growth and maturation of young girls.

Reuters Health Information 2002

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/424294

--Diabetes and Obesity--

RAPID WEIGHT GAIN IN INFANCY ASSOCIATED WITH OVERWEIGHT STATUS IN

CHILDHOOD

The results of a study published in Pediatrics suggest there is an association between rapid weight gain during the first 4 months of life and an increased risk of being overweight at 7 years.

Reuters Health Information 2002

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/424265

OBESITY AND GLYBURIDE USE ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE PANCREATITIS RISK

Obesity and the use of glyburide appear to be risk factors for acute pancreatitis.

Reuters Health Information 2002

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/425488

INSULIN RESISTANCE PREDICTS ADULT OBESITY IN WHITE GIRLS

Although obese children usually remain obese in adulthood, high insulin resistance in childhood appears to reduce the risk of adult obesity in overweight girls, but not in overweight boys.

Reuters Health Information 2002

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/425197

NEW ADA GUIDELINES FOCUS ON CONTROLLING GLUCOSE, NOT RESTRICTING FOODS

It now appears that restricting certain types of foods is not necessary to keep blood sugar levels under control.

MedscapeWire 2002

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/424640

--Hematologic Disorders--

WEEKLY IRON, FOLIC ACID SUPPLEMENT REDUCES ANEMIA IN HIGH PREVALENCE POPULATION

Once-a-week supplementation with iron and folic acid is as effective as daily supplementation in reducing the incidence of anemia among adolescent girls.

Reuters Health Information 2002

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/425543

INTERFERON-ALPHA AND CYTARABINE USEFUL IN PEDIATRIC CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA

The combination of interferon-alpha and cytarabine appears helpful in the treatment of children with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia.

Reuters Health Information 2002

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/425497

ZINC MAY SPUR GROWTH IN CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL ANEMIA

Young sickle cell patients with delayed growth and maturation may benefit from zinc supplements.

Reuters Health Information 2002

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/425535

--Neurological Disorders--

STUNTING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD LINKED TO LATER COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT

Children who demonstrate stunted development in the first 2 years of life are at increased risk of poor cognitive function in late childhood.

Reuters Health Information 2002

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/425581

STRUCTURAL BRAIN ABNORMALITIES IDENTIFIED IN AUTISTIC PATIENTS

Autistic patients differ from healthy subjects in the size, number, and arrangement of minicolumns, the basic functional unit of the brain.

Reuters Health Information 2002

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/425494

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