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SAFETY COMMISSION ISSUES HIGH CHAIR RECALL
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has just
announced the third-largest high chair recall in American history.
http://pediatrics.medscape.com/40292.rhtml?srcmp=ped-071301
SOME UNBORN CHILDREN COULD GET MEDICAL COVERAGE UNDER
BUSH PLAN
The Bush administration is seeking to craft controversial
policy that would enable states to define unborn children as persons eligible
for public health insurance, according to a draft letter from the office that
oversees the government's health programs for the poor.
http://pediatrics.medscape.com/40078.rhtml?srcmp=ped-071301
CHILDHOOD FEBRILE CONVULSIONS LINKED TO IMPROVED
MEMORY ABILITY
While findings from several studies have established a
link between childhood febrile convulsions and lower intelligence, a new study
finds that a history of febrile convulsions seems to be tied to
above-averageworking memory.
http://pediatrics.medscape.com/40105.rhtml?srcmp=ped-071301
IN UTERO AND PERINATAL FACTORS MAY INFLUENCE ASTHMA
RISK IN HILDREN
Complications during pregnancy or delivery, illness
during the first week of life and low birthweight appear to be associated with
an increased risk of childhood asthma.
http://pediatrics.medscape.com/40115.rhtml?srcmp=ped-071301
MANY CHILDREN LIKELY OVERDOSED OR UNDERDOSED WITH
EPINEPHRINE
AUTO-INJECTORS
Because epinephrine auto-injectors are only available
in two preset doses, many children are probably overdosed or underdosed when
treated for anaphylaxis, Canadian researchers report in the June issue of the
Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
http://pediatrics.medscape.com/40122.rhtml?srcmp=ped-071301
NEUROPEPTIDE LINKED TO DECREASED COGNITIVE FUNCTION
AFTER EARLY-LIFE STRESS
Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) appears TO have
a role in the mechanisms associated with cognitive impairment that develops
after stress in early life, according to the results of experiments in an
animal model.
http://pediatrics.medscape.com/40133.rhtml?srcmp=ped-071301
NEUTROPHIL CD11B AND INTERLEUKIN 8 MARKERS EARLY-ONSET
NEONATAL SEPSIS
The expression of CD11b on neutrophils and levels
circulating interleukin 8 (IL-8) may identify early-onset sepsis in neonates,
researchers from the University of Helsinki report in the July
electronic version of Pediatrics.
http://pediatrics.medscape.com/40134.rhtml?srcmp=ped-071301
PERTUSSIS IMMUNITY WANES 5 YEARS AFTER VACCINATION OR
INFECTION
Booster immunization with pertussis vaccines may be
necessary if adolescents and adults are to retain immunity against the
infection, investigators in Italy report.
http://pediatrics.medscape.com/40146.rhtml?srcmp=ped-071301
ROUTINE ELISA AFTER NEGATIVE PCR TEST OF HIV-EXPOSED
INFANTS NOT
COST-EFFECTIVE
After three negative PCR tests, the use of an ELISA to
document seroreversion in infants of HIV-infected mothers seems not to be 'an appropriate
use of medical resources,' according to a report in the July electronic version
of Pediatrics.
http://pediatrics.medscape.com/40213.rhtml?srcmp=ped-071301
PROGNOSIS IMPROVING FOR CHILDREN VERTICALLY INFECTED
WITH HIV
Children who are vertically infected with HIV face
increasingly favorable prognoses during the era of effective antiretroviral
therapy (ART), according to a report in the July issue of Pediatrics.
http://pediatrics.medscape.com/40367.rhtml?srcmp=ped-071301
REACTION TO YELLOW FEVER VACCINE LINKED TO SEVERAL
RECENT DEATHS
The 17DD and 17D-204 yellow fever vaccines have been
associated with six deaths in Brazil, the US and Australia, according to three
reports in July 14th issue of The Lancet.
http://pediatrics.medscape.com/40369.rhtml?srcmp=ped-071301
DDT EXPOSURE LINKED TO INCREASE IN LOW BIRTHWEIGHT AND
PRETERM BIRTHS
Women exposed to DDT are at an increased risk of
having preterm delivery or a low-birthweight infant, which may increase the
risk of infant mortality, researchers report in The Lancet for July 14.
http://pediatrics.medscape.com/40379.rhtml?srcmp=ped-071301
CDC UPDATES RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING 2001-02
INFLUENZA VACCINE SCHEDULE
In anticipation of influenza vaccine distribution
delays, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee
on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has developed supplemental recommendations for
this fall's vaccination schedule.
http://pediatrics.medscape.com/40389.rhtml?srcmp=ped-071301
CPSC AND MATTEL LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO WARN OF SOFT
BEDDING HAZARDS
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission and
toy-maker Mattel Inc. have launched a 'Sleep Safe, Play Safe' campaign to
educate parents about the hazards of soft bedding and extra mattresses in
playpens.
http://pediatrics.medscape.com/40390.rhtml?srcmp=ped-071301
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