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JOURNAL SCAN -- ALLERGY & CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
Review the latest articles on asthma management in children and adults.
Medscape Allergy & Clinical Immunology 2(1) 2002


MANAGEMENT OF SHORT STATURE WITH GROWTH HORMONES
Is there a need for growth hormones in healthy children who do not have growth hormone deficiency?
West J Med 176(3) 2002


HELPING CHILDREN AND TEENS LIVING WITH MENTALLY ILL PARENTS
Children living with mentally ill parents are faced with challenges that their peers probably will never relate to.
Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter 18(7) 2002


INFANT MORTALITY AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT AMONG BLACK AND WHITE INFANTS --- UNITED STATES, 1980--2000
During the past two decades, the overall black-white gap for infant mortality has widened.
MMWR 51(27) 2002


 

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AUTISM MAY RESULT FROM INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION, FETAL DISTRESS
Intrauterine and neonatal factors related to restricted intrauterine growth or fetal distress may be associated with the development of autism.


FEATHER BEDDING SEEMS TO PROTECT AGAINST DUST MITE SENSITIZATION, ASTHMA
Results of a study of children in Tasmania suggest an association between the use of feather bedding and reduced house dust mite (HDM) sensitization and less severe asthma symptoms among HDM-sensitized children.


CHILDHOOD VACCINATIONS ARE NOT RELATED TO THE RISK OF ASTHMA
Routine childhood vaccinations--diphtheria, tetanus and whole cell pertussis (DTP), oral polio vaccine, and measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)--are not associated with the risk of developing asthma.


DESIPRAMINE EFFECTIVE FOR CHILDREN WITH TIC DISORDER AND ADHD
Desipramine effectively reduces symptoms in children with chronic tic disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).


SSRI THERAPY MAY REDUCE GROWTH RATE IN CHILDREN
Findings from a small case study suggest that treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) during childhood can decrease growth.


PREDNISONE THERAPY, DISEASE ADVERSELY AFFECT JUVENILE ARTHRITIS PATIENTS' GROWTH
In patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, final height may depend upon the severity of growth retardation during the active phase of the disease and on catch-up growth after the discontinuation of prednisone.


INTRAARTICULAR STEROIDS SAFE IN TREATING JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS OF HIP
Steroid injections into the hip joint may be effectively used without an added risk of developing femoral head necrosis in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.


ANTI-CCP ANTIBODIES OF LIMITED DIAGNOSTIC VALUE IN JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS
While antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) are an important serologic marker for adult rheumatoid arthritis, an Italian team reports that anti-CCP antibodies are not very useful in diagnosing juvenile idiopathic arthritis as they are only rarely present in these children.


GROWTH HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY PROMOTES LINEAR GROWTH IN CHILDHOOD ALL SURVIVORS
Growth hormone (GH) replacement is safe and effective in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with GH deficiency.


LYMPHOBLAST PERSISTENCE PREDICTS BAD OUTCOME IN CHILDHOOD ACUTE LYMPHOBASTIC LEUKEMIA
In children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the persistence of lymphoblasts in bone marrow on day 15 and days 22 to 25 of remission induction portends a poor treatment outcome.



 

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