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MedPulse is a weekly index of key news and features on Medscape's
specialty sites compiled by Medscape's Editors.
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MASTERS OF PEDIATRICS: GROWTH AND NUTRITION SESSIONS
Deciphering a growth curve is an important tool for monitoring normal childhood growth and highlighting abnormalities.
medscape.com/viewprogram/1819?srcmp=ped-053102
JOURNALSCAN - PEDIATRICS, MAY 2002
Read summaries of the latest scientific articles from The New England Journal of Medicine, Pediatrics, and more.
Medscape Pediatrics 4(1) 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/434064?srcmp=ped-053102
SPLENIC INJURY FROM BIKE ACCIDENT?
How should this patient with a "minor" splenic injury from a bike accident be managed?
Medscape Surgery 4(1) 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/433915?srcmp=ped-053102
MODERN REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT SHAPED BY PEDIATRIC PHARMACOLOGY
Developments in pediatric medicine have shaped both the regulatory environments of the US and the FDA.
Brown University Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology Update 4(5) 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/433244?srcmp=ped-053102
MMR VACCINE AND AUTISM COMPLICATIONS: NO ASSOCIATION; EARLY MULTIPLE VACCINATIONS NOT RISKY; FDA SAYS NO TO BLOOD FROM XENOTRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS; LYME VACCINE OFF THE US MARKET...
Read brief summaries of the latest infectious disease findings.
Infect Med 19(4) 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/433133?srcmp=ped-053102
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ROLE OF CORPECTOMY FOR MANAGING CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS
Surgical advances have expanded the role of corpectomy for managing
cervical spondylosis. Review indications, techniques, complications,
and outcomes in "Role of Corpectomy in Cervical Spondylosis," available
in the Spine Surgery area of the Medscape Spine Disorders Resource Center
at medscape.com/mp/rc/spine
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--Asthma--
INHALED BUDESONIDE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN CROMOLYN FOR YOUNG ASTHMATIC CHILDREN
Budesonide inhalation suspension controls the rate of asthma exacerbations in young children more effectively than nebulized cromolyn sodium.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/434195?srcmp=ped-053102
EXHALED NO MAY INDICATE INFLAMMATION IN PEDIATRIC ASTHMA
Levels of exhaled nitric oxide appear to correlate with levels of airway eosinophils in children with asthma, which may provide a marker of airway inflammation in these patients.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/434269?srcmp=ped-053102
BONE DENSITY OF ASTHMATIC CHILDREN NOT AFFECTED BY INHALED CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY
Results of a cross-sectional study suggest that long-term inhaled corticosteroid therapy does not have a negative effect on bone mineral density (BMD) in asthmatic children.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/434397?srcmp=ped-053102
--Behavioral Disorders--
VENLAFAXINE HELPFUL IN GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER IN CHILDREN
Venlafaxine XR was found to be safe and effective for treatment of generalized anxiety disorder in children aged 6 years and older.
MedscapeWire 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/434207?srcmp=ped-053102
MATERNAL ADHD LIMITS SUCCESS OF CHILD TRAINING PROGRAM
A training program geared to help parents interact with their preschool children who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is unsuccessful among mothers who themselves have high levels of ADHD symptoms.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/434167?srcmp=ped-053102
--Infectious Diseases--
HIB CONJUGATE VACCINE REDUCES HIB DISEASE EVEN WHEN HIV PREVALENCE IS HIGH
Although the effectiveness of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine is reduced by more than half in children infected with HIV, the vaccine's effectiveness in the overall population is high enough to merit its use in developing countries where HIV prevalence is high.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/434274?srcmp=ped-053102
PEDIATRIC HIV STATUS DOES NOT AFFECT INFLUENZA INFECTION OUTCOMES
The clinical outcomes of HIV-infected children with influenza virus-associated lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) are similar to those of HIV-uninfected children, according to a recent report.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/434191?srcmp=ped-053102
BCG VACCINE DECREASES SEVERITY BUT NOT INCIDENCE OF TB
The BCG vaccine does not prevent infection with tuberculosis but may decrease the risk of severe forms of the disease.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/434257?srcmp=ped-053102
LAMIVUDINE MODERATELY EFFECTIVE IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS B
In children with chronic hepatitis B, lamivudine therapy is associated with a higher virologic response rate than placebo.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/434400?srcmp=ped-053102
--Oncology--
UNRELATED MARROW TRANSPLANT CAN BE EFFECTIVE FOR ALL IN SECOND REMISSION
For many children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in second remission, bone marrow transplants from unrelated donors may prove curative.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/434273?srcmp=ped-053102
RADIOTHERAPY FOR WILMS TUMOR RAISES PREGNANCY RISKS
Women who have received flank radiation for Wilms tumor are at increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, including fetal malposition, premature labor, and having an infant with congenital malformations.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/434164?srcmp=ped-053102
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