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AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION 155TH ANNUAL MEETING
Summaries of the latest data on childhood psychiatric disorders from the 2002 American Psychiatric Association meeting held in Philadelphia.
medscape.com/viewprogram/1913?srcmp=ped-062102
JOURNALSCAN - ALLERGY & CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY, APRIL 2002
A review of some of the most current journal articles in allergy and clinical immunology
Medscape Allergy & Clinical Immunology 2(1) 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/436568?srcmp=ped-062102
DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL? ADOLESCENTS WANT TO DISCUSS HEALTH RISKS
Clinicians should increase confidential time with teen patients.
Journal Watch 1(1) 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/436312?srcmp=ped-062102
HOW TO HELP CHILDREN AT RISK OF DEVELOPING A BORDERLINE OR NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER
Neurobiological vulnerabilities and adverse childhood experiences, can contribute developing personality disorders.
Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter 18(6) 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/433926?srcmp=ped-062102
TUMORS OF THE SKULL BASE IN CHILDREN: REVIEW OF TUMOR TYPES AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Pediatric skull base tumors are a therapeutic challenge because of unique composition and the size of the patients.
Neurosurg Focus 12(5) 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/436107?srcmp=ped-062102
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EBV ROLE IN PATHOGENESIS OF HODGKIN'S DISEASE?
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--Fetal and Infant Development--
INFANTS OF HIV-INFECTED MOTHERS EXHIBIT PERSISTENT CARDIAC DYSFUNCTION
Infants born to mothers infected with HIV exhibit left ventricular dysfunction regardless of their HIV status.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/436793?srcmp=ped-062102
EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT CHILDREN OFTEN HAVE COMPLEX LEARNING DISABILITIES
Complex learning disabilities in multiple academic areas are common in extremely low birth weight children with broadly average intelligence.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/436854?srcmp=ped-062102
BABYWALKERS DELAY NORMAL LOCOMOTOR MILESTONES IN INFANTS
Infants who use babywalkers have delayed development of locomotor milestones and an increased risk of injury.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/437013?srcmp=ped-062102
--Child and Adolescent Health--
REVERSIBLE FACTORS AFFECT ASTHMA MEDICATION UNDERUSE BY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
Changes in the approach to treatment and follow-up could improve the use of controller medications for asthma by Medicaid-insured children with asthma.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/436765?srcmp=ped-062102
HEAD AND NECK CANCER RATES INCREASING AMONG US CHILDREN
Childhood cancer has been on the rise over the past couple of decades in the US and elsewhere, but cancers of the head and neck appear to be outpacing other cancers among American children.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/436946?srcmp=ped-062102
PAIN LINKED WITH HIGHER MORTALITY IN HIV-INFECTED CHILDREN ON HAART
Pain is an independent indicator of mortality in children with HIV disease, according to members of the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group's Late Outcomes Study.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/436934?srcmp=ped-062102
NO COMMON CAUSE FOUND FOR RASHES SEEN IN US CHILDREN
No common source has been identified for the rashes reported among US schoolchildren in recent months, researchers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/437012?srcmp=ped-062102
LACTOBACILLI AMELIORATE ACUTE CHILDHOOD DIARRHEA WHEN ADMINISTERED EARLY
Oral bacteriotherapy with Lactobacillus rhamnosus and L. reuteri reduces the duration of diarrhea in children with mild gastroenteritis and in those with more severe disease requiring hospitalization.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/436929?srcmp=ped-062102
BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR MIGRAINE IN TEENS MAY BE BETTER THAN TRIPTANS
Behavioral treatment may surpass treatment with triptan drugs for adolescents with chronic migraine, Ohio University investigators predict.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/437015?srcmp=ped-062102
--Guidelines and Practices--
AMA TAKES ON BULLIES AND CONTINUES CAMPAIGN AGAINST BOXING
Seven to 15% of school-age children are bullies, and 1 in 10 school children is a victim of bullying, according to a report by the American Medical Association's Council on Scientific Affairs.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/437005?srcmp=ped-062102
EU PROPOSES MEASURES TO CURB YOUTH TOBACCO USE
The European Union's executive body, hoping to keep children from becoming addicted to smoking, proposed new measures on Monday to make it more difficult for minors to buy cigarettes.
Reuters Health Information 2002
medscape.com/viewarticle/436755?srcmp=ped-062102
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