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MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE AS A CAUSE OF MENINGOENCEPHALITIS IN AN 8-YEAR-OLD BOY The outcome of M pneumoniae-induced neurologic disease is highly variable, ranging from full recovery to death. Infect Med 19(1) 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/423486?srcmp=ped-030802

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POPULATIONS RECEIVING OPTIMALLY FLUORIDATED PUBLIC DRINKING WATER --- UNITED STATES, 2000 Slow progress has been made toward increasing access to optimally fluoridated water. MMWR 51(7) 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429345?srcmp=ped-030802

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CONGENITAL MALARIA AS A RESULT OF PLASMODIUM MALARIAE --- NORTH CAROLINA, 2000 Suspect malaria when treating an infant with fever if the mother has traveled or lived in a malarious area. MMWR 51(8) 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429342?srcmp=ped-030802

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RASHES AMONG SCHOOLCHILDREN --- 14 STATES, OCTOBER 4, 2001--FEBRUARY 27, 2002 Further investigation is needed to determine whether a common etiology for these rashes exists. MMWR 51(8) 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429341?srcmp=ped-030802

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--Infants--

BREASTFEEDING DIRECTLY RELATED TO LEAD RELEASE FROM BONE

Women who exclusively breastfeed their infants have higher blood lead levels than women who engage in mixed feeding practices or those who do not breastfeed. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429381?srcmp=ped-030802

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INFERTILITY THERAPY LINKED TO BIRTH DEFECTS AND LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANTS The use of assisted reproductive technologies is associated with a significant increase in the risk of major birth defects and in the likelihood of having a low-birth-weight infant. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429648?srcmp=ped-030802

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BENEFIT OF POSTNATAL HORMONE REPLACEMENT DEMONSTRATED IN VERY PREMATURE GIRLS Measurable biological effects are seen in extremely premature female infants treated postnatally with replacement of estradiol and progesterone. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429624?srcmp=ped-030802

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LOWER VACCINE RESPONSE PERSISTS IN EXTREMELY PREMATURE INFANTS Former extremely preterm infants have lower antibody titers to many vaccine antigens at 7 years than children born at full term. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429596?srcmp=ped-030802

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SMALL-FOR-GESTATIONAL-AGE CHILDREN MAY FARE POORLY IN SCHOOL Compared with their appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) counterparts, children who were small-for-gestational-age (SGA) are more likely to show poor academic achievement in later years. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429372?srcmp=ped-030802

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MANY SUBURBAN KIDS WITH ASTHMA ARE SENSITIZED TO COCKROACH ALLERGEN Many middle class children with asthma who live in the suburbs are exposed to and become sensitized to cockroach allergen in the home, unbeknownst to their parents. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429642?srcmp=ped-030802

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COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL ASTHMA MANAGEMENT GARNERS INTEREST AT AAAAI MEETING A cognitive-behavioral program developed by Dr. Stuart Allen Tousman of Rockford College in Illinois led to a significant improvement in the way participants manage their asthma. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429576?srcmp=ped-030802

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PNEUMOCOCCAL RESISTANCE IN CHILDREN CONTINUES TO RISE Antibiotic resistance among pneumococcal isolates recovered from children with invasive infections has progressively increased in the US. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429639?srcmp=ped-030802

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DELAY IN THREE-DRUG HAART DOES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT HIV RESPONSE IN CHILDREN Treating HIV-positive children with triple drug highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) after first starting them on two antiretrovirals does not seem to affect the reduction in viral load. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429730?srcmp=ped-030802

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CHEMOTHERAPY FOR PEDIATRIC ALL DOES NOT GREATLY IMPAIR COGNITIVE FUNCTION Children who receive chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or as part of a stem cell transplantation (SCT) conditioning regimen do not exhibit major cognitive impairment. Reuters Health Information 2002 http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429393?srcmp=ped-030802

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