Medscape's Pediatrics MedPulse 19-Oct-01

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Clinical and Psychological Course of Diabetes From Adolescence to Young Adulthood: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

Adolescence is a difficult time for people with type 1 diabetes because glycemic control often deteriorates and the risk of developing long-term complications seems to accelerate.

http://www.medscape.com/43983.rhtml?srcmp=endo-101901

Amotivational Syndrome Linked With SSRI Use in Youth for the First Time

A frontal lobe syndrome characterized by apathy, indifference, loss of initiative and/or disinhibition has developed in some adults during SSRI therapy but has not been previously reported in the pediatric population.

http://www.medscape.com/43862.rhtml?srcmp=FM-101901

Methemoglobinemia

Severe methemoglobinemia is a medical emergency, requiring prompt recognition and appropriate treatment.

http://www.medscape.com/43966.rhtml?srcmp=cc-101901

Postpartum Depression

The Infinite Mind Radio Show explores postpartum depression.

http://www.medscape.com/43863.rhtml?srcmp=endo-101901

Anthrax: What Every Clinician Should Know

This recording of the live webcast from the CDC presents clinical guidelines and procedures for the early recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and reporting of anthrax exposure.

http://www.medscape.com/webcast/anthrax

Book Review - Editorial Peer Review: Its Strengths and Weaknesses

A new book offers an assessment of this system of structured, critical review by subject experts.

http://www.medscape.com/43865.rhtml?srcmp=AIDS-101901

MEDLINE Abstracts - Lyme Disease Vaccine

What's the latest in Lyme disease prevention and vaccination prophylaxis? Find out in this easy-to-navigate collection of recent MEDLINE abstracts compiled by the editors at Medscape Pharmacotherapy.

http://www.medscape.com/43968.rhtml?srcmp=id-101901

Interview -  Sir Paul Nurse, PhD, Nobel Prize for Medicine Winner

What does a winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Medicine have to say about the cell cycle and the future of cancer research?

http://www.medscape.com/43963.rhtml?srcmp=im-101901

Interview - Leland Hartwell, PhD, Nobel Prize for Medicine Winner

A winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Medicine talks about serendipity, budding yeast, and the long road to understanding cancer.

http://www.medscape.com/43976.rhtml?srcmp=im-101901

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_______________________________ NEWS _________________________________

Relationship Between Smoking Reduction in Pregnancy, Birth Weight Not Linear

Pregnant women who cut down their smoking instead of quitting need to reach low levels of exposure in order to improve infant birth weight.

http://www.medscape.com/43883.rhtml?srcmp=FM-101901

Agencies Join Together to Protect Children From Secondhand Smoke

In an effort to educate parents about the health risks of secondhand smoke, the AAAAI is partnering with the EPA to promote the Smoke-Free Home Pledge Campaign.

http://www.medscape.com/43975.rhtml?srcmp=ALL-101901

Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Childhood Increases Risk of Subsequent Asthma

People exposed to environmental tobacco smoke in childhood are more likely develop asthma than are those without such exposure.

http://www.medscape.com/43766.rhtml?srcmp=ALL-101901

Acetaminophen Loading Dose Hastens Fever Reduction in Children

Use of an initial loading dose of acetaminophen appears to be more effective in reducing fever in children than standard maintenance dosing.

http://www.medscape.com/43753.rhtml?srcmp=ped-101901

Early Postnatal BMT Preferable to in Utero Transplantation for SCID

Following a prenatal diagnosis of severe combined immunodeficiency, it is better to arrange early postnatal bone marrow transplantation than to perform in utero transplantation.

http://www.medscape.com/43837.rhtml?srcmp=mm-101901

Self-Poisoning Risk Highest Among Adolescent Girls

Despite an overall decline in poisonings among children and adolescents, teenage girls remain at risk of suicide from overdoses of drugs, such as pain relievers and antidepressants.

http://www.medscape.com/43842.rhtml?srcmp=meds-101901

Long-Term Survival Rates From Childhood Leukemia Reach All-Time High

More than 80% of children diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia survive for at least 10 years.

http://www.medscape.com/43805.rhtml?srcmp=meds-101901

Early Vaccination for Measles and Mumps Appears Effective

Vaccination of infants for measles during the first year of life may be an effective strategy in the global effort to eradicate measles.

http://www.medscape.com/43818.rhtml?srcmp=id-101901

Rotavirus Vaccine Does Not Increase Risk of Infant Intussusception

The number of intussusception cases in infants who received the rotavirus vaccine appears to be substantially lower than initially estimated.

http://www.medscape.com/43778.rhtml?srcmp=gas-101901

HIV Prevention in Urban US More Effective Before Onset of Sexual Activity

Adolescents who have not yet become sexually active appear to benefit more from an HIV sexual risk prevention intervention than do their sexually active counterparts.

http://www.medscape.com/43851.rhtml?srcmp=AIDS-101901

White Coat Hypertension Common in Children With Mild or Borderline Hypertension

A transient increase in blood pressure in the presence of medical personnel is highly prevalent in children with mild or borderline casual hypertension, but uncommon in children with moderate or severe hypertension.

http://www.medscape.com/43794.rhtml?srcmp=Card-101901

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BIOTERRORISM RESOURCE CENTER: ARE WE PREPARED FOR A BIO-TERRORIST ATTACK?      

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ANTHRAX: WHAT EVERY CLINICIAN SHOULD KNOW 

This recording of the live webcast from the CDC presents clinical guidelines and procedures for the early recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and reporting of anthrax exposure. A panel of experts from the CDC provide an overview of clinical, laboratory and public health preparedness for potential Bacillus anthracis incidence. Sponsored by the American Hospital Assn., American Medical Assn., Public Health Training Network, CDC, and the University of North Carolina School of Public Health. 

http://www.medscape.com/webcast/anthrax

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