Most Recent Articles from Pediatric News

• Schools can slow novel H1N1 spread 

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Schools can play a major role in minimizing the spread of the novel influenza A(H1N1) virus this fall through measures to...

  09/01/09 by Mitchel L. Zoler · More from publication

• AAP's Red Book change in Synagis dosing questioned: calls for fewer doses in some infants 

  A recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics calls for a maximum of three doses of palivizumab, rather than five, for infants of 32-35...

  09/01/09 by Michele G. Sullivan · More from publication

• Congress returns to tackle health reform 

  The hard work of health reform lies in front of Congress as it heads back to work after its 5-week summer recess. Over the next 2 months,...

  09/01/09 by Alicia Ault · More from publication

• Teen ADHD stimulant abuse rose 76% in 7 years 

  Adolescent abuse of prescription stimulant attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder medications increased far more rapidly than general and...

  09/01/09 by Kerri Wachter · More from publication

• Early ACL repair urged in skeletally immature athletes 

  KEYSTONE, COLO. -- Delaying surgical reconstruction of a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in young athletes who have significant growth...

  09/01/09 by Bruce Jancin · More from publication

• Updated polio vaccine recommendations set for optimum early and long-term protection 

  The final dose of the standard four-dose vaccination series with inactivated poliovirus should be administered at 4 years of age or older after a...

  09/01/09 by Jeff Evans · More from publication

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