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Articles in August, 2008 issue of Pediatric News

• Programs promote fitness via lifestyle
  by Sharon Worcester
• States finding way to SCHIP coverage despite obstacles: 'detours' bypass vetoes and economic woes
  by Alicia Ault
• EpiPen needles too short to hit muscle in some kids
  by Betsy Bates
• Median income for pediatric/adolescent physicians
• Switch to HFA-propelled albuterol inhalers now, FDA advisory urges
  by Jeff Evans
• Overall child well-being has improved since 1975
  by Lorinda Bullock
• ADHD prevalence is up among older children
  by Audrey Kubetin
• Extreme prematurity tied to autismlike symptoms
  by Robert Finn
• Sucrose cuts neonate pain, but not in every procedure
  by Heidi Splete
• Physical activity plunges from ages 9 to 15 years
  by Mary Ann Moon
• Warning label for antiepileptic drugs nixed
  by Elizabeth Mechcatie
• Let's reexamine the treatment of URIs
  by Christopher J. Harrison
• HIV rates are low in high-risk adolescent group studied
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Antibiotics-vs.-VUR study seeks patients
• Test international adoptees for tuberculosis
  by Doug Brunk
• Cleaning products drive antimicrobial resistance
  by Jeff Evans
• CDC responds to rabies vaccine supply concerns
  by Miriam E. Tucker
• MRSA spread in part due to stressed health care systems
  by Denise Napoli
• Helicobacter pylori may protect against asthma
  by Nancy Walsh
• Studies uncover adverse reactions to probiotics
  by Robert Finn
• Keep the CAT in the bag
  by William G. Wilkoff
• Did the AAP's clinical statement on lipid screening get it right? Guidelines outline multilevel approach
  by Nicolas Stettler
• Did the AAP's clinical statement on lipid screening get it right? Screening and management are unproved
  by Darshak Sanghavi
• There is no rise in rheumatic fever
  by Amar Dave
• Problems with immunization system
  by R. Joseph Kulangara
• A home visiting success story
  by Suzanne C. Boulter
• Vaccine burden is 'downward spiral'
  by Kelly Thorstad
• Mandated 'jabs' vs. holistic approach
  by Ioana Razi
• Pediatricians must look the part
  by Rodney N. Kreider
• Correction
• Parental illness deserves attention
  by Barbara J. Howard
• Disordered eating linked to thoughts of suicide in teens
  by Diana Mahoney
• Look past asthma in assessing behavior problems
  by Betsy Bates
• Prematurity, LBW linked to autism risk in girls
  by Audrey Kubetin
• Depressed Hispanic moms give infants tea, soda
  by Betsy Bates
• Teens want their physicians to discuss sexuality: but most physicians do not routinely bring up the topic, several studies show
  by Sherry Boschert
• Teen girls lack knowledge of sexually transmitted infections
  by Sherry Boschert
• Early puberty linked to risky behavior in teens
  by Greg Muirhead
• Having Plan B pills on hand fails to alter young women's use
  by Sherry Boschert
• Similarities arise in developmental syndromes
  by Heidi Splete
• AHA launches guidelines on stroke in children
  by Nancy Walsh
• Obstructive sleep apnea can have adverse vascular effects
  by Damian McNamara
• Paper test can reveal childhood absence epilepsy
  by Damian McNamara
• Fetal alcohol syndrome: an undiluted danger
  by Harolyn Belcher
• Behavioral phenotype helps diagnose FASD in children
  by Heidi Splete
• Some genitourinary cases are far from textbook: new data on epididymitis contradict the traditional practice of antibiotic treatment in all cases
  by Doug Brunk
• Nevi linked to neonatal jaundice phototherapy
  by Bruce Jancin
• Be alert to signs of physical abuse in children
  by Damian McNamara
• Recurrent cases are 60% of DKA hospitalizations
  by Bruce Jancin
• Stepwise progress toward an artificial pancreas
  by Bruce Jancin
• Techno-gadgets can make life easier for diabetes patients
  by Joyce Frieden
• Fatty liver disease may signal high CV risk
  by Mary Ann Moon
• Talk therapy fails overweight kids
  by Betsy Bates
• Cautious optimism on leveling of high BMIs
  by Audrey Kubetin
• Teens do well 6 months after gastric banding
  by Alicia Ault
• Metformin may help obese kids shed weight
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Metformin works by cutting hunger, increasing satiety
  by Michele G. Sullivan
• Be aware of unconventional, cultural therapies
  by Damian McNamara
• German study: atopy is key in asthma's origin
  by Bruce Jancin
• Aciphex
  by Damian McNamara
• CPSC: artificial turf's lead not a hazard to kids
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• In hot weather focus on fluids, heat illnesses
  by Susan London
• Pulmonary function declines early in sickle cell disease
  by Nancy Walsh
• Expert stresses prevention of traction alopecia in children
  by Damian McNamara
• L. rhamnosus from birth may reduce later eczema
  by Robert Finn
• Laser with dynamic cooling safely clears hemangiomas
  by Sharon Worcester
• Be tough in negotiating managed care contracts
  by Damian McNamara
• Angst follows physician on Florida's Child Protection Team
  by Damian McNamara
• FDA streamlines terms for drug application responses
  by Miriam E. Tucker
• Congress passes doctor pay increase, Medicare reform
  by Mary Ellen Schneider
• Newborn hearing screening urged
  by Jane Anderson
• Some tween Web use risky
  by Jane Anderson
• SCHIP reporting bill introduced
  by Jane Anderson
• Child skin infections rise
  by Jane Anderson
• Patients rate own MDs higher
  by Jane Anderson
• Most drink fluoridated water
  by Jane Anderson
• Technological tool talk
  by Lee Savio Beers
• Young adults and health insurance
  by Bryan R. Fine
• Political insiders say reform is likely in 2009: a likely Democratic majority in both houses of Congress could made conditions good for big reforms
  by Alicia Ault
• Navigating life as a divorced father
  by Doug Brunk

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