AAP Pediatrics

AAP Pediatrics

First Read: Invasion of, or Incision By, the Surgical Robots
Source: pediatricsblog.blogspot.com
More and more we are beginning to hear about the robotic-assisted surgery in the pediatric operating room; thus this week, van Haasteren et al. (doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-3822) have provided us with an updated review on this new technology and how it is being used and studied in pediatrics. ...
November 16 at 10:17am
AAP Pediatrics

AAP Pediatrics

Food Allergy Among Children in the United States -- Branum and Lukacs, 10.1542/peds.2009-1210 -- Ped
Source: pediatrics.aappublications.org
Infant, Child, and Women's Health Statistics Branch, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland
November 16 at 6:45am
AAP Pediatrics

AAP Pediatrics

Best-Practice Guidelines for Physical Activity at Child Care -- McWilliams et al., 10.1542/peds.2009
Source: pediatrics.aappublications.org
, Sarah C. Ball, MPH, RDa, Sara E. Benjamin, PhD, MPH, RDb, Derek Hales, PhDa, Amber Vaughn, MPH, RDa and Dianne S. Ward, EdDc
November 16 at 6:45am
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AAP Pediatrics Check out the latest blog entry from Pediatrics Editor, Dr. Lewis First!

First Read: Rock(s) of (Young) Ages
Source: pediatricsblog.blogspot.com
While kidney stones are usually thought of as an adult malady, they can and do occur in children. Unfortunately, according to an early release study this week by Polito et al. (doi:10.1542/peds.2009-0825), ...
November 9 at 7:04am
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AAP Pediatrics Check out our latest early releases for the week on the Pediatrics web site http://www.pediatrics.org.

November 9 at 6:21am
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AAP Pediatrics Check out the latest blog entry from Pediatrics Editor, Dr. Lewis First!

First Read: State of the Art Reviews: New Ongoing Series to Focus on Transitional Care
Source: pediatricsblog.blogspot.com
Given the importance of optimizing the transition of care of children surviving with chronic illness into adulthood, Dr. Phyllis Dennery, our associate editor for State of the Art Reviews has commissioned a series of articles focusing on this topic over the next several months. ...
November 5 at 11:51am
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AAP Pediatrics

Media Violence -- Council on Communications and Media 124 (5): 1495 -- Pediatrics
Source: pediatrics.aappublications.org
Exposure to violence in media, including television, movies, music, and video games, represents a significant risk to the health of children and adolescents. Extensive research evidence indicates ...
November 2 at 6:58am
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AAP Pediatrics

Impact of Music, Music Lyrics, and Music Videos on Children and Youth -- Council on Communications a
Source: pediatrics.aappublications.org
Music plays an important role in the socialization of children and adolescents. Popular music is present almost everywhere, and it is easily available through the radio, various recordings, the ...
November 2 at 6:58am
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AAP Pediatrics http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/124/5/1474

Tobacco Use: A Pediatric Disease -- Committee on Environmental Health, Committee on Substance Abuse,
Source: pediatrics.aappublications.org
Tobacco use and secondhand tobacco-smoke (SHS) exposure are major national and international health concerns. Pediatricians and other clinicians who care for children are uniquely positioned to assist patients and families with tobacco-use prevention and treatment. ...
October 26 at 12:30pm
Robbie Crowder
Robbie Crowder
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/83/1/A54
October 30 at 10:49am
Robbie Crowder
Robbie Crowder
I would like to know if a child showed severe reactions to shot 1 of pertussis.should shot 2 have been given to this child without looking to see if child was reacting to any active ingredients in this vaccine. And should DR be held accountable for doing nothing for future testing and saying it was safe to give second pertussis vaccine to child... ... Read MoreRead More .... Read Moreand that the fever and seizers were normal and would pass. This happened in Cornwall Ontario Canada in 1983 by a pediatrician.the boy is now 25 and severally mentally challenged since the day second injection was given.Like so many other poor children this has happened to.
October 30 at 10:54am
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Tobacco as a Substance of Abuse -- Sims and the Committee on Substance Abuse 124 (5): e1045 -- Pedia
Source: pediatrics.aappublications.org
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of morbidity and death in the United States. Because 80% to 90% of adult smokers began during adolescence, and two thirds became regular, daily smokers before they reached 19 years of age, tobacco use may be viewed as a pediatric disease. ...
October 26 at 12:29pm
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Secondhand and Prenatal Tobacco Smoke Exposure -- Best et al. 124 (5): e1017 -- Pediatrics
Source: pediatrics.aappublications.org
Secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure of children and their families causes significant morbidity and mortality. In their personal and professional roles, pediatricians have many opportunities to advocate ...
October 26 at 12:29pm
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AAP Pediatrics

Effectiveness of Belt Positioning Booster Seats: An Updated Assessment -- Arbogast et al., 10.1542/p
Source: pediatrics.aappublications.org
aCenter for Injury Research and Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; andbCenter for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 20 at 7:03am
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AAP Pediatrics

Audio-Recorded Guided Imagery Treatment Reduces Functional Abdominal Pain in Children: A Pilot Study
Source: pediatrics.aappublications.org
, Denesh K. Chitkara, MDa, Olafur S. Palsson, PsyDa, Marsha Turner, MAa, Nanette Blois-Martin, PNPa, Martin Ulshen, MDb and William E. Whitehead, PhDa
October 13 at 7:37am
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AAP Pediatrics

Autoerotic Asphyxiation: Secret Pleasure--Lethal Outcome? -- Cowell, 10.1542/peds.2009-0730 -- Pedia
Source: pediatrics.aappublications.org
Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and Graduate Medical Education, Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, West Virginia
October 12 at 9:35am
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AAP Pediatrics

Snacking in Children: The Role of Urban Corner Stores -- Borradaile et al., 10.1542/peds.2009-0964 -
Source: pediatrics.aappublications.org
, Sandy Sherman, EdDb, Stephanie S. Vander Veur, MPHa, Tara McCoy, MEda, Brianna Sandoval, MSSPb, Joan Nachmani, MS, CNS, SNSc, Allison Karpyn, PhDb and Gary D. Foster, PhDa
October 12 at 9:34am