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Contents: Volume 29, Issue 12   [Index by Author]         NEWS AND FEATURES        HEALTH BRIEFS        WASHINGTON REPORT        LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT        2008 NCE        RESEARCH UPDATE        FOCUS ON SUBSPECIALTIES        CHAPTERS VIEWS AND NEWS        PEDIATRICIANS AND THE LAW        CODING CORNER        FDA UPDATE        FOR YOUR INFORMATION        FOR YOUR BENEFIT        CME        HEALTH ALERTS        FELLOWS IN THE NEWS        IN MEMORIAM        SEEN & HEARD        PARENT PLUS

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NEWS AND FEATURES:

Changes to CPT codes outlined
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Painful recovery: Treatment options, success rates vary for prescription opioid abusers
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Agency affirms validity of ‘standing orders’
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Hib vaccine supplies still low; continue deferring booster dose
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Correction
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This month in Pediatrics
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WIC food packages changed to mirror 2005 dietary guidelines
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Pediatricians are ‘creditors’ • ‘Red Flags’ rule requires that offices guard against medical identity theft
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New AAP president • Hot button issues helped Dr. Tayloe find his voice
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Revised policy on red reflex exam recommends earlier testing
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Fiscal year 2007-2008 financial report
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AAP working to reduce barriers to combination vaccine use
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Complementary and alternative medicine 101 • Thirty percent of healthy children and more than half of kids with chronic conditions use CAM. Are you up-to-date?
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Advise families against giving children unpasteurized milk
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Pediatric hospice/palliative medicine gains added recognition
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Say ‘ah’ • Don’t brush off patients’ oral health: a primer for pediatricians
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HEALTH BRIEFS:

Using computers during exams improves physician-parent communication
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Metals found in Ayurvedic medicines sold on Internet
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Intervention reduces liquid medication dosing errors
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WASHINGTON REPORT:

Election brings challenges, opportunities for health care reform
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Academy approves revised principles on access
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT:

Adult medicine enters the medical home
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2008 NCE:

NCE keynote address • Special Olympics chair seeks ‘medical justice’ for children with special needs
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Shining moments: Dr. Jenkins gives final address, reviews year as AAP president
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RESEARCH UPDATE:

AAP grants provide research opportunities for residents
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FOCUS ON SUBSPECIALTIES:

Management options when fetal imaging shows possible urinary tract anomalies
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Pediatricians play vital role in child death review process
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FDA continues gathering information on cough medicine use in children
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CHAPTERS VIEWS AND NEWS:

High school dropout prevention is ‘everybody’s problem’
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PEDIATRICIANS AND THE LAW:

State laws reduce risk of apologizing after poor medical outcome
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CODING CORNER:

Answers to questions on immunization administration coding
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FDA UPDATE:

Risks, benefits of long-acting beta agonists to be discussed
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Proper use of car seats
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Improving influenza vaccine rates
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Vaccine Q&A fact sheets
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Perinatal HIV hotline
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Practice management resources
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Holroyd-Sherry Award nominations
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Healthy Children: fall edition
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Section name change
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AAP publications
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AAP Illinois Chapter award
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E-prescribing guide
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Keep unapproved drugs out of patients’ hands
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Online course outlines Maintenance of Certification
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FOR YOUR BENEFIT:

AAP section for pediatricians in training changes name
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CME:

Lake Tahoe hosts Practical Pediatrics, offers range of seminars
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HEALTH ALERTS:

Food recalled due to melamine contamination
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Cribs
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Gaming system recharging station
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Wireless guitars
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Toy speed boats
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Girls’ sandals
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Halloween mini-figurines
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Necklaces, portable CD and MP3 players
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Wooden toys
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Lighters
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FELLOWS IN THE NEWS:

Three FAAPs elected to Institute of Medicine
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IN MEMORIAM:

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SEEN & HEARD:

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PARENT PLUS:

Tips to keep gymnasts’ health from taking a tumble: The gymnastics routines performed in the Olympics may have inspired your child to do cartwheels around the house, but consider the dangers of the sport before enrolling your child in a club.
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