Pediatrics

• In the Journals

• Weight-loss program benefited low-income obese children

• March 27, 2013
• According to the literature, low-income children are at an elevated risk for developing obesity. By making a commercialized weight-loss program available...More »

• In the Journals

• Differences noted in antibiotic prescriptions among races

• March 27, 2013
• Black children were less likely to receive an antibiotic and to be diagnosed with infections requiring an antibiotic compared with children of other...More »

• Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update

• Stakes enormous as Supreme Court weighs ‘pay-to-delay’ generic drug deals

• March 27, 2013
• From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes timely views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s...More »

• HHS fraud alert targets physician-owned distributorships

• March 26, 2013
• Physician-owned distributorships are the target of a new special fraud alert issued by the Office of Inspector General.
  Citing the “strong potential...More »

• In the Journals

• Crude birth rate hits all-time low

• March 21, 2013
• In 2011, the crude birth rate was the lowest ever reported in the United States, according to findings in a report published online.
  According to data from...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Mental health needs of young patients still unmet

• March 21, 2013
• A specially designed training program did not help general practitioners detect the mental health needs of young patients better than a standard brief...More »

• In the Journals

• AAP: Pediatricians play important role in community health

• March 12, 2013
• A newly released AAP policy statement stresses the important role that clinicians play in the health and well-being of children in the context of their...More »

• Breaking News Perspective

• FDA warns of potentially fatal heart rhythm associated with azithromycin

• March 12, 2013
• The FDA has warned that the antibiotic azithromycin can potentially cause a fatal arrhythmia, according to a safety announcement issued today.
  Patients who...More »

• Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update

• BLOG: FDA shares 5-year blueprint for designing more structured risk-benefit analysis

• March 11, 2013
• From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes timely views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s...More »

• In the Journals

• High viral load, HBeAg positivity increased risk for mother-to-infant HBV transmission

• March 8, 2013
• Infants born to mothers with a high hepatitis B viral load, particularly those positive for hepatitis B e antigen, are at high risk for contracting...More »

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