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What’s new in vision screening
image description here Neural performance scanning technology outperforms photoscreeners for analyzing binocularity in a child’s eyes in mere seconds, and with higher sensitivity and specificity.

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The power of play
image description here For Contemporary Pediatrics, Erin Bastick, PharmD, sat down with Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, PhD, to discuss the importance of play in a child's development and how pediatricians can help ensure that kids get what they need.

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Maternal cotinine levels linked to ADHD in offspring
image description here Children of women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than children of nonsmoking mothers, according to the first study to investigate the association between smoking and ADHD based on nicotine serum biomarker levels rather than self-reported smoking. Further, the investigation found that as the amount of smoking increases, so does the likelihood of ADHD.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
 
Ocular emergencies: What pediatricians and frontline physicians need to know
Daily breakfast may trump exercise for weight-loss
Identify, screen, treat, and advocate for child victims of sex trafficking
 
CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS VIDEO
 
How did prescription guidelines for pneumonia change behaviors?
image description here For Contemporary Pediatrics, Dr Bobby Lazzara discusses a research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics that examined how well children's and non-children's hospitals adopted the 2011 guidelines for prescriptions written for community-acquired pneumonia treatment.
 
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