TODAY'S HEADLINES
Since it was first implemented in 1994, the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program is estimated to have prevented 322 million illnesses, 21 million hospitalizations, and 732,000 deaths for a net savings of $295 billion in direct costs and $1.38 trillion in total societal costs, making it one of the most effective tools for improving the health of our children, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. » More
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Adding to the long list of bodily damage done by obesity, researchers now find that a significant number of children and adolescents—close to 1 in 5—who are severely obese have evidence of kidney abnormalities. » More
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So, are there really more kids with severe food allergies these days—or is today's 24/7 news cycle hype just causing us to notice them more? We asked Corinne Keet, MD, MS, assistant professor, Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, whose research on food allergy was recently published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Hear her view on why it's critical that community pediatricians look past the fallacy that food allergy is "a disease of the affluent" when screening their young patients.
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The editors of Contemporary Pediatrics invite you to submit your original article or review manuscript for publication in our journal. We are currently accepting manuscripts on the following topics:
•Emergency & Critical Care •Infectious Disease/Immunology
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•Dermatology •Endocrinology/Metabolic Disorder
Please note that we do not publish original research.
For questions or to request publication guidelines, please contact Catherine Radwan, Content Managing Editor, at cradwan@advanstar.com.
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Calcium may help protect against type 2 diabetes mellitus in children at increased risk for the disease. » More
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Forget the helmet when it comes to positional skull deformation, say the results of the first randomized, controlled trial to investigate the issue. » More
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