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Lead harms boys' brains more than girls'

Boys exposed to lead experience more negative effects on cognition than girls, a new study indicates. The study also may be the first to show that lead exposure has a detrimental cognitive impact on very young children. What areas of the brain were affected by the exposure?

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2015 Medical Economics Annual Physician Writing Contest
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Federal government continues to spend less on kids than on adults

Children get about 10% of the federal budget, while 43% goes to the “adult” expenditures under Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, says an analysis from the Urban Institute in Washington, DC. How can the deficit be made up?

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Revenue Cycle Management: Billing & Collections
Updates on better revenue cycle management practices, digital claims processing, and proper billing. Read more

Bronchiolitis guidelines: Diagnosis, management, and prevention

Updated clinical practice guidelines by the American Academy of Pediatrics provide new recommendations that emphasize supportive care and select use of prophylactic palivizumab. Discover what has changed in the updated guidelines.

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Pediatric Influenza: Risks, Immunization Strategies, and Prevention
Children experience the highest morbidity during influenza epidemics — The CDC states that children younger than 5, and especially those younger than 2, are at high risk for developing flu-related complications. Find articles, video, tools, and resources to help prevent and manage pediatric influenza. Read more

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Progress on premature babies, March of Dimes report

In Contemporary Pediatrics' exclusive interview with Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCM, senior vice president, University of South Florida (USF) Health, and dean, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, we asked what steps physicians can take to impact the sobering statistic of 1 in 9 US infants still being born at 37 or fewer weeks' gestation. » More with podcast.

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