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Failure to thrive: Early intervention mitigates long-term deficits

Outpatient pediatric providers have an essential role in the ongoing monitoring and care of a child with failure to thrive (FTT). Here’s how routine growth assessments help to identify FTT and determine effective multidisciplinary treatment.

Early puberty in girls has long-term psychosocial effects

Pediatricians need a better understanding of the effects of early puberty for girls beyond adolescence into adulthood.

Animal study reveals causes and consequences of how bone cells “age”

Premature cellular aging induced by glucocorticoids during puberty may cause children’s bone loss, osteoporosis, and fracture risk later in life.

LAIV will return for next flu season

A change in the H1N1 component may have solved efficacy problems from prior formulations of the intranasal vaccine.

More in this issue

Known HRV infection may not decrease risk of IBI

BRUE in infancy does not increase risk of death

The 5 biggest business mistakes independent pediatricians make

FDA restricts opioid-containing cold medicines for children

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