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Pediatrics News
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Two-Way Flow of Data Best for Electronic Records, IIS
Incentive payments to health care providers to encourage adoption of the electronic health record (EHR), instituted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, should encourage bidirectional sharing of information between EHR systems and state or regional immunization information systems, according to research published online Feb. 7 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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Casts for Fractures Linked to Development of Osteopenia
For adolescents with leg or ankle fractures, wearing a cast results in loss of bone mineral density in the hip or lower limb, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
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No Increase in Intussusception After RV5 Rotavirus Vaccine
The risk of intussusception is not increased in infants aged 4 to 34 weeks who receive the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine compared with infants who do not receive the vaccine, according to research published in the Feb. 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Multicomponent Serogroup B Meningitis Shot Immunogenic
The multicomponent serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis vaccine is safe and immunogenic for infants when given alone or together with routine vaccinations, according to research published in the Feb. 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Chlorhexidine to Umbilical Cord Stump Reduces Newborn Mortality
Cleaning the umbilical cord with chlorhexidine after birth significantly reduces newborn mortality and infection in rural Bangladesh and Pakistan, according to two studies published online Feb. 8 in The Lancet.
- Prescription Shampoo Approved to Treat Head Lice
Pediatrics Conference Highlights
- Radiological Society of North America, Nov. 27-Dec. 2, 2011
- American Heart Association, Nov. 12-16, 2011
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Nov. 3-8, 2011
- North American Spine Society, Nov. 2-5, 2011
- American College of Chest Physicians, Oct. 22-26, 2011
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