TODAY'S HEADLINES
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its Section on Oral Health have issued a clinical report on managing dental trauma in children aged 1 to 21 years in the primary care setting.
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SURVEY
Tell us: This year, are you encountering:
- More vaccine-resistant parents than last year?
- Fewer vaccine-resistant parents than last year?
- About the same number of vaccine-resistant parents
as last year?
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It seems that many vitamin supplements marketed for children and infants contain higher amounts of individual vitamins than are recommended. » More
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Primary care pediatrician Andrew S Garner, MD, PhD, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Leadership Workgroup on Early Brain and Child Development and coauthor of the AAP's Policy Statement and Technical Report on toxic stress, talks about how children's response to persistent stressful stimuli in their environments alters their brains, putting them at risk for a lifetime of adverse health problems. Pediatricians, he says, are the natural sentinels to screen and to intervene. » More with video
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Parents are often somewhat confused when it comes to obtaining specialist care for their children, according to a new poll. » More
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Parenting influences the success of African American boys as they transition from preschool to kindergarten, according to a new study. » More
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