Survey

This month we would like to know...

Now that studies are suggesting that vaccinating young men against HPV can help prevent some cancers in men and women, and the FDA has approved Gardasil for boys and young men to prevent genital warts, are you now recommending to parents that they get their sons vaccinated?

Yes

No

I'll wait until Gardasil is on the CDC's schedule of recommended vaccines for males

Last Month's Web poll results

Do you strongly recommend that mothers breastfeed their babies for at least 6 months?

Yes: 58%
No: 4%
Longer than 6 months:39%

Digital Edition

Vitamin D deficiency associated with allergies in children, adolescents

Children and adolescents who are vitamin D deficient appear to be at higher risk for certain food and environmental allergies, according to a new study published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The association, however, does not hold true for adults. Read full article.

Confirm your e-newsletter subscription click here.

To ensure future delivery of email newsletters from Contemporary Pediatrics please take a moment to confirm your subscription by clicking here.
Thank you,
Contemporary Pediatrics Staff

Children say cereal tastes better when popular characters are on box

Children's eating habits are influenced by the presence of popular licensed characters on the packaging, according to a recent study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Read full article.

National registry enrolling providers who give mental health screenings

TeenScreen National Center for Mental Health Checkups at Columbia University announces open enrollment to its new TeenScreen Registry for primary care providers who offer standard-of-care mental health screening to adolescents. Read full article.

Parents find media reports of child health research contradictory

Only about half of parents believe that the media communicate the results of child health research effectively, according to a survey conducted by the C S Mott Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Read full article.

Healthy eating campaign features popular children's book

A classic children's book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, will be featured in a new campaign designed to help families learn about healthy eating habits at home. Read full article.

Image by permission of Penguin Young Readers Group

Career Opportunities

Doctors Inlet Pediatrics & Primary Care	Gateway Community Health Center
SHENANDOAH VALLEY MEDICAL SYSTEM	All Children's Pediatric

Contact Us

Contact a Contemporary Pediatrics editor Click Here
Contact a Contemporary Pediatrics sales representative Click Here
Learn about direct mail, reprints and classifieds in Contemporary Pediatrics Click Here

You are subscribed to %%list.name%% as %%emailaddr%%. Click here to unsubscribe or edit your member profile.

To ensure delivery to your inbox, please add us to your address book. If you need help doing this, Click here.

Advanstar Communications provides certain customer contact data (such as customers' names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses) to third parties who wish to promote relevant products, services and other opportunities which may be of interest to you. If you do not want Advanstar Communications to make your contact information available to third parties for marketing purposes, simply call (toll free) 866-529-2922 at any time, or
fax us at 218-740-6417. Outside the U.S., please phone 218-740-6395. Contact us by mail at Advanstar Communications Inc., 131 West First St., Duluth, MN 55802-2065, USA.