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May 22, 2014

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Are antibiotics fueling an increase in asthma?

Antibiotic use during the first year of life can be associated with up to double the likelihood of childhood asthma, according to a retrospective, population-based study. » More

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Lipid-lowering agent slows growth of kidney cysts

Pravastatin—commonly used to treat lipid disorders—slows the progression of structural kidney disease in children and young adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, according to the findings of a randomized, placebo-controlled study. » More

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VIDEO: Food allergies: Fact or fiction?

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So, are there really more kids with severe food allergies these days—or is today's 24/7 news cycle hype just causing us to notice them more? We asked Corinne Keet, MD, MS, assistant professor, Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, whose research on food allergy was recently published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Hear her view on why it's critical that community pediatricians look past the fallacy that food allergy is "a disease of the affluent" when screening their young patients.
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CALL FOR PAPERS

The editors of Contemporary Pediatrics invite you to submit your original article or review manuscript for publication in our journal. We are currently accepting manuscripts on the following topics:


•Emergency & Critical Care   •Infectious Disease/Immunology

•Rheumatology   •Oncology/Hematology

•Dermatology   •Endocrinology/Metabolic Disorder


Please note that we do not publish original research.


For questions or to request publication guidelines, please contact Catherine Radwan, Content Managing Editor, at [email protected].

Smartphone device provides useful ECGs

A smartphone-compatible device provides remote electrocardiogram (ECG) tracings of sufficient quality to allow outpatient management of children and adolescents with arrhythmias, according to information presented at the Heart Rhythm Society meeting in San Francisco, California. » More

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Video capsule endoscopy is safe for kids

Video capsule endoscopy is safe and effective for diagnosing and managing many gastrointestinal disorders in children, according to information presented during this year’s Digestive Disease Week in Chicago, Illinois. » More

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