More effort needed to prevent pediatric poisonings
Early recognition improves outcomes for toxic ingestion.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Tools identified for evaluating CAM
Many patients use complementary and alternative therapies, but healthcare providers often don’t have a sufficient knowledge base to recommend for or against specific therapies.
Text message reminders may improve vaccine adherence
As more children live in wireless-only homes, text message services have the potential to be effective immunization reminder tools.
Vaccinating against HPV: Why so early? Why boys?
Make sure parents understand utility of the HPV vaccine for preventing cancer, not just sexually transmitted diseases.
Risk-assessment tool aids dental caries prevention
An oral health screening tool helps identify children that need dental interventions during routine primary care visits.
Parents may not know HPV vaccine recommended for boys
Efforts to improve HPV vaccine uptake in boys should focus on parent education, link between virus and cancer.
Medical lessons from the Boston Marathon bombings
NAPNAP 2014 keynote highlights pediatric blast injuries and emergency preparedness in tribute to bombing victims.
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