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NEWS ABOUT: pediatricians

pediatricians stories: 9 news summaries
ANALYSIS

 Anti-Vaccine Push  
 Threatens Kid Health 

'Pseudo-science' campaign blamed for rising rates of child illnesses

Oct 20, 09 1:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - A flourishing anti-vaccination movement based on bad science and distrust of Big Pharma is pressing the rewind button on decades of advances in reducing child illness, writes Amy Wallace. Parents who believe—despite the lack of credible evidence—that vaccines harm children are endangering other people's children as well as... More »

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autism • public health • vaccination • vaccine • pediatrics • pediatricians • Paul Offit

h1n1 outbreak

 Swine Flu Parties Unsafe: Doc 

Exposing kids to virus is a bad idea, pediatrician says

Sep 28, 09 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Parents who are throwing “swine flu parties” to get kids together in hopes of exposing them to the virus now, while it is in a weaker form, are on the wrong track, says a prominent pediatrician. Responding to a question from a US News and World Report reader, Thomas... More »

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parents • vaccination • immunization • immunity • pediatricians • swine flu • H1N1 virus

Depression Screening for All Teens Worries Parents

Task force calls for adolescent testing with focus on psychotherapy instead of drugs

May 26, 09 1:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal task force recommendation that all adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 be screened for depression is causing controversy among parents and pediatricians, the Washington Post reports. Critics fear the amount of antidepressant drugs prescribed to teens will rise massively, although the Preventive Services Task Force stressed... More »

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depression • antidepressant • mental health • pediatrics • pediatricians • adolescents • teenager • suicide prevention • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

FDA OKs Drug
for Kids Despite Justice Probe

Firm wooed docs to illegally prescribe antidepressant: feds

Mar 21, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FDA has approved an antidepressant called Lexapro for kids, just weeks after the Justice Department accused its maker of marketing it illegally—for kids. Prosecutors say Forest Laboratories for years sweet-talked pediatricians into prescribing Lexapro and the similar Celexa by offering spa visits, event tickets, and fishing trips, even... More »

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FDA • antidepressant • drug companies • children • pediatricians • teenager • kickbacks

Pioneering
Doc Accused
of Sex Abuse

Pediatrician became famous for his work on learning disabilities

Aug 6, 08 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dr. Melvin Levine, famous in his field for pioneering new ways of understanding children with learning disabilities, is followed by allegations of sexually abusing young patients. The accusations span decades of his career, the New York Times reports in investigating the trail of charges. In March, a lawyer who had... More »

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education • investigation • sexual abuse • pediatricians • Melvin Levine • learning disabilities

Docs Demand ABC Pull Vaccine-Autism Drama

Pediatricians worry that 'Eli Stone' will give autism fears a shot in the arm

Jan 29, 08 4:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Angry pediatricians are demanding the first episode of new ABC legal drama "Eli Stone" be pulled because of its dangerous message about childhood vaccinations, reports USA Today. Doctors say the storyline, in which a woman wins a $5.2 million judgment against vaccine companies because of her son's autism,... More »

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television • autism • ABC • vaccine • doctor • pediatricians

Puberty Starting for Girls as Young as 6

Shortened childhoods for little girls have experts worried

Jan 24, 08 11:14 AM CST
(Newser) - The first signs of puberty are appearing earlier and earlier in American girls, reports the Los Angeles Times. Early breast development is becoming so common that some experts are suggesting that the age at which it is considered abnormal be shifted down to 6 years of age for African-American girls... More »

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obesity • children • puberty • pediatrics • pediatricians

FDA Advisers Reject Cold Meds for Kids

Popular remedies don't work and aren't safe for for children under 6

Oct 19, 07 5:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Over-the-counter cold medicines are dangerous for children under 6 and should not be used, a panel of health advisers reported to the FDA today. Many popular medicines, including Dimetapp, Triaminic, and Pediacare, have never been sufficiently tested on children under 12, the committee concluded. “The data that we have... More »

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FDA • drug companies • parents • cold medicine • pediatrics • common cold • pediatricians

Docs Skimp on Kids' Health Care: Study

Pediatricians provide standard preventive care less than half time

Oct 11, 07 3:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - American children are not getting adequate preventive care during most visits to their pediatrician, a new study has found. Doctors skip basic screening tests, weight and measurement checks and some standard care for conditions such as asthma, according to the findings in the New England Journal of Medicine. Children in... More »

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asthma • pediatricians • New England Journal of Medicine. • Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute • University of Washington School of Medicine • RAND Corporation • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services • California HealthCare Foundation • urine cultures • diarrhea

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