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LETTER TO READERS

Another Fond Farewell and Warm WelcomeFree

We bid farewell to Peggy Weintrub, MD, and welcome Deborah Lehman, MD, to our editorial board.

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Warts Are Transmitted in Homes and Schools

School classrooms and family members are important reservoirs for transmission of human papillomavirus.

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Progress in Understanding the Link Between RSV Infection and Recurrent Wheezing

Healthy, late preterm infants treated with anti-RSV monoclonal antibody during an RSV season had 61% fewer days of wheezing during the first year of life than controls.

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Breast-Feeding and Tacrolimus: What's the Risk?

Maternal tacrolimus therapy is not a reason to avoid breast-feeding.

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The Power of Quality Improvement to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing in Hospitalized Children

Quality-improvement methods led to an impressive change in antibiotic prescribing for inpatient care of childhood pneumonia.

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Trends in Pediatric Firearms Injuries

Firearm injuries are more severe and more often fatal than other injuries.

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Will New USDA School Meal Standards Reduce Obesity?

Weight status was better in students who received subsidized school lunches in states that exceeded nutrition standards.

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Is Infantile Colic an Early Form of Migraine?

In a case-control study, migraine was significantly associated with a history of infantile colic.

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Immunogenicity of Two- vs. Three-Dose HPV Vaccine Schedules in Girls

Antibody levels were comparable between groups 7 months after the first dose, but girls receiving two doses had lower antibody titers to HPV-6 and HPV-18 by 36 months.

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Long-Term Outcomes After Adolescent Breast Reduction Surgery

Over 16 years of follow-up, most young women who underwent breast reduction surgery during adolescence reported good outcomes.

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Another Look at the "Ampicillin Rash"

This study found a lower incidence of antibiotic-associated rash in children with Epstein-Barr virus acute infectious mononucleosis than previously reported.

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Gaining Access to Infant ConsciousnessFree

Electrophysiologic proof of infants' awareness bolsters the potential usefulness of therapies targeting the very young.

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Voriconazole plus Caspofungin for Refractory Pediatric Coccidioidomycosis

In a retrospective study involving nine children with complicated coccidioidomycosis, eight improved with a change to combination voriconazole/caspofungin therapy.

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Mycobacterium abscessus Transmitted Among Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Phylogenetic analysis implicated cross infection; the exact mechanism of transmission remains to be established.

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Hemispherectomy in Children: Seizure Recurrence and Outcome Predictors

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A prospective study shows that hemispherectomy is an effective surgical option for children with medically refractory epilepsy with multilobar or hemispheric lesions and provides for realistic prognostication on seizure outcomes.

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Journal Watch Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine summarizes important medical journal articles about a wide variety of subjects relevant to the medical care of children and adolescents including ADHD, autism, depression, eating disorders, genetic disease, obesity, otitis media, sexually transmitted diseases, SIDS, and vaccination.

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F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
Ford/Morgan Endowed Chair in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine

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