Topic: Child/Adolescent Health: Prevention

Other Research & Data

• While young women are knowledgeable about the HPV vaccine, many have yet to be vaccinated to prevent cervical cancer

Other News & Events

• 'Piece-rate' performance incentives for physicians improve childhood immunization rates
• A standard enzyme assay may help screen for rickets in breast-fed infants not given vitamin D supplements
• A usual source of care may be more important than insurance on children's receipt of preventive health counseling
• Adverse drug event surveillance tailored to hospitalized children
• Children with a medical home more likely to receive health screenings and advice
• Children with cerebral palsy who undergo gait assessment before surgery are less likely to need additional surgery later
• Impact of self-esteem and academic achievement on substance use and sexual initiation differs among boys and girls
• Iron and zinc co-supplementation seems to be most helpful for children in developing countries
• Lack of time, resources to blame for primary care doctors rarely counseling women on birth-defect-causing drugs
• Many black parents believe soft bedding will keep their infants safe from sudden infant death syndrome
• More research is needed on outcomes after maternal-fetal surgery
• Mothers' medical appointments may be a link to getting daughters vaccinated for human papillomavirus
• Parents continue to weigh vaccine benefits with adverse effects when deciding to vaccinate their children
• Pediatric care providers identify desired characteristics for computerized flu vaccination alerts
• Pneumonia vaccine has not increased dangerous methicillin-resistant St
• Radionovela promotes awareness and knowledge of cervical cancer vaccine among Hispanic parents
• Recent trends in hospital use by children and youths are a mixed bag—lower for teen pregnancies, much higher for skin infections
• Review examines Hepatitis C screening effects in adults
• Risk of venous thromboembolism low for young trauma patients without a central venous catheter
• Rotavirus was culprit in one-fourth of children's diarrhea-related emergency department visits prior to vaccine
• Task force recommends screening children and adolescents for obesity
• The stability of a usual source of care is important to the care of low-income children
• Vaccines with names that look and sound alike can lead to vaccination errors
• Venous thromboembolism is rare in young trauma patients, but a better understanding of its risk factors is needed
• When primary care providers apply fluoride varnish, young Medicaid-insured children have fewer cavities
• While young women are knowledgeable about the HPV vaccine, many have yet to be vaccinated to prevent cervical cancer