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In this issue of INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CHILDREN Monthly News Wire:

INVASIVE PNEUMOCOCCAL DISEASE RATES DECREASE

ATLANTA - The use of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar, Wyeth) is associated with a significant reduction in invasive pneumococcal disease in vaccinated children, according to a recent study.

          For more, see the article on the web:
          http://www.idinchildren.com/200306/invasive.asp

PROMISING EARLY RETURNS SEEN ON NEWER THERAPIES AGAINST LICE

          See the article on the web:
          http://www.idinchildren.com/200306/lice.asp

HEALTH OFFICIALS PROBE 'INADVERTENT' VACCINATIONS OF PREGNANT WOMEN

          See the article on the web:
          http://www.idinchildren.com/200306/cdc.asp

ROTAVIRUS VACCINES ON THE HORIZON OFFER SOME HOPE

          See the article on the web:
          http://www.idinchildren.com/200306/rotavirus.asp

AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK REPORTED IN THE NETHERLANDS POPULATION

          See the article on the web:
          http://www.idinchildren.com/200306/h7n7.asp

SENATE CONSIDERS PEDIATRIC RULE

          See the article on the web:
          http://www.idinchildren.com/200306/fda.asp

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