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In this issue of INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CHILDREN Monthly News Wire:
CDC looking to answer tough questions about influenza
The
emergence of a drift influenza strain and an unusual amount of media attention
on influenza-related mortality raised several questions about the influenza
vaccine to which the CDC did not yet have the answers. Although it is still
early, the CDC is taking the first steps to answering those
questions.
For more,
see the article on the
web:
http://www.idinchildren.com/200402/cdc.asp
2003-04 flu vaccine may not prevent
ILI
See the
article on the web:
http://www.idinchildren.com/200402/survey.asp
Asthma common, but under-diagnosed; yet, doctors are better at
management
See the article on the
web:
http://www.idinchildren.com/200402/asthma.asp
Antihistamines could prolong the duration of middle ear
effusion
See
the article on the
web:
http://www.idinchildren.com/200402/mee.asp
NVAC panel urges action to fix a weak national vaccine
supply
See
the article on the
web:
http://www.idinchildren.com/200402/nvac.asp
Enhanced urinalysis boasts optimal rates for finding
UTI
See the
article on the web:
http://www.idinchildren.com/200402/uti.asp
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