School Health News

A safe and effective HIV vaccine may be possible, according to a statement from Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the NIH.

The CDC and health officials in Massachusetts are reporting an “epidemic” of hepatitis C connected with injection drug use in that state.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has formally backed universal implementation of electronic medical records for pediatric patients and called for federal health officials to provide funding for electronic medical record conversions.

DENVER — Racial and age differences among patients with skin- and soft-tissue infections are areas that need to be explored in future studies, according to a presentation at the 2011 Pediatric Academics Societies’ Annual Meeting, held here.

DENVER — Children who attended community health centers for their medical needs had more difficulty receiving preventive care and spending more time with the doctors than did children who received medical care at non-community health centers, according to research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting 2011.

Peer-to-peer interaction influences how H1N1 influenza outbreaks spread across schools, communities and households, researchers have found.

Although the prevalence of high BMI has recently declined in children and adolescents, disparities in BMI are still observed in several racial/ethnic groups, particularly black and American Indian girls.

Black youth may benefit from a revised vitamin D intake level of 2,000 IU compared with the currently recommended adequate intake of 400 IU, new data suggested.

A revised clinical report issued today from the American Academy of Pediatrics clarifies and updates protocols for diagnosis and treatment and provides guidance for the management of head lice in the school setting.

Only about 17% of the nation’s high school students said they get at least an hour of physical activity, despite recommendations that advise this amount of activity, according to a report issued this week by the CDC.