The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 3 , Pages A4-A7, September 2007

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Notes from the Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs, Inc 

American Pediatric Academia: The Looming Question 223

Scott A. Rivkees, MD, and Myron Genel, MD, New Haven, Connecticut

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Editorials 

Are Patients with Kawasaki Disease at Risk for Premature Atherosclerosis? 225

Elif Seda Selamet Tierney, MD, and Jane W. Newburger, MD, MPH, Boston, Massachusetts

Non! to Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Therapy for Inflammatory Lung Disease in Cystic Fibrosis (at Least at the Moment) 228

Andrew Bush, MB, BS (Hons), MA, MD, FRCP, FRCPCH, and Jane Davies, MB, ChB, MRCP, MRCPCH, MD, London, United Kingdom

What is the Role of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Dysfunction in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis? 230

Dennis D. Black, Memphis, Tennessee

Specific Immune Globulin Therapy for Prevention of Nosocomial Staphylococcal Bloodstream Infection in Premature Infants: Not What We Hoped for! 232

M. Teresa de la Morena, MD, Dallas, Texas

Acute Viral Bronchiolitis: To Treat or Not to Treat—That Is the Question 235

Claudia Calogero, MD, and Peter D. Sly, MBBS, MD, DSC, FRACP, Florence, Italy, and Subiaco, Australia

“And Things that Go Bump in the Night”: Nothing to Fear? 237

Rachel Y. Moon, MD, Washington, DC

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Original Articles 

Subclinical Atherosclerosis, but Normal Autonomic Function after Kawasaki Disease 239

Robert Dalla Pozza, MD, Susanne Bechtold, MD, Simon Urschel, MD, Rainer Kozlik-Feldmann, MD, and Heinrich Netz, MD, PhD, Munich, Germany

Are Patients after Kawasaki Disease at Increased Risk for Accelerated Atherosclerosis? 244

Brian W. McCrindle, MD, MPH, Susan McIntyre, RN, Christopher Kim, Tammy Lin, and Khosrow Adeli, PhD, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

High-Dose Ibuprofen in Cystic Fibrosis: Canadian Safety and Effectiveness Trial 249

Larry C. Lands, MD, PhD, Ruth Milner, PhD, André M. Cantin, MD, David Manson, MD, and Mary Corey, PhD, Montreal and Sherbrooke, Quebec, Vancouver, British Columbia, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis in Childhood is Associated with Abnormalities in Cystic Fibrosis–Mediated Chloride Channel Function 255

Harpreet Pall, MD, Julian Zielenski, PhD, Maureen M. Jonas, MD, Deborah A. Dasilva, RN, Kimberly M. Potvin, Xiao-Wei Yuan, MSc, Qiuju Huang, MD, and Steven D. Freedman, MD, PhD, Boston, Massachusetts, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Clinical Trial of Safety and Efficacy of IHN-A21 for the Prevention of Nosocomial Staphylococcal Bloodstream Infection in Premature Infants 260

Mitchell DeJonge, MD, David Burchfield, MD, Barry Bloom, MD, Maria Duenas, MD, Whit Walker, MD, Mark Polak, MD, Elizabeth Jung, MD, Dietra Millard, MD, Robert Schelonka, MD, Fabien Eyal, MD, Amy Morris, MBA, Barry Kapik, MS, Destrey Roberson, RN, Karen Kesler, PhD, Joe Patti, PhD, and Seth Hetherington, MD, Grand Rapids and Detroit, Michigan, Gainesville, Florida, Wichita, Kansas, Greenville, South Carolina, Morgantown, West Virginia, St. Louis, Missouri, Evanston, Illinois, Birmingham and Mobile, Alabama, Alpharetta, Georgia, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Nebulized Hypertonic Saline in the Treatment of Viral Bronchiolitis in Infants 266

Brian A. Kuzik, MD, MSc, FRCP(C), Samim A. Al Qadhi, MD, MBChB, Steven Kent, BSc(med), MD, FRCP(C), Michael P. Flavin, MB, MRCP(UK), FRCP(C), Wilma Hopman, MA, Simon Hotte, MD, and Sarah Gander, MD, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Victoria, British Columbia, and Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Deaths and Injuries Attributed to Infant Crib Bumper Pads 271

Bradley T. Thach, MD, George W. Rutherford, Jr, MS, and Kathleen Harris, St. Louis, Missouri

Insulin Resistance in Adolescents 275

Ann M. Rodden, DO, Vanessa A. Diaz, MD, MS, Arch G. Mainous III, PhD, Richelle J. Koopman, MD, MS, and Mark E. Geesey, MS, Charleston, South Carolina

A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program for Overweight Children 280

Erica L. T. van den Akker, MD, Patrycja J. Puiman, MD, Mieke Groen, MSc, Reinier Timman, PhD, Mieke T. M. Jongejan, MD, PhD, and Wim Trijsburg, PhD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Socioeconomic Position, Maternal IQ, Home Environment, and Cognitive Development 284

Shilu Tong, PhD, Peter Baghurst, PhD, Graham Vimpani, PhD, and Anthony McMichael, PhD, Kelvin Grove, Adelaide, Newcastle, and Canberra, Australia

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Tonsillectomy in Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis Syndrome 289

M. Renko, MD, PhD, E. Salo, MD, PhD, A. Putto-Laurila, MD, PhD, H. Saxen, MD, PhD, P. S. Mattila, MD, PhD, J. Luotonen, MD, PhD, O. Ruuskanen, MD, PhD, and M. Uhari, MD, PhD, Oulu, Helsinki, and Turku, Finland

50 Years Ago in The Journal of Pediatrics—Steroid Therapy for Rheumatic Fever 292

Eli M. Eisenstein, MD, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel

Effect of Prebiotic Supplementation and Calcium Intake on Body Mass Index 293

Steven A. Abrams, MD, Ian J. Griffin, MBChB, Keli M. Hawthorne, MS, and Kenneth J. Ellis, PhD, Houston, Texas

Long-Term Follow-Up in 12 Children with Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations: Confirmation of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia in all Cases 299

Aurore Curie, MD, Gaëtan Lesca, MD, Vincent Cottin, MD, PhD, Patrick Edery, MD, PhD, Gabriel Bellon, MD, PhD, Marie E. Faughnan, MD, MSc, and Henri Plauchu, MD, PhD, Lyon, France and Toronto, Canada

50 Years Ago in The Journal of Pediatrics—Niemann-Pick Disease in a Boy of 16 Months 306

Hans C. Andersson, MD, FACMG, New Orleans, Lousiana

Duodenogastro-Esophageal Reflux in Children with Refractory Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease 307

Ilse Hoffman, MD, Alexander Tertychnyy, MD, Nadine Ectors, PhD, Toon De Greef, Nancy Haesendonck, and Jan Tack, PhD, Leuven, Belgium, and Moscow, Russia

Vocal Cord Dysfunction and Feeding Difficulties after Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery 312

Ritu Sachdeva, MD, Elora Hussain, MD, M. Michele Moss, MD, Michael L. Schmitz, MD, Richard M. Ray, MD, Michiaki Imamura, MD, PhD, and Robert D. B. Jaquiss, MD, Little Rock, Arkansas

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Grand Rounds 

Growing Skull Fracture after Minor Closed-Head Injury 316

Jean-Rodolphe Vignes, MD, PhD, N. U. Owase Jeelani, MRCS, MBA, MPhil, Ashfaq Jeelani, MD, MSc, MRCPCH, Michel Dautheribes, MD, and Dominique Liguoro, MD, PhD, Bordeaux, France, and London and Wickford, Essex, UK

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Clinical and Laboratory Observations 

In Vivo Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Assessment for Muscle Metabolism in Neuromuscular Diseases 319

Tsyh-Jyi Hsieh, MD, Chien-Kuo Wang, MD, Hung-Yi Chuang, MD, ScD, Yuh-Jyh Jong, MD, MMS, Chun-Wei Li, PhD, and Gin-Chung Liu, MD, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

ABCA3 Deficiency Presenting as Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn 322

Anette M. Kunig, MD, Thomas A. Parker, MD, Lawrence M. Nogee, MD, Steven H. Abman, MD, and John P. Kinsella, MD, Denver, Colorado, and Baltimore, Maryland

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Insights 

Severe Cerebellar Hypoplasia Associated with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type III 325

B. Tabarki, MD, S. Al-Malki, MD, and H. Al-Ghamdi, MD, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Current Best Evidence 

Clinical Research Abstracts for Pediatricians 326

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Letters 

Transfusion Threshold in Anemic Premature Infants e10

Arie L. Alkalay, MD, and Charles F. Simmons, MD, Los Angeles, California

Reply e10

H. Kirpalani, MSc, FRCP(UK), R. Whyte, MB, FRCP(C), and R. Roberts, M.Tech, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

The Natural History of Thyroid Autoimmunity and Thyroid Function in Children with Type 1 Diabetes e10

Terri H. Lipman, PhD, CRNP, Iraj Rezvani, MD, and Angelo M. DiGeorge, MD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Reply e12

Giorgio Radetti, MD, Elena Gottardi, MD, Gianni Bona, MD, Andrea Corrias, MD, Silvana Salardi, MD, and Sandro Loche, MD, Bolzano, Novara, Torino, Bologna, and Cagliari, Italy

Extreme Obesity among Children in Mexico e12

Arturo Jimenez Cruz, MD, PhD, Montserrat Bacardi-Gascon, MD, EdD, and Elizabeth Jones, RD, EdD, Mexico

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Reader Services 

Information for Readers 9A

Announcements 10A

Guide for Authors Available at www.jpeds.com

PII: S0022-3476(07)00718-4

doi:10.1016/S0022-3476(07)00718-4

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 151, Issue 3 , Pages A4-A7, September 2007