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View article: Poison Centers and Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units: Productive Two-Way Partnerships
Poison Centers and Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units: Productive Two-Way Partnerships Open
View article: The 2021 Core Content of Medical Toxicology
The 2021 Core Content of Medical Toxicology Open
The Medical Toxicology Subboard approved modifications to the Core Content of Medical Toxicology in March 2021. The document outlines the areas of knowledge considered essential for the practice of medical toxicology. The Core Content prov…
View article: Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children
Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children Open
Chemical and biological events (including infectious disease outbreaks) may affect children disproportionately, and the threat of a chemical or biological attack remains in the United States and worldwide. Although federal programs and fun…
View article: Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children
Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children Open
Children are potential victims of chemical or biological terrorism. In recent years, children have been victims of terrorist acts such as the chemical attacks (2017-2018) in Syria. Consequently, it is necessary to prepare for and respond t…
View article: Fish, Shellfish, and Children’s Health: An Assessment of Benefits, Risks, and Sustainability
Fish, Shellfish, and Children’s Health: An Assessment of Benefits, Risks, and Sustainability Open
American children eat relatively little fish and shellfish in comparison with other sources of animal protein, despite the health benefits that eating fish and shellfish may confer. At the same time, fish and shellfish may be sources of to…
View article: Food Additives and Child Health
Food Additives and Child Health Open
Increasing scientific evidence suggests potential adverse effects on children’s health from synthetic chemicals used as food additives, both those deliberately added to food during processing (direct) and those used in materials that may c…
View article: “What do you know?”——knowledge among village doctors of lead poisoning in children in rural China
“What do you know?”——knowledge among village doctors of lead poisoning in children in rural China Open
This study identified important gaps in knowledge concerning lead poisoning in children among a rural population of village doctors. There is a clear need for multifaceted interventions that target village doctors to improve their knowledg…
View article: Drugs, guns and cars: how far we have come to improve safety in the United States; yet we still have far to go
Drugs, guns and cars: how far we have come to improve safety in the United States; yet we still have far to go Open
View article: Global Climate Change and Children’s Health
Global Climate Change and Children’s Health Open
This Policy Statement was revised. See https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-065504. Rising global temperatures are causing major physical, chemical, and ecological changes in the planet. There is wide consensus among scientific organizations …