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June 2011 | childrenshospital.org

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	Asthma management With many local communities lacking the necessary resources to implement, coordinate and synergize complex asthma care initiatives, Children's has designed a comprehensive asthma management model that benefits patients and families.


	Leading the way in quality and safety Improving quality and safety, and doing it in a transparent way, is one of the most important issues in health care today. Children's is playing a national role, both in defining pediatric quality standards and in demystifying how quality and safety is measured and making that information accessible to families.


	The fish are biting The zebrafish is a striped tropical fish, no longer than your pinky finger, which has proven to be a powerful organism for stem cell, developmental and genetic research. Stress fractures: A caution to youth athletes Children are being encouraged to take up sports earlier and earlier, on multiple teams and at greater levels of intensity. This pattern can lead to stress fractures, finds a prospective seven-year study of more than 6,800 adolescent and preadolescent girls. A better glimpse of the developing brain P. Ellen Grant, MD, PhD, founder of Children's new research center for fetal-neonatal neuroimaging and developmental science, is working to bring advanced brain imaging into routine clinical care.

Constipation
Samuel Nurko, MD, MPH, director of the Center of Motility and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, discusses current thinking about the diagnosis and treatment of constipation.

Advanced Image Analysis Lab
The Advanced Image Analysis Laboratory allows radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and referring clinicians to maximize utilization of the data obtained from CT, MRI and nuclear medicine exams. The 3D models, fused images and other advanced post-processing methods improve patient care by aiding diagnosis, treatment planning and surgical intervention.


	Early puberty According to a recent study by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the average age of puberty in girls may be declining. Diane Stafford, MD, assistant clinical director of the Division of Endocrinology, comments on the trend.

News Notes

Network news
- South Shore Hospital
- Atrius Health
- PPOC
Merging our efforts for kids
Bruins, NESN and Hess team up for Children's Brain Injury Program
Webcast: "Aligning the Eyes" – June 21, 6:00 PM EDT

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CME Calendar
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Clinical Trials

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