links for 2010-01-05

• Asthma Care Quality for Children With Minority-Serving Providers, Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
  Galbraith, A.A. et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010;164(1):38-45.

  Study comparing the quality of asthma care for children with and without minority-serving providers.

• Medicare Begins To Reimburse For HIV Screening – Kaiser Health News

• Rural Americans Often Struggle To Access Care – Kaiser Health News

• U.S. Health Spending Slows In '08 – Kaiser Health News

• Parents and physicians should lookout for common GI symptoms in ASD patients, says landmark report
  GI symptoms are often overlooked in Autism Spectrum Disorder patients. Autism Research Institute's Director Dr. Stephen Edelson commented, "This is truly a human rights issue; every child deserves proper medical attention–whether or not they have autism. This published report brings much-needed focus to gastrointestinal problems that are commonly associated with the autism spectrum. The conclusions of the report are clear: physicians need to be alert and responsive to such problems when treating these patients; additional research on prevalence, cause, and appropriate treatment is imperative."

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