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The longer parents smoke around their children, the more likely the children are to become heavy smokers, according to the findings of a multigenerational study of smoking risk.

Compared with children without autism spectrum disorder (ASD), children with ASD have significantly altered levels of certain bacteria-produced gut metabolites that affect brain function, according to a small study presented as a poster presentation at this year’s American Society for Microbiology meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

Antibiotic use during the first year of life can be associated with up to double the likelihood of childhood asthma, according to a retrospective, population-based study.

Pravastatin-commonly used to treat lipid disorders-slows the progression of structural kidney disease in children and young adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, according to the findings of a randomized, placebo-controlled study.

A smartphone-compatible device provides remote electrocardiogram (ECG) tracings of sufficient quality to allow outpatient management of children and adolescents with arrhythmias, according to information presented at the Heart Rhythm Society meeting in San Francisco, California.

Video capsule endoscopy is safe and effective for diagnosing and managing many gastrointestinal disorders in children, according to information presented during this year’s Digestive Disease Week in Chicago, Illinois.

Antibiotic prophylaxis with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole significantly reduces the risk of recurrence of urinary tract infection (UTI) in children with vesicoureteral reflux after UTI, but does not reduce the risk of renal scarring, according to a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

A “broader perspective” and a “comprehensive multidimensional assessment” are necessary to establish a causal link between intrapartum hypoxic events and neonatal encephalopathy, according to the latest report from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Task Force on Neonatal Encephalopathy.

Fluoride supplements and varnish are in, but the jury is still out on whether oral screenings for dental caries performed by primary care physicians provide any benefit, according to the US Preventive Services Task Force’s (USPSTF) updated recommendations for preventing dental caries in children aged 0 to 5 years.

Calcium may help protect against type 2 diabetes mellitus in children at increased risk for the disease.

Adding to the long list of bodily damage done by obesity, researchers now find that a significant number of children and adolescents-close to 1 in 5-who are severely obese have evidence of kidney abnormalities.

Since it was first implemented in 1994, the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program is estimated to have prevented 322 million illnesses, 21 million hospitalizations, and 732,000 deaths for a net savings of $295 billion in direct costs and $1.38 trillion in total societal costs, making it one of the most effective tools for improving the health of our children, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Forget the helmet when it comes to positional skull deformation, say the results of the first randomized, controlled trial to investigate the issue.

Corinne Keet, MD, MS, assistant professor, Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, discusses the increased incidence of food allergies, particularly life-threatening, in children and her recent meta-analysis published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

A new investigation assessing whether openings or expansions of American Indian-owned casinos are associated with the risk of overweight suggests that economic resources have a direct effect on overweight/obesity risk.

A retrospective chart review of 97 children who were treated at a children’s hospital for restless leg syndrome (RLS) showed that iron supplementation, either alone or in combination with other treatments, is effective in treating pediatric RLS.

This article highlights key recommendations from the expert panel of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for the classification, treatment, and control of asthma in children.

Allergen-specific immunotherapy, although still experimental, is becoming an area of active research for treatment of food allergy in children.

Helpful information describes the proper way to use jet nebulizers and compressors.

Kari Nadeau, MD, PhD discusses her work on oral immunotherapy with children at the Nadeau Laboratory at Stanford University School of Medicine, California.

Sixty-three percent of fee-for-service Medicaid/Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) child beneficiaries had discontinued their asthma medication after 90 days from the start of their first prescription, according to new research from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

The “titanium rib,” a surgically implanted device to treat thoracic insufficiency syndrome, passed through a postmarket review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pediatric Advisory Committee in April with flying colors and plaudits from the committee members.

About 1 in every 13 US children aged between 6 and 17 years has used a prescription medication for behavioral or emotional problems within the previous 6 months, according to government survey data.

Contrary to what many practitioners believe, lorazepam is no better than diazepam for pediatric convulsive status epilepticus, according to the results of a new double-blind, randomized trial.

Spanking of children by their parents is far more common than parents admit, according to a study of real-time audio recordings of parent–child interactions in the home.

The number of children with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries is growing, largely because more kids are participating in sports, more intensive sports training is beginning at an earlier age, and because of increased awareness and greater imaging ability, according to a new clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Indoor tanning restrictions curb tanning among teenage girls.

Antibiotic-glucocorticoid eardrops are more effective than oral antibiotics in controlling otorrhea in children with tympanostomy tubes, a recent trial in the Netherlands showed.