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.
Pediatric practice requires that parent and physician navigate what has become a complex matrix of rules and regulations set in our path by insurance companies and the government. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), these obstacles have never been more complicated.
You are asked to evaluate a 12-year-old boy with minimally itchy papules on his chest and upper arms that suddenly appeared 2 years ago.
Poor compliance to asthma medication is a major contributor to children’s asthma morbidity.
The primary challenge is to distinguish between celiac disease (CD) and wheat allergy, or the newest possibility, non-CD gluten sensitivity.
Common mistakes to avoid when using asthma devices.
Step-by-step guides for common asthma medication delivery devices.
A course of antibiotics-without surgery- is a perfectly reasonable way to treat uncomplicated acute appendicitis in children, according to a small pilot study.
In spite of national and worldwide recommendations, codeine prescriptions for children presenting to an emergency department (ED) with cough or an upper respiratory infection (URI) have not declined, according to a cross-sectional analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Most medical devices used in children have never been tested in children, says a new study.
Keeping baby from mom until after cord clamping is unnecessary, according to a new multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial.
It seems you can lead children to free water, but you cannot make them drink.
A new study finds that adolescents who report tanning indoors are more likely to engage in unhealthy weight loss practices, suggesting an underlying body image problem may put this group at increased risk of eating disorders. Surprisingly, males may be at higher risk than females.
Adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD) are highly knowledgeable about their condition and generally have a positive outlook about transition programs and life beyond, according to a small pilot study.
Color blindness overwhelming affects non-Hispanic white boys, according to what is perhaps the first population-based study of color vision deficiency (CVD) in preschool children.
About 1 of every 3 children in the United States aged between 9 and 11 years has a borderline or deleterious cholesterol profile, according to research presented at the recent annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology (ACC).
Obstetricians, gynecologists, and pediatricians joined forces to issue a new task force report on identifying the causes of newborn brain injuries. In doing so, they hope to unearth prevention strategies for neonatal encephalopathy, cerebral palsy, and other neurologic problems.
Arsenic in well water, at levels that are not uncommon in the United States, is threatening our children’s intelligence, new research finds.
Despite clear health advantages, the rate of neonatal circumcision in the United States has fallen slightly over the past 50 years from a high of 83% in the 1960s to 77% in 2010, according to a recent report.
As of 2010, 1 in every 68 children aged 8 years had autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is up from 1 in 88 in 2008; 1 in 110 in 2006; and it’s up 123% from 2002 when 1 in every 150 children aged 8 years was diagnosed with ASD.
Using guidelines issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), about 1 in every 10 US children is at risk of vitamin D inadequacy and about 1 in 20 is at risk of deficiency, according to a new report. These figures are drastically lower than previous estimates.
Researchers have found areas of disruption in the brains of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), indicating that ASD originates sometime early in the prenatal period, according to a new small explorative study.
Preterm babies’ guts harbor bacteria that can cause late-onset sepsis, according to a new study.