Children exposed to ischemic-hypoxic events in utero are at increased risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), especially those born prematurely. The findings add to growing evidence that both prenatal and postnatal factors affect neurodevelopment.
Children who watch TV in their bedrooms are at double the risk for being obese and almost 3 times as likely to develop heart disease and diabetes than children who watch the family set,researchers found when they examined how viewing time affects health in children and adolescents.
Babies who are born preterm or small for gestational age are at increased risk for developingesophagitis early in life, according to a recent study of the association between the risk for esophagitis and birth history.
Primary care physicians, including pediatricians, admit that they are not as familiar about specific aspects of epilepsy as they should be.
Children whose diets are high in salt also drink more sugar-sweetened beverages. Together both behaviors may predict a greater risk for obesity.
Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder are 9 times more likely to present to the emergency department (ED) for psychiatric reasons.
Facebook, Twitter, and other Internet-based technologies can be effective weapons in the fight against childhood obesity.
A 22-day-old neonate (gestational age, 37 weeks; weight, 4 kg) with otitis media was seen by his pediatrician. On presentation, he was febrile and looked jaundiced. His bilirubin level was slightly above the upper limit of normal.
Pediatricians can play an important role in counseling patients and providing prescriptions for teens in need of emergency contraception for preventing pregnancy.
Criteria for pediatric bipolar disorder, along with treatment options, diagnostic guidance, and collaborative advice for pediatricians, are presented in an American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report
PCR testing can identify viruses that could be responsible for fever without an apparent source in young children, says a new study.
Researchers have developed an algorithm that uses traditional risk factors to predict whether a newborn will develop obesity as a child.
More than one-fourth of new HIV infections in the United States are among persons aged 13 to 24 years, and most of them aren't even aware.
The APA has approved proposed revisions to the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders to be published in May 2013.
Boys who have undescended testes at birth are at increased risk for testicular cancer when older, according to a new meta-analysis.
This child was born via emergency C-section and at age 2 weeks, had meconium ileus with perforation and DIC secondary to peritonitis. Enterococcus faecalis sepsis developed and terminal ileal resection was performed. Bilirubin levels remained elevated for 5 months.
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Evaluation of neonates for CNS HSV infection using CSF HSV PCR testing is common, but HSV infection is not, a retrospective study showed.
A 10-year-old girl with a history of abdominal migraines has just at the ED, complaining of new-onset, nonbilious, nonbloody vomiting; abdominal pain.
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The worried parents of a health 10-year-old girl ask you to evaluate her for a total-body red rash associated with scaling and edema.
Bottle feeding significantly increases risk of pyloric stenosis.
At the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases annual flu press conference, the CDC stresses the importance of children, child caregivers, and pregnant women receiving flu vaccinations.
Some recent studies show the significant effects of Kawasaki disease on coronary arteries. Researchers all agree on the urgent need for early diagnosis and improved treatment therapies.
More than 20% of prescriptions issued for children at 2 pediatric care sites during a 26-month period went unfilled, according to a retrospective review of claims data.
Most parents are unaware of a FDA advisory recommending that OTC cough and cold medications should not be give to children aged younger than 2 years.
Social anxiety disorder affects nearly 1 in 10 adolescents, but only 1 in 5 are ever diagnosed and treated. Routing screening can help identify patients.
Exploration of this acutely swollen testis in a 13-year old found it to be engorged and hemorrhagic. Torsion of the testis is caused by faulty fixation of the testis to the scrotum-the result of a redundant tunica vaginalis-and is a surgical emergency. The testis is untwisted and fixed to the scrotum. A contralateral orchiopexy is also typically performed.