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Having chaperones present during exams of a pediatric patient should be a shared decision between the patient and the pediatrician, according to an AAP policy statement.

Walk into any supermarket and you'll notice evidence in the frozen foods section that celiac disease is no longer uncommon.

A previously healthy 10-year-old girl presents with a 5-month history of a non-productive, worsening cough.

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Development and implementation of a comprehensive electronic infrastructure are needed to support pediatric information-management functions of the medical home, according to a new AAP policy statement.

A 15-year-old boy presents with complaints of a swollen lip on the left side of his face that has lasted for 6 months.

Celiac disease is one of the most common chronic disorders of mankind and affects 0.5% to 1% of the general population in many countries.

FDA has received reports of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma in adolescents and young adults with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis being treated with tumor necrosis factor blockers, azathioprine, and mercaptopurine.

The American College of Rheumatology has released recommendations for the treatment of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Parental concerns about the safety of vaccines have increased over the last 5 years, and vaccine refusals and requests to delay vaccines also have risen.

A new study examining the relationship between child abuse and economic hardship shows that severe or fatal head trauma injuries in infants doubled during the recent recession and occurred without any increase in overall traumas.

Three clinical warning signs can accurately identify children with a primary immunodeficiency disease (PID), according to a report in Pediatrics.

Parents favor genetic tests for their children to predict susceptibility to common adult-onset diseases, according to results from an online survey. The findings appear online in Pediatrics.

Physicians should maintain a high level of suspicion for measles in children with febrile rash illness who have returned recently from foreign travel, advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The use of computed tomography (CT) in children who visit the emergency department (ED) is increasing at a rate comparable to that in adults, say researchers in an analysis that appears in the online edition of Radiology.

There is a significantly higher incidence of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in children with migraine with aura than in children without aura or compared with the general population, according to a study in the Journal of Pediatrics.

An elevated body-mass index (BMI) at age 17, even when in the range considered to be at the high end of normal, is strongly correlated with an increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) by age 40 but has less influence in the development of midlife type 2 diabetes mellitus, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Potentially dangerous medication errors are common in the homes of children with chronic conditions and frequently go unnoticed, according to a study reported online in Archives of Disease in Childhood.

In children with bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), delay in initiation of appropriate antibiotics is independently associated with adverse outcomes, according to a retrospective study reported in the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) among children is increasing, but diagnosis often is delayed because symptoms can develop gradually, according to researchers from the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Johns Hopkins Children?s Center.

Health care professionals should consider the increased risk of cleft lip and cleft palate in fetuses caused by the antiepileptic drug topiramate before prescribing the seizure medication to women during pregnancy, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) as presently implemented misses almost one-third of newborns who have delayed onset of sensorineural hearing loss.

Many children don?t know how to properly use asthma devices, and not enough providers are demonstrating correct use of these devices or assessing how children use them during pediatric asthma visits.

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Most children should remain in rear-facing car safety seats (CSS) until age 2 years, according to a new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement.

Atomoxetine is well tolerated and reduces core attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in preschool children, according to a study reported in Pediatrics.

The use of fennel extract, certain mixed herbal teas, and sugar solutions appear to lessen symptoms of infantile colic (IC), but studies of these complementary and alternative therapies have major limitations, according to a study published in Pediatrics.