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Patients who have tonsillectomy or appendectomy before 20 years of age appear to be at increased relative risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) 15 to 20 years later, according to a recent study.

Nonsuicidal, nonpsychotic children already receiving care at mental health clinics as outpatients are turning to hospital emergency departments (EDs) for care for emotional and behavioral problems.

For very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants who receive intense resuscitation at delivery, long-term prognosis for neurodevelopmental disability remains low despite elevated risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), according to a new study.

Playing Xbox and Game Boy systems for long periods of time and frequently using mobile phones for texting are associated with wrist and finger pain in children, according to a study presented at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) 2011 Annual Congress in London.

The good news is that most parents in the United States are vaccinating their children against infectious diseases. However, a new study shows that many parents still harbor doubts about vaccine safety and effectiveness or question if so many childhood immunizations are necessary.

Don?t believe the hype about sports drinks and energy drinks optimizing athletic performance. Plain water is still the best choice for children and adolescents, says the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in a new clinical report.

No needless pain : Managing pediatric pain in minor injuries "Growing" pains : Apophysitis of the lower extremities Dermcase : Multiple brown bumps in 9-month-old Puzzler : The problem is not all in her head Updates : Feds on Viral Hepatitis, Kwasaki disease, AAP on Pediatric Patient Safety, Secondhand smoke

In medicine, as in many other fields, we quickly retrieve information from electronic sources when we need it, but we also are sent information that is "pushed out" by journal publishers, medical organizations, newspapers, and advertisers.

Overuse injuries are becoming more common in young athletes because of early sport specialization, year-round sports participation, participation in multiple sports in the same season, and increased training demands.

Men who reported that they had bullied classmates in school were found to be significantly more physically and sexually abusive to their female partners as adults.

A study of 125 children who had been placed on elimination diets primarily because of a positive serum immunoglobulin E immunoassay result suggests that the answer tot his question is no.

After years of medical school and residency, there is still one thing the author is desperately trying to learn as a pediatrician - how to offer strength to her patients.

Your patient is a 4-year-old girl with a 5-day history of unsteady gait, tremors, and loss of balance. Her mother became particularly concerned wher her daughter progressed to the inability to walk independently and then complete refusal to stand 2 days ago.

A retrospective study in patients with intravenous immunoglobulin-resistant Kawasaki dsease showed that, compared with retreatment with IVIG, retreatment with infliximab results in faster resolution of fever and shorter hospitalization.

Federal agencies have unveiled a strategy for getting serious about viral hepatitis. Pediatricians are key to that work in several ways.

A 3-year-old child presents to your community urgent care clinic with a small laceration along her chin that requires just a few sutures. The young girl is crying and anxious. It is worth it to come up with a creative strategy to handle her pain and anxiety in order to ensure success in handling the sutures.

A healthy 9-month-old boy is brought to the clinic by his mother, who is concerned about multiple golden-brown "bumps" on his trunk, head, arms and legs that developed soon after birth.

A new American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement calls for creation of a "culture of safety" in all types of pediatric practices to reduce medical errors.

A new study adds to a growing body of evidence that secondhand-smoke exposure is associated with negative mental health outcomes.

This 3 ½-month-old boy was brought to an outlying hospital after 12-hours of fussiness and poor feeding.

Developmental disabilities are on the rise, with significant increases in autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to results from a new study reported in Pediatrics.

Children who are overweight or obese have an increased risk of psoriasis, and regardless of body weight, teens with psoriasis have higher blood lipids and liver enzymes, Kaiser Permanente researchers report.

Belgian researchers report that children who are taking asthma drugs are almost twice as likely to be prescribed antibiotics for episodes of wheezing, cough, and shortness of breath as children who are not. Additionally, more than one-third of these children are coprescribed an antibiotic on the same day.

One click can help millions around the world. Every new healthcare professional who creates a free account on www.pediatricsconsultantlive.com will trigger our donation of $10 to the international organization Doctors Without Borders/ Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF) - a non-profit delivering emergency medical assistance in nearly 60 countries to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, natural disasters, or exclusion from health care. It's our way of promoting global social good for doctors caring for those in desperate need. Our goal is to donate $25,000 - enough for vaccinations for 25,000 people against meningitis, measles, polio or other deadly epidemics.

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Your one click will help provide emergency medical care to millions of people caught in crises in nearly 60 countries around the world.

In Part 2 of this podcast series, Dr Smith continues his discussion of the practice of nonsuicidal self-injury in adolescents.

This article reviews the limited but growing literature about prenatal and postpartum depression in fathers.