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Wrist circumference is an easily measurable marker of insulin resistance in overweight and obese children and adolescents and could potentially be used to predict cardiovascular disease risk, according to Italian researchers.

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.

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.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is endorsing the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that reduces the number of human diploid cell vaccine or purified chick embryo cell vaccine doses from 5 to 4 for postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) for the prevention of rabies.

Adolescents who undergo bariatric surgery lose bone in the first 2 years after surgery, but their bone mineral density (BMD) does not fall below average for their gender and age, according to a report published in Pediatrics.

Eradicating asymptomatic Helicobacter pylori infection in children without iron deficiency does not change iron stores, according to the results of a double-blind randomized trial appearing in the March issue of the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.

The US Food and Drug Administration has notified health care practitioners that severe, possibly fatal, health problems have been reported in babies who have received lopinavir/ritonavir oral solution.

To assess whether a combination of inhaled beclomethasone plus albuterol could be used as a rescue medication regimen to reduce the frequency of exacerbations, whether the patient also used daily beclomethasone, investigators conducted a trial.

The topic of sexuality is a sensitive one, leading to many parents shying away from its discussion until there's no avoiding the discussion at puberty.

Based on an increase in numbers of cases of diabetes and myocardial infarction in the pediatri population, expect to see more erectile dysfunction at unimaginable ages.

Bedside emergency ultrasonography has become a valuable tool for emergency physicians.

Daily treatment with magnesium oxide increases serum magesium levels in children with functional constipation but not to a critical extent.