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New evidence-based reference ranges for heart and respiratory rates in children show substantial disagreement with existing consensus-based international guidelines.

An otherwise healthy 15-year-old boy complains of an increasing number of bumps on his face over the last 3 years.

A 15-year-old girl has pain in her right flank.

Imiquimod 3.75% cream has been approved by the FDA for the topical treatment of external genital and perianal warts in patients aged 12 years and older.

The Institute of Medicine committee recently recommended 24 objectives for priority in the coming decade.

A new study examines the efficacy of a new hypotonic oral rehydration solution containing zinc plus the prebiotics fructooligosaccharides and xilooligosaccharides in treating children with acute diarrhea.

The FDA has approved rufinamide oral suspension 40 mg/mL as an adjunctive treatment for seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

Low-cost focused cardiac screening that incorporates an electrocardiogram can be highly effective at diagnosing cardiac conditions in children.

Investigators developed two "decision trees" to stratify the risk of children being evaluated for intussusception.

A 15-year-old boy presents with pain in the medial aspect of his right elbow that began 4 to 6 weeks earlier and progressively worsened.

A 3-year-old girl was hospitalized because of purulent drainage from a right middle finger wound (Figure 1) and a tender right axillary mass (Figure 2) of 2 days’ duration.

This baby girl was born at 37 weeks' gestation via cesarean section, with the stomach, small bowel, proximal colon, and ovary outside the body

This picture shows an unusual linear white object positioned vertically at the center of the posterior pharynx of a 5-year-old girl’s throat.

The mother of this 11-month-old girl was concerned that her infant’s vagina was almost obscured by a membrane. This was noted incidentally a few days earlier.

As Consultant For Pediatricians nears its 100th issue, this seems like a good time to reiterate the promise we made to you 9 years ago when you first started to receive this journal.

The increased incidence of sports-related concussion reported nationwide has attracted much media and public attention. Most data about sports-related concussion involve professional, college, and high school level athletes

Dermclinic features clinical cases with images submitted by pediatricians. These cases are chosen for their teaching value. We invite you to submit your own cases and share them with colleagues.

Children who participate in interactive video or electronic exercise games (exergames) get a workout that is comparable to or better than walking on a treadmill, according to a small study conducted at GoKids Boston, a youth fitness research and training center.

New fathers as well as mothers experience depression, and it can adversely affect parenting, according to an observational study reported in Pediatrics.

Findings of a large national survey reinforce the need for continued and expanded efforts to ensure that all children have access to a medical home, which is increasingly recognized as the standard for provision of high-quality, comprehensive health care.

A classic children?s book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, will be featured in a new campaign designed to help families learn about healthy eating habits at home.

Only about half of parents believe that the media communicate the results of child health research effectively, according to a survey conducted by the C S Mott Children?s Hospital at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Children?s eating habits are influenced by the presence of popular licensed characters on the packaging, according to a recent study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

Children and adolescents who are vitamin D deficient appear to be at higher risk for certain food and environmental allergies, according to a new study published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The association, however, does not hold true for adults.

Cigarettes don’t belong in children’s cartoons, nor does violence or sexual innuendos. Other story features such as revenge and traumatic deaths are not so child-friendly; however, they often make an appearance in kid flicks. How effective would an “R” rating be at preventing references to smoking in movies meant for young audiences?

Hearing-impaired college students report more abuse and neglect as children and consequently greater symptoms of adult mood disorders than their hearing counterparts, according to research conducted at the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York.