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The massive National Children's Study, which has survived a change in leadership and a gauntlet of criticism about its methods and its costs, has the full support of the National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, according to recent discussions.

The mother of a healthy 21-month-old girl says that her daughter's unruly hair never lies flat on the scalp and cannot be tamed by combing or brushing.

A baby boy, aged 14 days, presented with a temperature of 38.2°C (100.8°F), a generalized maculopapular rash, and purulent otorrhea. He was treated with oral amoxicillin for 10 days. At age 25 days, he again presented-this time with erythema and edema of the umbilicus, thrush, and fever of 24 hours’ duration.

Use baby's trust of mom, dad, or other primary caregiver to your advantage.

Halloween is a great time to dress up and encourage office staff to do the same.

Ill-appearing 4-year-old girl with high-grade fever, without chills or rigors, and cough of 3 days’ duration. She also had a sore throat and was unable to move her neck because of pain. No history of rhinorrhea, difficulty in breathing, vomiting, or diarrhea. She had had tonsillitis 2 weeks earlier that was treated with a 1-week course of amoxicillin. Medical history otherwise unremarkable. Immunizations up-to-date.

I've just committed my family to a 5-day July vacation to Orlando so we can visit a new amusement park dedicated to Harry Potter. The famous series of books about the teenage wizard has really sparked the love of reading in many children, including mine.

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An exclusive survey administered to more than 4,000 office-based MDs and Dos in more than 17 specialties found that median earnings for pediatricians dropped by about 13% last year from $187,500 in 2008 to $163,000 in 2009.

The prevalence of congenital cytomegalovirus determined by testing dried blood spots for the presence of CMV DNA is similar to the prevalence reported on the basis of standard viral cultures, according to a recent report.

Short durations of sleep among infants and preschool-aged children appear to be a risk factor for obesity later in childhood.

FDA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission jointly warned parents against the use of sleep positioners for their babies, because the devices can suffocate infants in their cribs or bassinets.

A new study examining the risk factors for eczema in children finds that early sensitization to the family dog significantly reduces the risk of eczema in 4-year-olds, but in contrast, early exposure to the family cat increases the risk of eczema in cat-sensitized children.

It appears that not all sugar-sweetened beverages are created equal in terms of their association with healthy dietary practices and levels of physical activity.

An 8-year-old girl presents to your outpatient clinic with a 2-day history of sore throat, fever, and neck pain. Your medical assistant tells you that the child had an upper respiratory tract infection about 2 weeks before but had recovered completely and uneventfully about a week ago.

The federal government is attempting to write the first national recommendations on how children should be restrained in ambulances, whether they are ill or injured or they simply need to be transported along with family members or other people.

A 4-month-old girl is brought to your office by nervous parents who point out swelling of all the fingers of her right hand associated with tender, deep nodules on the proximal and middle phalanges.

To identify parents' beliefs and barriers related to influenza immunization of school-aged children and to evaluate how accepting parents are of school-based influenza immunization, investigators surveyed parents of students at an elementary school in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Investigators surveyed 2,429 children with a diagnosis of asthma at 29 pediatric caresites across the United States to estimate the prevalence of uncontrolled asthma in patients who visited their primary care provider for any medical reason.

Here's the story of one full-time pediatrician with 20 years' experience. Over the years, she's witnessed many changes in the practice of medicine, including the virtual elimination of some diseases.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved use of the drug Protopam (pralidoxime) as an antidote to pesticide poisoning in pediatric patients.

Parents' misperception of analgesics leads to the undertreatment of postoperative pain in their children, even though the parents are aware of their children's pain, according to a new study.

After a quality-assurance inspection of its manufacturing plant in Michigan revealed contamination by insect pieces and larvae, Abbott notified FDA that it was suspending production and issued a voluntary recall for about 5 million containers of certain Similac-brand powdered infant formulas.

There was a time, not so very long ago, when a child who needed to receive nourishment or medications through a vein had to be in the hospital.

The implantation of fabricated devices has become part of the standard therapeutic approach for many neonatal and pediatric disorders.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for changes to tobacco, alcohol, and prescription drug advertising to help prevent substance abuse among adolescents.

School has been back in session for less than a month, and our office has already had parents come in or call for the “golden ticket” that allows a child to return to school after an illness-the doctor’s note. Often parents want us to write something to the effect that “Johnny is no longer contagious….” Can we ever truly say that about anyone?!

A17-month-old girl was hospitalized 3 weeks earlier because of gagging and retching emesis that contained blood-streaked mucus. Her symptoms persisted and she was transferred to a tertiary care center for further workup.