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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.

While playing on the school playground, a 10-year-old boy decided to try a zip line. He grabbed the pulley and slid down the cable. When the pulley came to a stop, he fell off and sustained a right ankle injury.

Educational success, especially completion of high school, has economic and social advantages that benefit the individual and society.

Infants and toddlers can receive effective protection against the 7 most common strains of pneumococcal disease, and possibly 6 additional strains, with the new pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13).

The Health and Human Services Department Health IT Policy Committee approved recommendations on when healthcare providers must obtain consent before exchanging patient health records electronically with other providers or health information exchange networks.

The FDA is warning that exposure to Evamist through skin contact with patients using the drug has the potential for adverse effects in children.

More than 12.5 million children and adolescents in the United States are overweight, placing them at greater risk for conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes mellitus as they grow older, according to the Office of the Surgeon General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Books address autism, ADHD and pain.

A 19-month-old boy is brought to the emergency department with refusal to walk, a stiff neck and a change in baseline behavior.

Children who have regular episodes of nausea and vomiting may suffer from abdominal migraine.

Utopian medical practice would run seamlessly even if you were out of the office, wouldn't it?

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the human growth hormone Omnitrope (somatropin - rDNA origin) for the treatment of idiopathic short stature.

Over the past decade, the United States has had tremendous success in achieving very high immunization compliance rates among children, sometimes as high as 91%.

Overweight, prepubescent children at risk of developing diabetes are more likely to have weak bones compared with those without prediabetes, according to a new study.

A recent study indicates that the answer to this question is yes - at least in the state of South Carolina.

Recent reports show electronic health records sales increasing sharply in recent years.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and FDA have noted an increase in reports of bloodborne infection transmission, primarily hepatitis B virus, resulting from shared use of fingerstick and point-of-care blood testing devices.

Vaccination against human papillomavirus should begin at age 11 and 12 years, according to ACOG committee opinion.

If the overall goal for pediatricians is to ensure that, to the greatest extent possible, children grow to adulthood healthy in mind and body and prepared to become productive members of society, then we need a great deal of help to achieve that goal.

Treating acne with tetracycline antibiotics may lead to irritable bowel syndrome, especially Crohn's disease, according to a study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

An estimated 55 million students nationwide head back into the classroom this month. ACEP wants every student to get to school safely.