Teenaged girls who go to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms predominately of lower abdominal pain or genitourinary complaints should be tested for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), according to a study presented at the 2011 Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Denver.
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In this podcast, Dr Smith discusses the practice of nonsuicidal self-injury in adolescents-cutting, burning, self-hitting or banging, scratching, interfering with wound healing-may be increasing.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is recommending a substantial overhaul of the nation?s chemical-management policy to better protect children and pregnant women.
Children with newly diagnosed epilepsy do not take their drug therapies regularly, and it could be for socioeconomic reasons.
Group B streptococci (GBS) and Escherichia coli continue to put newborns at risk for sepsis despite recommendations for screening and prophylaxis during pregnancy.
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Children as young as 9 months can now be immunized for the prevention of meningococcal disease.
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Actemra, a drug that treats juvenile idiopathic arthritis in adults, as treatment for children with active systemic JIA.
Investigators examined the extent to which introduction of solid foods to infants younger than 4 months is associated with increased risk of obesity at 3 years.
A quick test at a child's 1-year well-baby checkup can detect autism spectrum disorder.
After 27 years in a busy pediatric practice, the author discovered that he was not a very good businessman.
Many investigations have shown that children who have a high level of environmental exposure to microorganisms are protected from childhood asthma and atopy.
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The nation has been struggling for many years to correct for the many years that medications were not studied in children.
Sports are one of the leading causes of injury to adolescents. Sports injuries are the second leading cause of traumatic brain injury among 15- to 24-year olds.
Having chaperones present during exams of a pediatric patient should be a shared decision between the patient and the pediatrician, according to an AAP policy statement.
Walk into any supermarket and you'll notice evidence in the frozen foods section that celiac disease is no longer uncommon.
A previously healthy 10-year-old girl presents with a 5-month history of a non-productive, worsening cough.
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Development and implementation of a comprehensive electronic infrastructure are needed to support pediatric information-management functions of the medical home, according to a new AAP policy statement.
A 15-year-old boy presents with complaints of a swollen lip on the left side of his face that has lasted for 6 months.
Celiac disease is one of the most common chronic disorders of mankind and affects 0.5% to 1% of the general population in many countries.
FDA has received reports of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma in adolescents and young adults with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis being treated with tumor necrosis factor blockers, azathioprine, and mercaptopurine.
The American College of Rheumatology has released recommendations for the treatment of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
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.