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An oral surgeon accidentally operated on the wrong side of the mouth of a patient with cleft palate Monday.

Perhaps thanks to a lawsuit, some young children with autism may benefit from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's new initiative.

Teenagers, especially males, who watch television frequently may be more likely to be depressed as they approach adulthood, a study in the Archives of General Psychiatry (February 2009) shows.

The recent swine flu outbreak thankfully was not a pandemic. But it may have been the start of a new industry, for immunization for influenza H1N1.

Spring brings with it more than crocuses and pollen allergies: it also means new blood at some academic pediatric groups.

Houston, we do not have a problem.

The FDA has issued new labeling requirements for anti-seizure drugs due to potential increased risk of suicidal behaviors.

The CDC has issued laxer guidance for school closings pertaining to H1N1 flu, recommending that only infected students and teachers remain at home.

A Dayton, Ohio-based hospital opened the doors to its new $19 million neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) on May 2.

Children enrolled before they are six months old in a home-based program that teaches language skills to the deaf or hard of hearing are not only able to achieve appropriate language skills but also to maintain them over time, according to a new study.

In comparison to non-obese children, obese children are significantly more likely to have lower body injuries, such as in their ankles and legs.

The strong preference kids with autism have for certain foods places them at risk for nutritional deficiencies because their diets lack sufficient variety, according to research from Cincinnati Children?s Hospital Medical Center at this year?s Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Baltimore.

There were many good entries for our 2008 contest, maing the judges' job a difficult one.

A CME article on otitis media and MEE and its implications on hearing loss in children.

A review of viruses that are prevalent and plague children in the summertime.

A retrospective look at the origins of nursing bottles is further proof that necessity is indeed the mother of invention.

This month looks at a studies about testing babies who cry often, how circumcision can help prevent herpes and HPV in boys, if swimming lessons for 1- to 4-year-olds reduce drowning risks, and SIDS.

Editorial about what ultimately physicians must base thier decisions upon, as not all procedures are successfully evidence based.

Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common nutritional deficiency in the US, too high by far in toddlers

A toddler comes into the office with a hemorrhagic red papule.

The goal of the pediatric symptom checklist is to help pediatric primary care physicians improve their recognition of kids who have psychosocial dysfunction.

An infant with failure to thrive and vomiting is eventually diagnosed with hypertrophic, dilated bladder and bilateral hydronephrosis.

A landmark study on middle-ear effusion (MEE) challenges long-held assumptions about the effects of MEE on child development and what the appropriate treatment course should be.

How qualified does a nurse practitioner have to be to work in the NICU?

The angry mother of a 15-year-old girl has called the office multiple times asking for the laboratoryresults from her daughter’s office visit last week and demanding to know whether the teen was “put on the pill.” Along with other lab work, tests for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and pregnancy were performed, and the patient was given a prescription for a hormonal contraceptive.

Caudal regression syndrome (caudal dysplasia sequence) is characterized by complete or partial agenesis of the sacral and lumbar vertebrae, along with pelvic deformity. Multiple other anomalies-including femoral hypoplasia; clubbed feet; flexion contractures of the lowerextremities; GI, genitourinary, and heart abnormalities; and neural tube defects-may also be associated with the syndrome.1

The CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services co-hosted a Web "town hall" Q+A session about swine flu on Thursday.

Teva is now selling generic versions of Shire Plc's ADHD drug Adderall XR in the US, years before its patent expires.