Autistic 2-year-olds make significantly less eye contact with approaching adults than their developmentally delayed but not autistic and typically developing counterparts, according to an article published in the August issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
In short-term travelers, malaria prevention strategies vary according to the location of the trip and the travelers' medical history, according to a Clinical Practice article published in the Aug. 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Positive parenting behaviors may help reduce the risk of delinquency and aggression in early-maturing girls, according to a report published in the August issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved six influenza vaccines for the 2008-2009 season.
A video-game intervention targeting adolescents and young adults with cancer improved treatment adherence, self-efficacy and knowledge, but did not impact self-reported measures of adherence, stress, control or quality of life, according to an article in the August issue of Pediatrics.
Ambulatory, rather than clinic blood pressure, is a more accurate measure of changes in blood pressure throughout the day, and more data are needed on blood pressure changes in children and young people, according to an American Heart Association scientific statement published online Aug. 4 in Hypertension.
Consolidative immunotherapy appears to be a low-toxicity treatment associated with favorable survival in patients with the Ewing's sarcoma family of tumors and alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, according to research published in the Aug. 1 issue of Clinical Cancer Research.
A substantial number of children under 2 years of age presenting at the emergency department with an apparent life-threatening event have an abnormal toxicology screen positive for over-the-counter medications, according to an article in the August issue of Pediatrics.
While resident burnout declined following implementation of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education standards, duty hour restrictions, total work or sleep hours, medical error rates and occupational injury rates did not significantly change, researchers report in the August issue of Pediatrics.
Babies that survive extreme preterm birth with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) may be strongly associated with future adult lung problems, as reported in the August European Respiratory Journal.
Though high school students reduced sexual risk behaviors between 1991 and 2007, the prevalence of such behaviors remained unchanged between 2005 and 2007, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published in the Aug. 1 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
While the infant mortality rate was 9% lower in 2005 compared to 1995, since 2000 the rate has not changed significantly, according to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Tanita Corporation's BD-815U pediatric scale is designed for premature infants.
Camper Alert bracelets by Hope Paige Designs feature contact information in case kids get lost.
Adiri's National Nurse Ultimate Baby Bottle is polycarbonate-and BPA-free and meant to help transition from breastfeeding.
First-day-of-life pulse oximetry screening may have high specificity and sensitivity for critical congenital health defects.
Vitamin D deficiency may be predicted by breastfeeding without vitamin D supplementation.
A list of combined hormonal contraceptive formulations available for extended menstrual cycling use.
One way to encourage a 2-year-old patient to walk during an exam.
A healthy 16-year-old presents with a raised, two-year-old scar-like lesion on his scalp which has caused hair loss.
A reminder not to replace a physical examination and clinical judgment with radiographic diagnostic tests.
North Carolina state senator and former pediatrician Bill Purcell has focused on health issues such as tobacco control and motorist safety.
In taking care of minors, pediatricians need to be alert to possible child abuse, and navigate the land mines of parental consent.
A discussion of influenza vaccines, inactivated and live cold adapted attenuated virus; influenza virus and the immune response in children; and the differences in immune response elicited by both types of vaccine.
Readers comment on a method to distract pediatric patients, and the unproven Tylenol test
Continuous antibiotic prophylaxis in children with vesicoureteral reflux may be ineffective.
The Commonwealth Fund reported results of a national survey that show the state-by-state disparities in children's health care.
Links to useful websites about Down syndrome.
An overview of disorders related to allergic symptoms in the pediatric patient, such as rhinitis, otitis media, asthma, and atopic dermatitis, as well as guidence regarding when to refer to an allergist.
Links to useful websites about allergy conditions.
