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Adolescents feel closer and more able to talk to their parents about sex if their parents discuss a broad range of sexual issues and repeatedly cover the same sexual topics, according to a report published in the March issue of Pediatrics.

Adolescent mothers who are depressed are at higher risk for rapid subsequent pregnancy than their non-depressed counterparts, researchers report in the March issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

College students who report non-medical use of prescription drugs are more likely than those who have only used such medications for their intended purpose to test positive for drug abuse, according to a report in the March issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

Teenagers who start the day with breakfast are more likely to maintain a healthy body mass index, while Internet-based programs can successfully help adolescents avoid binge eating and maintain a healthy weight, according to two studies published in the March issue of Pediatrics.

Presidential candidate John McCain (R-Ariz) declared on Friday, Feb. 29 that he felt there was a link between vaccines and autism.

Evaluating and treating hand and finger injuries in child athletes.

A list of resource links for sports medicine information.

Creation of an organization that provides support for children who are caregivers of adult family members.

Recently-released tools for pediatricians and parents.

Reviews of medical abstracts, plus a top ten list of the best articles from 2007.

A list of resource links for asthma information.

A list of resource links for respiratory disease information.

Growing bones and shifting hormone levels make determining a child's bone density much like hitting a moving target. Fortunately, technologies are evolving to make this measurement more accurate. Evidence on which patients warrant this procedure is also building.

Ask the experts about how to stop a two-year-old from biting in her day care.

Diagnosis and treatment of congenital midline cervical cleft.

An AHRQ investigation found too many US newborns are getting seriously sick.

Readers' letters on an article about ankyloglossia, or tongue-tie.

An infant with non projectile vomiting and poor weight gain is eventually diagnosed with Hirschsprung's Disease.

A personal essay about the similarities of raising puppies and children.

These images were obtained from a 5-month-old boy who was brought to the emergency department (ED) by his parents who noted new-onset rectal prolapse. The prolapse promptly recurred following initial successful reduction under sedation in the ED. A surgical consultation was obtained and abdominal radiographs were requested.

In today's hectic world, where parents and children alike are rushing fromone activity to the next, it is difficult to get meals organized-let alone tofind time to eat together as a family. While this only gets more complicatedas children reach their adolescent years, recent studies have stressedthe importance of these joint meals, especially for teenagers.

Mothers of children with autistic disorder tend to have antibodies that react differently against fetal brain tissue than women with unaffected children, according to research released online in December in advance of publication in the Journal of Neuroimmunology.

Although the majority of British children are immunized with the combined measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, a substantial proportion remain susceptible to infection due to the conscious decision of their parents not have them immunized, according to an article published Feb. 28 in BMJ Online First.

In the diagnosis of solid organ injuries in children, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography is almost as accurate as contrast-enhanced computed tomography and may confer less risk, researchers report in the March issue of Radiology.

AstraZeneca's Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium) has received approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the short-term treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease in children ages 1 to 11.

Overweight Hispanic children and adolescents with normal glucose tolerance have higher levels of plasma markers of endothelial dysfunction and inflammation as well as high blood pressure, high triglycerides and insulin resistance, researchers report in the March issue of Diabetes Care.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's immunization advisory committee voted this week to expand influenza vaccination recommendations to include all children aged 6 months to 18 years.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) expanded the age range of which children should get a flu shot, including everyone from six months to adulthood...