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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an alert on March 11 on Tussionex Pennkinetic Extended-Release Suspension, a prescription-only cough syrup manufactured by UCB Inc., of Smyrna, Ga., to warn of adverse events associated with misuse of the drug.

Bypassing local Critical Access Hospitals in rural areas in favor of care outside the local community may be reduced by changing rural residents' perception of local health care provision and increasing the number of primary care physicians, according to research published in the March/April edition of the Annals of Family Medicine.

A shocking study by the Centers for Disease Control and prevention found than 26% of US girls between the ages of 14 and 19 have a sexually transmitted infection.

Although patients place high value on patient-centered care, they place more value on continuity of care and the technical quality of their consultation with a physician, according to study findings published in the March/April issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.

Like the general population, many physicians admit that their work schedule prevents them from getting an optimal amount of sleep. But few of them report that sleepiness affects their work performance or ability to respond to other daily concerns, according to study findings published online in March in CHEST Physician.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert about a brand of cough syrup containing hydrocodone, a potent narcotic that could be abused if not used correctly...

A large study of preterm births in France has found that over two in five babies born very prematurely will need specialized health services by age 5...

New guidelines from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Expert Panel, published in the March issue of Haemophilia, call for an individualized approach to the diagnosis and treatment of the bleeding disorder von Willebrand disease.

Mice that are stressed as adults have neuroendocrine changes and an increased susceptibility to bowel inflammation that are made worse if they were also stressed early in life, according to a report published online Feb. 28 in Endocrinology.

A sealed case settled in November by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded damages to a girl who developed autism-like symptoms after being vaccinated.

Teenagers and preteens who prepared for an upcoming tonsillectomy by using an Internet program had improved knowledge acquisition scores and satisfaction with their method of preparation, compared to youths who attended a standard preparation program at the hospital before the surgery, according to research published in the February AORN Journal.

In children and adolescents with allergic asthma, sublingual immunotherapy is clinically effective, according to a meta-analysis published in the March issue of the journal Chest.

An estimated 759,000 children with asthma lack appropriate health insurance, according to a study published in the January issue of Ambulatory Pediatrics...

New research suggests that routine echocardiographic screening of elite athletes to detect hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) may not be warranted, as HCM is extremely rare in this population, according to an article published in the March 11 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

The prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV and expanded pediatric care for HIV-positive children must be scaled up. That's the message from a meeting about global AIDS policy...

Reductions in television viewing and computer use by young children can help prevent obesity, because of changes in energy intake rather than physical activity, according to study findings published in the March issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the study of antipsychotic drug Abilify (aripiprazole) for the treatment of manic and mixed episodes due to bipolar I disorder in children ages 10 to 17....

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.

I work in a pediatric emergency department, and nurses frequently tell me they are unable to catheterize female infants and toddlers due to labial adhesions. Since we need to obtain sterile catheterized specimens for workups for fever, here is an easy way to remove adhesions.

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