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Although educational organizations have issued strong recommendations regarding institutional conflicts of interest (ICOI), adoption of ICOI policies for institutional financial interests and those of institution officials remain lacking in many medical schools, according to research published in the Feb. 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

According to a new study in the journal Vaccine, using risk factors to determine which girls and women get the HPV vaccine isn't effective.

In pediatric patients, laser treatment is safe and effective for port wine stains, but it shows mixed results for hemangiomas and works best on superficial lesions, according to study findings published in the February issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a warning saying that botulism toxin can be lethally dangerous.

Babies born to teenage fathers are at higher risk of adverse birth outcomes such as premature birth, low birth weight and mortality, independent of maternal factors, according to a report published online Feb. 6 in Human Reproduction.

In Nepal, children born to mothers who take multiple micronutrient supplements during pregnancy are more likely to have a modestly higher birth weight and body size, an effect that persists into early childhood, according to research published in the Feb. 9 issue of The Lancet.

Children with exposure to mercury from dental amalgam do not experience any adverse neurological effects, according to a report published in the February issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.

Depression and burnout are common among trainees in pediatric residency programs, and depressed residents make six times as many medication errors compared to their non-depressed peers, according to an article published Feb. 7 in BMJ Online First.

HIV-positive mothers who take antiretroviral drugs reduce the risk of passing it on to their babies via milk.

Physicians should structure their workloads and work hours to avoid fatigue when caring for patients, according to a committee opinion of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published in the February issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Minority children experience multiple disparities in medical and dental health status, and access to care compared to white children, according to an article published in the February issue of Pediatrics.

The state of Tennessee's Department of Health appointed Veronica Gunn, MD, MPH, as its Chief Medical Officer.

Young adults who regularly smoke marijuana have more advanced and greater progression of gum disease than young adults who do not smoke marijuana, according to research published in the Feb. 6 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Schering-Plough's Asmanex Twisthaler (mometasone furoate inhalation powder) in a 110-mcg formulation, for preventative asthma therapy for children 4 to 11 years of age....

Young adults who regularly smoke marijuana have more advanced and greater progression of gum disease than young adults who do not smoke marijuana, according to research published in the Feb. 6 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Autistic children vaccinated against measles have no differences in circulating measles virus or measles antibody compared with special needs or normally developing children, according to the results of a study published in the Feb. 5 issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Oral sucrose is an effective analgesic for infant immunizations, reducing pain scores compared to treatment with a sterile water control solution, according to a report published in Pediatrics in February.

Children born to mothers who experience stress due to the death of a relative during the first trimester of pregnancy may later face an increased risk of schizophrenia, according to research published in the February issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.

A genetic defect in the skin's protective outer later that allows microbes, allergens and other irritants to penetrate the skin likely underlies atopic dermatitis and may contribute to the development of food allergies, according to research presented this week at the American Academy of Dermatology's 66th Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

A genetic defect in the skin's protective outer later that allows microbes, allergens and other irritants to penetrate the skin likely underlies atopic dermatitis and may contribute to the development of food allergies, according to research presented this week at the American Academy of Dermatology's 66th Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

Phthalates, man-made chemicals found in a variety of common household products, which may affect the developing male reproductive system, can be detected in the urine of babies exposed to lotions, powders and other baby products, according to an article published in Pediatrics in February.

Evenflo has voluntarily recalled over one million of its car seats, because under side-impact collisions the seats could become dislodged....

Tinea incognito is a dermatophyte infection that has been altered by use of topical or systemic corticosteroids. It lacks the classic features of a ringworm infection due to corticosteroid suppression of inflammation and altered local immune response.

This editorial discusses the how treatment of bronchiolitis has not changed.

Allergy to peanuts is appearing earlier in the pediatric population.