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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.

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.

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.