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Americans are caught in a twin epidemic. On one side is a rising tide of obesity, fueled by changes in eating habits, diet, and exercise. On the other side is a tide of diet plans, fueled by our desire for a magic bullet to cure the problem with minimal effort.

Anxiety and depression are both common and commonly missed in children and adolescents. At any given time, 5% of the population under the age of 18 has some symptom of anxiety or depression, said Helena Karnani, MbChb, a practicing physician in the St. Vincent's Family Residency Program in Jacksonville, FL. By the age of 18, 20% of children have had at least one major episode.

Are American children getting fatter or are they getting more exercise? Both, it turns out.

Adolescents are different from other patients, and not just because they are teenagers. Adolescence spans the transition from childhood to adulthood, a time when teens establish their own identity by testing boundaries and trying on different adult behavior patterns.

A cool compress for itchy eyes-and rumbling stomachs

Supreme Court gets a new chief justice, grand plans emerge for rebuilding flood-ravaged Gulf Coast, and OTC status for Plan B again in limbo.

Prompt diagnosis and treatment of what was once considered a rare disorder of early childhood can eliminate symptoms and prevent long-term problems, such as osteoporosis and intestinal cancer.

Five new indications for growth hormone in children who are not GH-deficient have gained FDA approval. What are the pros and cons?

Sudden cardiac death in a child is an uncommon but devastating occurrence. Using the primary and secondary prevention strategies discussed here, it can also be an avoidable one.

Your patient is a 2-month-old boy of Native American and Puerto Rican descent undergoing evaluation of fever, hepatomegaly, and pancytopenia of uncertain cause.

The vulnerability of children in catastrophes involving terrorism.

Families with children who have an allergy often take complex steps to provide a "clean" environment in the hope of reducing allergic reactions and asthma attacks. But do those steps really help?

The lesions in this newborn's mouth are Bohn nodules. These mucous gland cysts manifest as firm, small (less than 3 mm) grayish white nodules--usually in the mouth on the buccal or lingual aspect of the alveolar ridges. They occasionally occur on the palate, and may be confused with large Epstein pearls.

Female infant born to a gravida II, para I, 23-year-old mother at 38 weeks' gestation. Pregnancy complicated by oligohydramnios. Cesarean delivery performed because of prolonged time after rupture of membranes and fetal distress. Apgar scores, 3 and 6 at 1 minute and 5 minutes, respectively.

Welcome to the Fall 2005 edition of "Dateline" from the editors of Contemporary Pediatrics! The editorial staff will be reporting live from the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C. We will bring you important news about your specialty and your practice from the floor. Watch your electronic in-box for digests of the meeting's most important and pertinent clinical and investigational news-gathered from CME sessions, research forums, press briefings, and the exhibit hall.