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Q The mother of a 9-month-old girl is worried that her daughter lacks an emotional attachment to her.

You are asked to evaluate an 8-year-old boy who recently developed white rings around moles on his neck and back. Although he complains of slight itching, you don't see signs of scratching.

All cutaneous and mucosal surfaces can fall prey to fungi such as dermatophytes and yeasts. Here's how to recognize superficial fungal infections and initiate treatment.

Who, exactly, is a carrier of group A streptococci? How high is the carriage rate? And once you've identified a carrier, is treatment warranted?

The preparticipation examination of these young athletes must address some important concerns beyond those of the usual PPE.

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Religious faith doesn't come up regularly in examining room conversation. Yet patients--and parents--beliefs can sometimes affect medical care.

Recurrent rhinorrhea can present a diagnostic challenge. The authors offer tips for sorting through the differential and recommend a minimalist, individualized approach to management.

Despite recent changes to residency training by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Educations, key ingredients of successful training will continue to include recruitment of talented and committed young physicians, exposure to numerous and diverse patients, and guidance by faculty who are knowledgeable and interested enough to interpret, teach, and inspire.

Autism on the rise, but MMR vaccine is not the cause. A boom in drugs prescribed for children (and other reasons for concern). Eye on Washington

Grunting, hot, and vomiting:What's the bother in Baby's belly?

New this year: An online service to help you practice evidence-based medicine, a panoramic ophthalmoscope, an all-in-one vital signs monitor, an office glycosylated hemoglobin assay, a circumcision chair, and electronic products to help you keep in touch. And more.

Compulsive habits: How serious?

What should we do about smallpox immunization? Report card: The quality of health care. Knowing what's in a name: New rules for labeling "organic" food. Eye on Washington

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This year, for the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics have issued a statement that yearly influenza immunization for infants 6 to 23 months of age "is encouraged when feasible."

Sleep problems are common in children and adolescents. Understanding sleep physiology and educating parents about sleep hygiene and other interventions can turn an unhealthy situation around.

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A declining circumcision rate means that more and more parents need to be educated about care of their son&s foreskin and that you need to be prepared to manage problems associated with an uncircumcised penis.

A baby who is wheezing but in no apparent respiratory distress and a nasal antigen test positive for respiratory syncytial virus. What to do? Or, perhaps more important, what not to do?

Tantrums to the max. Salt pica?mental or physical problem?