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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?

Evaluate and treat a toddler&s injured loose tooth or lacerated gum in your practice? Or refer these cases to a dental specialist? It all depends?on the injury, the child, and you.

EMRs are here.

Eat less (especially fat and carbohydrates) and exercise (a lot) more. Mothers, teens, sex. Of lice and schoolchildren. Eye on Washington

These guidelines for interviewing patients with a behavioral complaint can eliminate holes commonly found in the history.

An otherwise healthy 15-year-old boy tells you that he has had six days of documented fever, a slight cough, and back pain that shifts location.

October signals the beginning of flu immunization season, and expanded guidelines encourage the vaccination of even healthy young children.

Children should be taught to make a distinction between the advances of a stranger who intends harm and the availability of ones who can help.

Ecstasy and other so-called club drugs have caught on with many teens and young adults. Here&s what you need to know to counsel your patients about the dangers?including date rape?of this risky kind of recreation.

Advances in rapid diagnostic tests and antiviral therapy for influenza have given pediatricians new options for identifying and fighting this old and resilient foe.

Self-healing reticulohistiocytosis

Being familiar with urinary tract anomalies identified on fetal sonography enables you to take steps to prevent problems in the newborn.

Nocturnal Enuresis, revisted. More than stubbornness--much more.

West Nile virus and E coli O157:H7 come calling. How-to guide for reducing medication errors. Eye on Washington

The continuing psychological effects of the terrorist attacks of 9/11/01 are felt nationwide. Pediatricians can be an important source of credible, clear information and advice for parents, and can help distinguish typical reactions from those that may require further assessment.

It is important that health-care providers who are knowledgeable and concerned about the health of children participate on their behalf should another such terrorist attack occur in the United States. What can you, as a pediatrician, do to be certain that children are not left out?

Anxiety disorders cause much misery and disability in children and adolescents. Psychotherapy and recent advances in drug treatment offer the best hope of improving patients & lives.

Children with epilepsy can usually achieve seizure control, but not always with the first medication prescribed. General pediatricians can learn from a child neurologist&s approach to this problem.

A 13-month-old boy has reached a plateau in weight gain, even as his length and head circumference maintained their relative position on growth charts. His diet shows no abnormalities.

Educational opportunities for children with disabilities were greatly expanded by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Your advocacy can determine whether your patients who need special education services benefit from those opportunities.