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(Junk food + TV) ? exercise = fat kids. Grim days ahead for orphans of AIDS. Vaccine shortages ease, generally. Smallpox, revisited. Eye on Washington

A 12-year-old girl complains of headache and vomiting. The symptoms developed two weeks earlier, she reports, and have occurred intermittently since. Pain persists severely for five to 15 minutes and then dully thereafter.

A low neutrophil count in a child may reflect a mild condition or may be a signal of a serious disorder. Sorting out the difference between the two can avoid complications and make for a better long-term outcome.

What should be reviewed at a youngster's last visit to the pediatrician.

To promote breastfeeding after a mother returns to work, pediatricians need to make knowledgeable recommendations about which breast pump to use and provide guidelines to ensure proper milk storage.

You can play a pivotal role in interpreting the diagnosis, understanding how deeply the disease affects psychosocial development, acting as liaison between family and oncologist, and?if treatment fails?supervising end-of-life care

New products capsulized for pediatricians

Faced with a child who has been exposed to mercury, would you recognize the signs and symptoms? Would you know what questions to ask, which lab tests to draw, and what treatment to initiate?

Tattoos and body piercing have caught on as teenage, and even preteen, fashion statements. Here&s how to help your patients avoid the pitfalls of this form of self-expression.

Car seats--torture for some.

EMRs are the wave of the future.

New day dawns for residents. Welfare reform: Plus and minus. Key asthma guidelines, now revised. Eye on Washington

A 2-1/2-year-old girl's adenopathy has not subsided five days after initiation of antibiotic therapy with amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium (Augmentin). And lately, she seems to be having "a lot" of nosebleeds.

Screen for iron deficiency regularly, know the hematologic and biochemical markers, and provide appropriate dietary counseling and treatment.

Insight into residency matching programs

Distinguishing ADAH from mania--not so easy. Boy keeps women's clothing--what could it mean?

Expanded federal standards aim to better protect health-care workers from blood-borne pathogens transmitted by needlesticks, but they also pose potential problems for a pediatric practice.

Parents often ask for help with their child&s motion sickness, a condition that has become increasingly common. Is prescribing an antihistamine or a complementary therapy a good idea? Or is prevention the best route?

Multiple tender red papules on the trunk

Distinguishing ADAH from mania--not so easy. Boy keeps women's clothing--what could it mean?

Post?9/11: Shock lingers in tangible ways. What every Girl Scout should know. We, the children. Pediatricians: First line of defense. Eye on Washington

After the initial diagnosis of right-middle-lobe pneumonia, a 16-year-old girl completed a first course of azithromycin and then felt better for a time. But now she complains again of a productive cough, chest pain that radiates to her right shoulder while coughing, and dyspnea on exertion.

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Our knowledge of the genetic causes of deafness is advancing rapidly, raising hopes for better diagnosis and more effective treatment in the near future.