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Knowing the signs and symptoms of sexual abuse, techniques of interviewing, the significance of anogenital findings, and which lab tests to order will help you identify victims and intervene effectively.

The authors separate fever fact from fever fiction, review which thermometers should be used in which patients, and discuss safe and appropriate use of antipyretics and sponge bathing.

A report released by the Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, created in 1998 by the Institute of Medicine, addresses systemic problems that frustrate efforts to implement quality health care.

Closing the gaps in child-restraint laws, Cause of death: SIDS, or murder? When children kill, Babies First campaign. Eye on Washington

New products of interest to our pediatrician readers.

Parents and pediatricians worry that this high school graduation rite is far from wholesome. The authors offer reassurance and suggestions for reducing risky behaviors.

The dangers of airbags to children have been almost as well publicized as the benefits. Prospects for moderating the former and emphasizing the latter are improving.

The diagnosis is epidermolysis bullosa.

Part of the excitement surrounding a heightened understanding of our genetic makeup is that we are beginning to learn what it really means to consider each patient as unique.

D.A.R.E. redux, Foodborne illness: An old problem takes new forms, Follow-up. Eye on Washington

Medical myths generated and perpetuated by the public and by physicians continue to hamper the care and treatment of children. Are you doing enough to dispel those myths? Or are you one of the guilty?

When parents divorce, children suffer injuries that can last a lifetime. Pediatricians can provide an ear for children and anticipatory guidance for parents.

Not all pediatricians are educating parents about the sleep position that substantially reduces the risk of SIDS.

The most helpful 10 journal articles from the last year, according to Dr. Michael G. Burke.

How best to manage cholesterol in pediatric practice? Solutions remain controversial, but a pediatric cardiologist clarifies how to proceed.

Evidence enlightens the art of medicine. But some hypotheses still can be tested only one child at a time.

Increasing breastfeeding, The fifth vital sign, The electronic pediatrician, It's time for our little talk. Eye on Washington

The consequences of contracting a sexually transmitted disease can be devastating and long-lasting for adolescent girls. This review of the latest diagnostic testing methods and treatments will help you offer at-risk teens the best of care.