Pediatrics News

Images of people smoking in films are a major influence for children and teens who take up smoking, according to new research.

From the rampart of a whitewashed fort once used to ship countless slaves from Africa to the Americas, Cheryl Hardin gazed through watery eyes at the route forcibly taken across the sea by her ancestors centuries before.

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The most costly category of illness was mental disorders, affecting about 4.6 million children.

About 45,000 office-based physicians, including nearly all physicians who practice at federally qualified health centers and half of office-based pediatricians, may be eligible for up to $63,750 over six years to improve and maintain their health information technology systems because of their participation in Medicaid, according to a new analysis ...

All infants should be screened for hip dysplasia to reduce their risk of developing early arthritis, says a new study.

In a new blog post, Sonoma State University college professor and ecotherapist Shepherd Bliss reports on a pediatrician who was shocked to see a three-year-old using a cell phone.

Frederick Fozounmayeh, 4, watches television while recuperating from kidney surgery in the pediatrics ward at Providence Tarzana Medical Center on Wednesday, June 24, 2009.

Health experts say they can't predict at this point how widely a new strain of swine flu resistant to the drug Tamiflu will spread, or how dangerous it might become.

Participating in team sports is associated with a reduced likelihood of youths becoming established smokers.

A test that measures oxygen levels in newborns can detect "critical" congenital heart disease, but there are variables involved with the test that require more study before it is adopted for universal newborn screening, according to a new joint statement from the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Too much Tylenol can be a very dangerous thing, for kids and adults. So much so that the Food and Drug Administration is considering banning infant Tylenol as part of its efforts to reduce the risk of potentially fatal liver damage.

Children who play an online game promoting healthy foods and beverages appear more likely to choose nutritious snacks than those who play a game promoting unhealthy products, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Participating in team sports is associated with a reduced likelihood of youths becoming established smokers, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Taking part in team sports lowers the odds of children smoking, but it can't compete with the powerful influence of smoking in movies, a new study finds.

Dr. Alanna Levine : Ear infections are responsible for many sleepless nights for both parents and children.

The ability of a mother to identify a weight problem in her child appears to be dependent on her own weight, with overweight mothers tending to underestimate her child's weight.

The study was a collaboration between physicians at PeaceHealth Medical Group, led by pediatrician Dr.

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Article Date: 02 Jul 2009 Medarex, Inc.

Main Category: Pediatrics / Children's Health Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 01 Jul 2009 Adult-child conversations have a more significant impact on language development than exposing children to language through one-on-one reading alone, according to a new study in the July issue of Pediatrics , the journal of the American ...