OB/GYN

What's causing a 17-year-old female to complain of diarrhea; vomiting; severe, cramping abdominal pain; tenesmus; and fever?

Vulnerable child syndrome distorts parents' perceptions of their child's health, disrupts the parent-child relationship, and can harm development and behavior in an otherwise healthy child. Here are steps you can take to recognize problems early and improve family interactions.

What's causing chronic, intermittent abdominal pain radiating to both flanks in a 15-year-old girl?

Pediatricians can expect problems meeting vaccination schedules forhuman papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Based on data from the 1996 to2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, only 11% of adolescents haveprimary care visits on a schedule appropriate to HPV vaccination.

Vaccines show great promise for primary prevention of human papillomavirus infection, but effective screening, using the latest guidelines, and education are still key. Second of two parts.

You can mitigate the health and educational risks faced by an adolescent parent and her child by providing a medical home for both. This "teen-tot" model of family-centered care provides a framework for success.

How did I get herpes? Is there a cure? What causes an outbreak-- and what can I do to prevent another one? My friend got herpes and had to stay in the hospital; will that happen to me? Can I still have children?

What goes wrong with blood cells and genes of children who suffer this grim disease? And how has a high cure rate revealed late effects of treatment? Answers to these (and more) questions shape your ongoing basic care of patients at the onset of, during, and after their illness.

Expanding knowledge, new screening technologies, and effective vaccines have opened new horizons in, and put pediatricians at the forefront of, preventing cervical cancer and other diseases caused by human papillomavirus. Here's what we know now and what it means for your patients. First of two parts.

This update answers key questions about emergency contraception and will help increase your patients' access to this form of pregnancy prevention. Includes a Guide for Patients.

A newborn girl with skin eruption involving the face and scalp, and no adenopathy or organomegaly

Two separate studies show that Merck & Co.'s and GlaxoSmithKline's human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines appear highly effective in preventing cervical cancer, vulvar cancer, and genital warts.The recently completed trials involved Merck's Gardasil and GlaxoSmithKline's experimental vaccine. Earlier studies showed that Gardasil also protects against cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)-precancerous lesions that can develop into cervical cancer.

Caring for a patient with an eating disorder can seem daunting. It doesn't have to be if you follow these practical guidelines.

A newborn with multiple, dark, reddish-brown patches over the trunk, back, and forehead.

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Health spending for 2006 uncertain, cesarean rate is up nationally, Hepatitis A vaccination now for all children.

There will be many new vaccines and new vaccine recommendations over the next three years or so, two of the top experts in the vaccine arena reported today at the AAP National Conference.

There will be many new vaccines and new vaccine recommendations over the next three years or so, two of the top experts in the vaccine arena reported today at the AAP National Conference.

Prompt diagnosis and treatment of what was once considered a rare disorder of early childhood can eliminate symptoms and prevent long-term problems, such as osteoporosis and intestinal cancer.

Breast is best but success isn't a given. These guidelines help you encourage mothers to breastfeed and give them the support they need to do well--without short-changing reimbursement.

Contrary to earlier findings, inhaled nitric oxide (NO) therapy for lung immaturity in premature infants does not reduce an infant's risk of death or further lung problems, according to a study by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the National Institutes of Health that appeared in the July 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. "Premature infants weighing less than 1,500 g should not receive inhaled NO therapy unless they are part of a research study," said NICHD Director Duane Alexander, MD.