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The Health and Human Services Department Health IT Policy Committee approved recommendations on when healthcare providers must obtain consent before exchanging patient health records electronically with other providers or health information exchange networks.

The FDA is warning that exposure to Evamist through skin contact with patients using the drug has the potential for adverse effects in children.

More than 12.5 million children and adolescents in the United States are overweight, placing them at greater risk for conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes mellitus as they grow older, according to the Office of the Surgeon General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Books address autism, ADHD and pain.

A 19-month-old boy is brought to the emergency department with refusal to walk, a stiff neck and a change in baseline behavior.

Children who have regular episodes of nausea and vomiting may suffer from abdominal migraine.

Utopian medical practice would run seamlessly even if you were out of the office, wouldn't it?

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the human growth hormone Omnitrope (somatropin - rDNA origin) for the treatment of idiopathic short stature.

Over the past decade, the United States has had tremendous success in achieving very high immunization compliance rates among children, sometimes as high as 91%.

Overweight, prepubescent children at risk of developing diabetes are more likely to have weak bones compared with those without prediabetes, according to a new study.

A recent study indicates that the answer to this question is yes - at least in the state of South Carolina.

Recent reports show electronic health records sales increasing sharply in recent years.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and FDA have noted an increase in reports of bloodborne infection transmission, primarily hepatitis B virus, resulting from shared use of fingerstick and point-of-care blood testing devices.

Vaccination against human papillomavirus should begin at age 11 and 12 years, according to ACOG committee opinion.

If the overall goal for pediatricians is to ensure that, to the greatest extent possible, children grow to adulthood healthy in mind and body and prepared to become productive members of society, then we need a great deal of help to achieve that goal.

Treating acne with tetracycline antibiotics may lead to irritable bowel syndrome, especially Crohn's disease, according to a study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

An estimated 55 million students nationwide head back into the classroom this month. ACEP wants every student to get to school safely.

Learning how to be prepared in case of natural disasters.

During a newborn examination, you note a yellow streak on the foot of a healthy newborn.

Ninety-four percent of physicians are using smartphones to communicate, manage personal and business workflows, and access medical information, according to a new study.

Doctors are usually among the first to offer aid.

The FDA has accepted for review a supplemental biologics license application for the use of Menactra for active immunization of infants and toddlers for the prevention of invasive meningococcal disease.

The drug Lamictal approved to treat seizures and bipolar disorder can cause aseptic meningitis, an inflammation of the protective membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord, according to FDA.

Of the 7,000 rare diseases affecting 25 million Americans, only 3% of those conditions have treatments approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to one Senator who testified at a recent hearing.

Investigators examined the effect of delaying school start time by 30 minutes on teenagers' sleep patterns and behavior, daytime sleepiness, and mood.

The American Academy of Pediatrics in guidelines published August 30 in Pediatrics is urging coaches and sports organizations to better understand that a bump to the head is nothing to ignore.

Young adults with attention deficit disorders may have a harder time transitioning from high school to college than their peers.

The H1N1 virus is expected to again be a major risk this flu season.

Using data from the National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys conducted during 5 years between 1999 to 2007, investigators examined trends in perceived overweight or underweight among US adolescents in grades 9 through 12.

Otherwise healthy 9-year-old African American boy seen for first time for complaints of frequent exhaustion, particularly when climbing stairs or walking for long periods. He could no longer participate in sports because of inability to keep up with his peers. He had been toe walking and had become clumsier over the past year, tripping and falling more frequently. Besides a mild delay in walking (around 16 months), his mother had reported no outstanding gross motor delays in infancy. He was in a regular class in school, although he did receive extra help in math and reading.