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You're called to communicate and form partnerships with your patients and their families, educate and advocate for them, and promote their health and prevent illness in specific and measurable ways. That goal, the authors say, is achievable.

Keeping track of changes in immunization recommendations is the best way to be certain that our patients receive maximal benefit.

Parents are turning to herbs and dietary supplements to treat problems their children have falling and staying asleep. Do these products work? Are they risky?

The 2002 immunization schedule is here: What's changed? Schools where children learn. Eye on Washington

A 1-year-old refuses to walk any longer

Limping takes many forms, and the cause is not always obvious. The keys to diagnosis are careful observation of the gait disturbance and systematic evaluation, especially high-quality radiographs.

This practical guide to recently identified, less known, and atypical viral rashes of childhood takes the mystery out of your evaluation.

Movement on the germ-warfare front. Eye on Washington

The widespread use of ultrasonography during pregnancy necessitates that pediatricians monitor conditions diagnosed before the infant was born. Understanding prenatal sonographic findings and what type of follow-up they require can be critical.

Depression in children and adolescents is both common and underrecognized by pediatricians. Accurate diagnosis and effective therapy can measurably improve the lives of children and teens with a potentially serious illness.

Intervention to prevent reading problems needs to occur long before first grade. Incorporating a reading promotion program into your practice can improve the reading ability of children and bestow lifelong benefits.

As knowledge of the genetics of congenital heart disease in children races ahead, primary care physicians struggle to keep up.

Habit of waking up for a drink of milk, thumb sucking is affecting mouth structure

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After complaining several days earlier of itchy, red bumps on both legs, a 6-year-old boy awoke one morning to find large blisters on his shins.

Habit of waking up for a drink of milk, thumb sucking is affecting mouth structure

Bioterrorism and its aftermath.

The 17-month-old girl who has been brought to the emergency department today has a 10-day history of what her exasperated parents describe as episodes of "stiffening."

New ADHD guidelines: Get the child involved, Immunizations grab the spotlight, for the moment, The new new morbidity. Eye on Washington

EMRs are here.

EMRs are the wave of the future.

Among this year's debuts: A faster-acting anesthetic cream, a laser for finger sticks, a kid-friendly defibrillator, new CLIA-waived rapid tests, respiratory therapy devices, and software to simplify your practice.

Bioterrorism and its aftermath.

Most children with constipation don&t have an underlying organic disease. The history and physical exam are usually sufficient to diagnose functional constipation. Behavioral modification, education, and oral laxatives are mainstays of treatment.

When otitis and toilet training were at the top of parents& worry list, pediatricians knew how to respond. Today, parents want to know how to keep children safe from terrorists with biological weapons, and pediatricians have no ready answers. This review should make you better informed.