Pediatrics

A report found wide variations in use of medications to treat emotional and behavioral problems by gender, age, race and ethnicity, household income, and insurance type.

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes increased 30.5%, and the prevalence of type 1 diabetes increased 21.1% in US youth between 2001 and 2009, a study finds.

The rate of prescription of codeine to children in emergency departments for injuries and cough and upper respiratory infection remained the same from 2001 through 2010 despite guidelines recommending against its use for these conditions.

Heading back to school after summer vacation may increase the risk for asthma exacerbations among children with the condition, the results of a recent study suggest.

Pharmacists can take measures to help schoolchildren with allergies and asthma.

Almost half of teenagers who had recurring headaches were prescribed opioid painkillers, with those who received care in emergency departments even more likely to receive the drugs, a new study finds.

Although attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a long-term condition, it can be managed with proper treatment.

Although attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a long-term condition, it can be managed with proper treatment.

The portion of adults using ADHD medications increased 53.4% from 2008 through 2012, compared with 18.9% among children, according to a report from Express Scripts.

A pair of new studies looks at the effect of care from a multidisciplinary team of providers and use of a smartphone app on asthma adherence in young patients.

Perceptions of the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease after receiving the first dose of the HPV vaccine were not associated with rates of risky sexual activity among adolescent girls, a study finds.

A study finds that children who develop hyponatremia after surgery for intracranial tumors are at heightened risk for a range of negative outcomes.

Although eating disorders are assumed to mainly affect teenaged girls, a recent study finds that young men are also preoccupied with body image.

A CDC report finds that vaccination had a particularly profound effect on high-risk populations, but that higher rates of coverage would have prevented millions more cases of flu.

Children hospitalized with severe cases of flu were more likely to survive if they received antivirals within 48 hours of symptom onset than if they received the medications later, a new study finds.

A reduction in pediatric health care visits related to otitis media between 2001 and 2011 appears to be due to uptake of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, according to the results of a new study.

Hospitalization rates of infants due to whooping cough were generally significantly lower after recommendations were expanded to advise all adolescents to receive the Tdap vaccine.

Efforts to help reduce childhood obesity in the United States may be working, according to new research that indicates adolescents are adopting healthier behaviors.

All but a handful of adults who care for children with asthma failed to properly demonstrate the essential steps involved in using a metered-dose inhaler, according to a recently published study.

Patients overwhelmed by the options in these product categories will appreciate a pharmacist's guidance.

Almost 1 in 10 adolescent patients at an emergency department reported misusing opioids or sedatives, and few had a current home prescription for the medication they misused.

Hospitalized children were more likely to develop hyponatremia after receiving hypotonic fluids than after receiving isotonic intravenous fluids, a study found.

A study of influenza-related pediatric deaths from 2004 through 2012 finds that almost half of children who died had no known high-risk medical complications.

Sherilyn Driscoll, MD, a pediatrics physiatrist at the Mayo Clinic, discusses how treatment of chronic pain in children has changed.

Infants already at an increased genetic risk for developing type 1 diabetes mellitus may be even more likely to be diagnosed with the condition if they are introduced to solid foods too early or too late.

Vaccination rates for children aged 19 to 35 months remained high in 2012, though they fell short for some vaccines and varied from state to state and based on family income.

A recent study finds that hyponatremia may increase pneumonia severity in hospitalized children.

A team of researchers has recommended that all cases of acute otitis media in children aged 6 months to 2 years be treated with antibiotics, disagreeing with guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

A child's risk of developing pertussis increased along with the number of doses of the diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine he or she had missed, a study finds.

A review of previous studies finds that children with chronic conditions who fail to take their medications as prescribed are more likely to visit the emergency department and be hospitalized.