LARISSA HIRSCH, MD and CHARLES A. POHL, MD – Series Editor Dr Hirsch is a fellow at Nemours Center for Children's Health Media in Wilmington, Del, and an associate at Jefferson Faculty Pediatrics at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. She is also a medical editor for www.KidsHealth.org. Dr Pohl is professor of pediatrics and associate dean of student affairs and career counseling at Jefferson Medical College.
LARISSA HIRSCH, MD and CHARLES A. POHL, MD – Series EditorDr Hirsch is a fellow at Nemo...
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<P>According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the average child watches 4 hours of television per day.<SUP>1</SUP> By the time a child...
Two days after "heading" a soccer ball, a 17-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with progressive pain and a foreign-body sensation in his left eye.
LINDA S. NIELD, MD, SHARMILA NANDA, MD, JEAN SOMESHWAR, MD, FLORENCE C. DALCANTO, MD, SHIV SOMESHWAR, MD, JOHN J. COLLINS, MD, and MARGARET JAYNES, MD West Virginia University
LINDA S. NIELD, MD, SHARMILA NANDA, MD, JEAN SOMESHWAR, MD, FLORENCE C. DALCANTO, MD, S...
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<P>Cerebral palsy (CP) refers to a group of nonprogressive neurological conditions defined by specific motor deficits or movement disorders. It is often associated...
The parents of a 9-month-old boy were concerned about the bright red color of their son's feces. Over the course of an hour, the infant had 3 bowel movements that appeared to the family to be...
