New guidelines on the use of tonsillectomy in children aged 1 to 18 years suggest restricting the surgery to those children who are most severely affected by tonsillitis or throat infections. Read full article.

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Use of medical diagnostic or therapeutic imaging procedures in children requires balancing the long-term risks of ionizing radiation exposure with the necessity of making clinical decisions, according to a study published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. Read full article.

Second-hand smoke in the home increases arterial hypertension in children as young as 4 and 5 years, according to new evidence from a screening project of preschool children in Germany. Results of the study appeared online in the journal Circulation. Read full article.

Parents of preverbal children with acute otitis media (AOM) look at their child’s observable behaviors to determine their pain level. Although no specific symptom dictates parental assessment of pain, ear tugging and fussiness appear to be the symptoms that most influence parental perception of pain. However, interpretation of these behaviors is influenced by other factors, like socioeconomic status, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain. Read full article.