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A case of glycogen storage disease type Ib presenting with prolonged neonatal hypoglycaemia and minimal metabolic abnormalities
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Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Hiroshi Matsumoto, Shinsuke Kajiwara, Yumi Ogura, Takako Asano, Reiko Horikawa, Shigeaki Nonoyama Source Type: journals
A 3-year longitudinal analysis of changes in fitness, physical activity, fatness and screen timeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: Changes in BMI were associated with changes in fitness over 3 years. However, changes in PAI were the best predictor for changes in fitness in each year and over the 3 years of evaluation in youth.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: L Aires, LB Andersen, D Mendonça, C Martins, G Silva, J Mota Source Type: journals
FDA approves rosuvastatin (Crestor®) for use in paediatric patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The FDA has approved rosuvastatin (Crestor®) for use in paediatric (aged 10-17 years) patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HeFH) when diet therapy fails to reduce elevated cholesterol. HeFH, a genetic disease, is characterised by high LDL cholesterol and increased risk of early cardiovascular disease. The Agency's decision was based on a supplemental New Drug Application submitted by AstraZeneca which included data from the PLUTO (Pediatric Lipid-redUction Trial of rOsuvastatin) study, a 12-week, double-blind, randomised multicenter, placebo-controlled study with a 40-wee...
Source: NeLM - Paediatrics - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: organizations
Postnatal methadone withdrawal syndrome: hair analysis for detecting chronic exposureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Esther Papaseit, Esther Corrales, Cristiana Stramesi, Oriol Vall, Antonio Palomeque, Oscar Garcia-Algar Source Type: journals
Treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome with clonidine and chloral hydrateEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: This study suggests that a treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome with clonidine in omission of opiates is possible without causing short-term adverse cardiovascular effects. Considering the retrospective design of the study, controlled and prospective trials are needed.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: A Esmaeili, AK Keinhorst, T Schuster, F Beske, R Schlösser, C Bastanier Source Type: journals
Epidemiology of major paediatric chest traumaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: Australian paediatric chest trauma trends are similar to international patterns. Serious injury requiring surgical intervention is rare. This limited exposure may lead to difficulty in maintaining surgical expertise in this highly specialised area.
Source: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Sumudu P Samarasekera, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Warwick Butt, Peter Cameron Source Type: journals
Socio-cultural perceptions of sudden infant death syndrome among migrant Indian mothersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: This study illustrates how decisions and behaviour are shaped by socio-cultural influences embedded in discourses and context. It also shows that in-depth investigation through a social constructivist lens is particularly useful for investigating influences on knowledge acquisition, interpretation and implementation among migrant groups. A greater appreciation of the social meanings and ideologies attached to behaviours can help to ensure that the correct messages reach the correct populations, and that child health outcomes can be achieved and maintained both for overseas and Australian-born populations.
Source: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Henna Aslam, Lynn Kemp, Elizabeth Harris, Emilee Gilbert Source Type: journals
Children in out-of-home care: Does routine health screening improve outcomes?Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: Comprehensive health screening of children in care is likely to benefit a child's health, although this could not be determined. Agencies responsible for placing children in care need systems in place to ensure better inter-agency collaboration between the health system and community services. This should help improve health outcomes.
Source: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Dania Nathanson, Gillian Lee, Dimitra Tzioumi Source Type: journals
Influenza-related hospitalisations in childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: Influenza contributed to heavy health-care burden. Mortality was rare but did occur. Hospitalisations occurred in both healthy children and those with underlying chronic illness. Young children played an important role in such hospitalisations. Means to prevent influenza-associated morbidity and mortality especially among young children are needed.
Source: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Karen L Kwong, David Lung, Sik Nin Wong, Tak Lun Que, Ngai Shan Kwong Source Type: journals
The effects of birthweight and breastfeeding on asthma among children aged 1–5 yearsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: The mechanisms underlying these relationships remain uncertain and warrant further explanation.
Source: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Xiaohui Xu, Amy B Dailey, Natalie C Freeman, Barbara A Curbow, Evelyn O Talbott Source Type: journals
Familial Mediterranean fever gene mutations in the inner northern region of Turkey and genotype–phenotype correlation in childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: In addition to clinical criteria, molecular studies for detecting disease-causing mutations are needed to establish the diagnosis of FMF. FMF patients who were homozygous for MEFV gene mutations had a higher symptom severity score and higher incidence of appendectomy. The broad spectrum of mutations may reflect intercultural interactions of ethnic groups in Anatolia. Nation-wide studies may help to determine the relationships among demographic, clinical and genetic features of FMF.
Source: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Resul Yilmaz, Samet Ozer, Huseyin Ozyurt, Unal Erkorkmaz, Semsettin Sahin Source Type: journals
Depressive tendency in children with growth hormone deficiencyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: A depressive tendency was relatively common in children with growth hormone deficiency, and the Depression Self-Rating Scale for Children was decreased after growth hormone treatment. These results suggest that growth hormone treatment may have positive effects on the psychosocial aspects in children with growth hormone deficiency.
Source: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Shinpei Abe, Akihisa Okumura, Tomoaki Mukae, Tomoyuki Nakazawa, Shin-ichi Niijima, Yuichiro Yamashiro, Toshiaki Shimizu Source Type: journals
Rapid national survey of renal stones in New Zealand infantsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: This survey confirmed the expectation that this was not a discernible problem of recent serious melamine-associated renal damage in New Zealand. The method did however prove to be an effective way of undertaking a rapid determination of a possible recent serious health problem among children.
Source: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nigel Dickson, Tonya Kara, Pat Tuohy Source Type: journals
New chromosomal abnormality identified in leukemia associated with Down syndromeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers identified a new chromosomal abnormality in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that appears to work in concert with another mutation to give rise to cancer. This latest anomaly is particularly common in children with Down syndrome.
Source: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: organizations
Toddlers at Risk of Unhealthy DietsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Children between ages 1 and 2 have shown slight improvements in diet over the past six years, but a lack of dietary guidelines for this age group may be setting them on the path to unhealthy eating, researchers say.
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
This week on Thrive: Oct. 12 – 16Email this article to a colleague.
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Here’s a quick look at what Thrive was up to last week.
Arianna Faro shares her story of how she’s struggled with the rare, disfiguring disease Klippel-Trenaunay (KT) syndrome, but has come to accept the role it plays in her life. A new study has reignited worries about BPA exposure being hazardous to our children. We find out in the last part of our milk allergy series if Brett Nasuti has been cured, and his mom, Robyn, tell us how the result affects her family. Parents tell us why they’ve chosen to give their children the H1N1 vaccine. The HealthMap team gives us a weekly update on the latest H1N1 news. We...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Children's Hospital Boston staff Tags: All posts Ask the Mediatrician Center on Media and Child Health Flu vaccine Food allergies food allergy desensitization h1n1 HealthMap Internet use Michael Rich milk allergy milk allergy study research swine flu swine flu vacci Source Type: organizations
'Look at her now': Collinsville girl brings home Special Olympics gold, silver for ailing fatherEmail this article to a colleague.
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She brought home two medals. And she did it, in part, for her father. It's a tough time for Karrie. Her father, Richard Brown, is currently in hospice. Her mother, Sue Brown, said they weren't sure Richard would make it through the weekend while Karrie competed. "But he wanted her to go; we're doing this for Dad," Sue Brown said. Karrie has Down syndrome and mild autism.
Source: Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer
Counting a little blessingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Blessed is a word I find myself saying a lot lately. How blessed I am. How blessed my family is. How blessed we are to have Lucy. Six years ago, I didn't feel blessed. Lucy, my first grandchild, my daughter's child, was 12 hours old when we learned she had Down syndrome. We wept. Three days later, we were told she had holes in her heart and would need surgery. We took her home and fed her and held her and rocked her and sang to her. And we prayed.
Source: Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer
St. Louis Cardinals fan feels uplifted after fallEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pujols, playing first base about 40 feet away, reached Tepas first. He knelt beside him. He urged him to lie down. Pirates first base coach Perry Hill arrived next. He grabbed Tepas' feet. Hill had never seen a fan suffer a fall like that. Stadium staff ran over. Trainers from both teams and paramedics crowded around Tepas. Pujols still knelt by his head.
Source: Riverbend Down Syndrome Parent Support Group - October 18, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer
Putting the Patient First: ED Sets the Standard for ServiceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Learn how the Duke Emergency Department significantly improved patient satisfaction scores.
Source: DukeHealth.org: Duke Health Features - October 17, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Emergency Services Source Type: organizations
Health headlines: Music eases patient stress during surgery and teen “grows” new cheekbonesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Other stories we’ve been reading:
A Cleveland Clinic study shows that using music during surgery can ease patient stress.
Survival of extremely pre-term infants has led to more babies with vision problems.
People who are severely ill with H1N1 may get blood clots in the lungs that standard chest X-rays may not be able to spot.
Donor bone and stem cells were used to grow new cheekbones in a teen with a rare genetic disorder.
Giving babies Tylenol to prevent a fever when they get vaccinations may make the shots less effective.
Related posts:Health headlines: Bone health, music and secondhand smokeHe...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 17, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Children's Hospital Boston staff Tags: All posts h1n1 health headlines infants medicine swine flu teenagers Source Type: organizations
Microcephaly, sensorineural deafness and Currarino triad with duplication–deletion of distal 7qEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract Currarino syndrome (CS) is a peculiar form of caudal regression syndrome [also known as autosomal dominant sacral agenesis (OMIM no. 176450)] characterised by (1) partial absence of the sacrum with intact first sacral vertebra, (2) a pre-sacral
mass and (3) anorectal anomalies (Currarino triad). We studied a 3-year-old girl with Currarino triad who had additional systemic features and performed array comparative
genomic hybridisation to look for chromosomal abnormalities. This girl had the typical spectrum of anomalies of the CS including
(a) partial sacral agenesis (hemisacrum with remnants of only ...
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - October 17, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: European Journal of Pediatrics Source Type: journals
[Early neurological symptoms in patients with incontinentia pigmenti.]Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19840907 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Anales de Pediatria - October 16, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Regueras Santos L, Morales Sánchez R, Castañón López L, Mata Zubillaga D, Martínez Castellano F Tags: An Pediatr (Barc) Source Type: journals
Teen overcomes heroine habit on an opioid replacement therapyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Boston news station NECN recently visited Children’s Adolescent Substance Abuse Program and talked with Gaby, a young woman who has struggled with addiction since age 11. Gaby says the opioid replacement therapy she’s receiving at Children’s is the reason she’s able to become sober and kick her heroin habit. Watch NECN’s video to hear Gaby’s story.
Watch videos of John Knight, MD, director of Children’s Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, offering his thoughts on our country’s legal drinking age, how parents and physicians can best approach the issue of underage drink...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 16, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Children's Hospital Boston staff Tags: All posts heroin addiction opioid replacement therapy teen health teenagers Source Type: organizations
Teen overcomes heroin habit on an opioid replacement therapyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Boston news station NECN recently visited Children’s Adolescent Substance Abuse Program and talked with Gaby, a young woman who has struggled with addiction since age 11. Gaby says the opioid replacement therapy she’s receiving at Children’s is the reason she’s able to become sober and kick her heroin habit. Watch NECN’s video to hear Gaby’s story.
Watch videos of John Knight, MD, director of Children’s Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, offering his thoughts on our country’s legal drinking age, how parents and physicians can best approach the issue of underage drink...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 16, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Children's Hospital Boston staff Tags: All posts heroin addiction opioid replacement therapy teen health teenagers Source Type: organizations
Danger of low pressure alarm failure in preterm infants on continuous positive airway pressureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract In certain settings of conventional continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) application, the ventilator may not be able
to detect dislodgement of the prongs. This occurs especially in settings with high flow and small prongs. We investigated
the relation between ventilator flows, size of the nasal prongs, and pressure generated within the ventilator circuit due
to the flow resistance of the prongs. We studied a Baby-flow® CPAP connected to a Babylog 8000plus® ventilator. Five prongs
of increasing size (x-small, small, medium, large, x-large) and one nose mask were connected to the CPAP in turn....
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - October 16, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: European Journal of Pediatrics Source Type: journals
Micturitional headache in a young girlEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract A 16-year-old girl came to our emergency department because of severe headache. For the past 3 years, she had presented at
several emergency departments with a similar problem. When she was hospitalized for further investigation, she developed severe
arterial hypertension for which an unusual cause was found by imaging of the abdomen.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Your DiagnosisDOI 10.1007/s00431-009-1067-0Authors
Fu-Chi Yang, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center Department of Neurology No. 325, Section 2, Cheng-Kung Road, Neihu 114 Taipei Taiwan Republic of ...
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - October 16, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: European Journal of Pediatrics Source Type: journals
Catching dyslexia before it catches your childEmail this article to a colleague.
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Any child learning how to read can become frustrated at first, but once he gets the hang of it, reading can become fun. For a child with dyslexia, that day may never come.
Nadine Gaab, PhD, of Children’s Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience is enrolling 4-to-6 year old children in a study to diagnose and possibly reverse dyslexia before reading instruction has even started.
Of the 2.6 million 6-to-11 year old children diagnosed with learning disabilities in the United States, about 80 percent have dyslexia. In recent years, researchers have dispelled the myth that dyslexia is a problem of visual perception. Instead, dy...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 16, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Emmanuel Romero Tags: All posts Back to school clinical trial for dyslexia cure for dyslexia improving dyslexia reversing dyslexia study about dyslexia Source Type: organizations
Stricter hand hygiene in schools ‘a temporary measure for infection control’Email this article to a colleague.
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Strict hand-hygiene practices are difficult to maintain in primary schools and should only be used as a short-term measure for preventing the spread of influenza H1N1 and other infections, say researchers.
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - October 16, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Greening the NICU: An Expert Interview With Kathi Randall, RNC, MSN, CNS, NNP-BCEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - October 16, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Nursing Source Type: info
How can we help our teen son manage media so they don’t interfere with his life?Email this article to a colleague.
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Media expert Michael Rich, MD, MPH, director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston, answers your questions about media use. Last week, he discussed which computer games are good for your 2-year-old.
Here’s this week’s question:
Q: Texting, cruising the Internet, and Facebooking are interfering with my son’s academic goals and adding stress to our family life (we have three kids, 16, 13, and 9). He is very bright and wants to excel in school, but the lure and addictive quality of social and entertainment media undermine his nightly goals. We’ve already eliminated weekday TV and gami...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 16, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Children's Hospital Boston staff Tags: All posts Ask the Mediatrician Center on Media and Child Health Internet use teenagers Source Type: organizations
A 12-month-old boy with a localized verrucous tumorEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract A 12-month-old boy was admitted suffering from a localized pad-like thickening of tissue affecting the area of his right hand
joint. First affection of skin was detected at age of 6 months, when a red macula was noted. The parents were now afraid of
a viral or malignant disorder. The lesion completely resolved by the second birthday without medical intervention.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Your DiagnosisDOI 10.1007/s00431-009-1089-7Authors
Matthias Möhrenschlager, Allergieklinik, Hochgebirgsklinik Department of Dermatology and Allergology Herman-Burchard-Street 1 7265 Davos Switzer...
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - October 16, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: European Journal of Pediatrics Source Type: journals
Daily Pot Smokers Court Health RisksEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Daily Pot Smokers Court Health RisksCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/16/2009 9:40:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/16/2009 9:40:47 AM
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - October 16, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer
BHR common in non-atopic children with asthma and GERDEmail this article to a colleague.
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Bronchial hyperreactivity is common among non-atopic children with asthma who also suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease, study results show.
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - October 16, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
High food allergy sensitization rate in breast fed infants with atopic dermatitisEmail this article to a colleague.
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The rate of allergic sensitization in infants with atopic dermatitis is higher in breast-fed than formula-fed children, report researchers.
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - October 16, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Intravenous Sildenafil in the Treatment of Neonates with Persistent Pulmonary HypertensionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: IV sildenafil was well tolerated, and acute and sustained improvements in oxygenation were noted in those neonates who received the higher infusion doses.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - October 16, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Robin H. Steinhorn, John P. Kinsella, Christine Pierce, Ghazwan Butrous, Maria Dilleen, Michael Oakes, David L. Wessel Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals
Evaluation of seasonal patterns of Kawasaki Syndrome- and rotavirus-associated Hospitalizations in California and New York, 2000-2005Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions:
The strong winter seasonal pattern of rotavirus clearly differed from the year-round pattern of KS hospitalizations. While the present study cannot completely rule out rotavirus as having a role in the development of KS, other agents must be involved in the etiology of KS.
Source: BMC Pediatrics - Latest articles - October 15, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Adam MacNeilRobert HolmanKrista YoritaClaudia SteinerUmesh ParasharErmias Belay Source Type: journals
[Desmoplastic fibroma of the jaw: a rare kind of tumour.]Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19837637 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Anales de Pediatria - October 15, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Rius Peris JM, Ferrís I Tortajada J Tags: An Pediatr (Barc) Source Type: journals
Seasonal and H1N1 Flu Vaccine AppointmentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Learn how to make an appointment for your seasonal or H1N1 flu vaccine. Availability of vaccines vary, so check back for updates.
Source: DukeHealth.org: Duke Health Features - October 15, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Children's Primary Care Family Medicine Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine Primary Care Services Urgent Care Source Type: organizations
Treatment of cranial epidural hematoma in a neonate by needle aspiration of a communicating cephalhematomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract A newborn presented on day 15 of life with an epidural hematoma, extending through a diastatic sutura squamosa in an external
cephalhematoma. There was no skull fracture. The cephalhematoma was punctured twice with 24-h interval, reducing both the
cephalhematoma and the epidural component. In the absence of neurological signs or symptoms, aspirating a cephalhematoma to
evacuate the communicating epidural hematoma in a newborn infant may avoid more invasive surgical intervention.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Short ReportDOI 10.1007/s00431-009-1071-4Authors
Koenraad Jan Smets, Ghent Univ...
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - October 15, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: European Journal of Pediatrics Source Type: journals
Day 1 serum lactate values in preterm infants less than 32 weeks gestationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract Base deficit and serum lactate concentrations may be important prognostic indicators in preterm infants. We sought to (1)
determine the relationship between day 1 serum lactate values and base deficit and (2) determine the relationship between
day 1 biochemical parameters and adverse outcome in preterm infants <32 weeks. This was a retrospective study of all patients
less than 32 weeks gestation admitted to neonatal intensive care unit over a 6-month period. All blood gases performed during
the first 24 h post delivery were analysed. Adverse outcome was defined as death, severe...
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - October 15, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: European Journal of Pediatrics Source Type: journals
Children’s heart team back in GhanaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Mark Scheurer, MD, evaluates a child during a pre-surgical clinic in Ghana
For two years, a team of surgeons, physicians, nurses and volunteers has been going to the West African nation of Ghana to operate on and care for children with heart conditions that would otherwise go untreated.
The team started a blog in March 2008 so others could follow them on their adventure and have updated it each time they’ve visited since. They’re there now and are blogging about the children they’re seeing, the challenges they’re facing and the work they had to do to get the whole operation up and running.
Keep an eye on the blog ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 15, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Matt Cyr Tags: All posts cardiac surgery Cardiology Ghana Source Type: organizations
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly update: Oct. 7 – 13Email this article to a colleague.
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Here are this week’s H1N1 updates from the HealthMap team of the Children’s Hospital Informatics Program.
Germany, Cuba, Tanzania, Jordan and Tibet reported their first H1N1 deaths.
WHO reported that over 340,000 people have been infected worldwide and more than 4,525 have died.
Concerns about H1N1 developing resistance to antiviral medications increased as Vietnam reported three Tamiflu-resistant cases and Japan saw a resistant case in a teenager not previously treated with the drug.
The largest U.S. analysis of hospitalized adult swine flu patients to date found 46% did not have underlying conditions.
With 19 new H1...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 15, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: The HealthMap Team Tags: All posts H1N1 (swine flu) Flu vaccine HealthMap swine flu vaccine Source Type: organizations
Five-year follow-up of prematurely born children with postnatally developing caudothalamic cystsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: Very low birth weight children with postnatally developing caudothalamic cysts had cognitive and neuropsychological impairments similar to very low birth weight children without such cysts.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 14, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: A Lind, H Lapinleimu, M Korkman, L Lehtonen, R Parkkola, L Haataja Source Type: journals
Treatment of acute pulmonary haemorrhage in extremely preterm infants with recombinant activated factor VIIEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 14, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Christine Poralla, Hans-Jörg Hertfelder, Johannes Oldenburg, Andreas Müller, Peter Bartmann, Axel Heep Source Type: journals
Meta-analysis of blood pressure tracking from childhood to adulthood and implications for the design of intervention trialsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aim: Blood pressure (BP) is related with cardiovascular disease. BP tracking in childhood and its implication for intervention trials are unknown.Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to estimate BP tracking.Results: In 29 independent studies on 27 820 subjects, follow-up length and baseline age were associated with systolic BP tracking (both p < 0.05), while gender, BP measurement method and study place were not (p = 0.215, p = 0.185 and p = 0.391). The overall adjusted systolic BP correlation coefficient was 0.44 between 10 and 11 years and decreased to 0.37 between 10 and 20 years. Comparison of ...
Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 14, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: AM Toschke, L Kohl, U Mansmann, R von Kries Source Type: journals
Helicobacter pylori infection in children: population-based age-specific prevalence and risk factors in a developing countryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: Helicobacter pylori seropositivity increases with age, in low-middle SES and is related to father's educational status. Reducing H. pylori seroprevalence will require improvement in sanitary conditions and educational status of the population.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 14, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: W Jafri, J Yakoob, S Abid, S Siddiqui, S Awan, SQ Nizami Source Type: journals
International comparison of blood pressure and BMI values in schoolchildren aged 11–16 yearsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: Regional differences in morphometry (different prevalences of overweight and obesity) and the genetic background, disparate eating habits and other cultural factors may account for the differences in BP levels during childhood. As the prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing worldwide, it is important that countries carefully monitor the weight and BP status of their children and adolescents.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 14, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Á Baráth, K Boda, M Tichy, É Károly, S Túri Source Type: journals
Maturational changes in the feeding behaviour of infants – a comparison between breast-feeding and bottle-feedingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: The increase in the amount of ingested milk with maturation resulted from an increase in bolus volume per minute as well as the higher number of sucks continuously for both breast- and bottle-fed infants.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 14, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: M Taki, K Mizuno, M Murase, Y Nishida, K Itabashi, Y Mukai Source Type: journals
