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The future of primary paediatric care in Europe: reflections and Report of the EPA/UNEPSA Committee
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Conclusion: The definition of basic characteristics and the establishment of requirements for optimal PPC and practice are important steps in overcoming the differences among European countries and pave the way for an acceptable formulation of standardized high-quality paediatric medical care in Europe.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 12, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: S Barak, A Rubino, J Grguric, E Ghenev, D Branski, E Olah Source Type: journals
St. Jude and P&G invite Target guests to help fight childhood cancer with the purchase of everyday necessitiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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From October 18 – 24, Target guests can help St. Jude in its fight to find cures and save children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases by purchasing participating Procter and Gamble (P&G) brands including Tide, Pampers, Charmin and Pantene as well as other manufacturers’ brands at Target stores nationwide.
Source: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - October 12, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: organizations
Check your school's lunch program for nutritional contentEmail this article to a colleague.
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From the desk of Erica Jannisch, CPNPStudies show that students who eat healthy, well rounded meals perform better on tests, have better attendance and behave better at school.Lunches are an important part of our children’s day. Typical school lunches tend to be higher in fat than they should be but that doesn't mean they can not be good options. Look at the menu the night before and determine if it offers a mix of the food groups. Every meal should have items from the fruit/vegetable group, grain group (preferably whole grain), low fat dairy, as well as some meat or other source of protein.Many schools have transitioned...
Source: Pediatric Health Associates - October 12, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: organizations
A study reignites the question: Do current levels of BPA exposure represent a true health hazard to children?Email this article to a colleague.
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The first study focusing on the chemical bisphenol (BPA) and children was recently published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Investigators reported that the amount of BPA that women were exposed to during pregnancy was significantly associated with parent’s views of their child’s behavior when they were 2-year-old. Here, we talk to David Bellinger, PhD, of Children’s Hospital Boston’s Neurology Department, about the findings.
Lately, it’s been widely reported that many plastic consumer products, including some baby bottles, contain a chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) that can leach o...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 12, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Erin Graham Tags: All posts BPA BPA and children BPA and children's behavoir study about effects of bisphenol Source Type: organizations
City Candy Stores Offer Cheap Calories (CME/CE, with audio)Email this article to a colleague.
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In terms of calories, a dollar still goes a long way at an urban candy store, researchers say.
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - October 12, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
ASCO Breast: Even Tweens Fear Breast CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Fear about breast cancer starts early, as girls see it affect those close to them and hear reports in the media, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - October 12, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
One patient’s story: Why a rare disfiguring disease won’t stop meEmail this article to a colleague.
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Arianna Faro struggled for years with the challenges of living with Klippel-Trenaunay (KT) syndrome, but has come to accept the role it plays in her life. Here, she shares her story.
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Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 12, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Erin Graham Tags: All posts Klippel-Trenaunay living with rare disease teenager with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome teenager with rare disease Source Type: organizations
76 Children Dead From Swine Flu: CDCEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: 76 Children Dead From Swine Flu: CDCCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/9/2009 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/12/2009
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - October 12, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer
Want Leaner Kids? Parents May Need to Toe the LineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Want Leaner Kids? Parents May Need to Toe the LineCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/11/2009 8:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/12/2009
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - October 12, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer
Is There Arsenic in My Environment?Email this article to a colleague.
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Discussion
Arsenic (As) is a semimetal found in Group 15 of the Periodic Table of Elements which is shared by Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Antimony and Bismuth. It is not considered by chemists as a heavy metal, but is often lumped in with Mercury and Lead because all have similar toxic affects. Elemental arsenic is not toxic itself, but inorganic and organic compounds are toxic. Trivalent inorganic compounds are particularly toxic because they are highly lipid soluble. Arsenic is bound by plasma proteins, hemoglobin and leukocytes and then is concentrated in the gastrointestinal tract, liver, kidneys, spleen, and lungs. Acute to...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 12, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Donna M. D'Alessandro, M.D. Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: info
Long-term Clinical Outcome of Patients with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Who Received Related Donor Bone Marrow Transplants without Pretransplant Chemotherapy or Post-transplant GVHD ProphylaxisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions: Most patients with SCID transplanted with related donor marrow without pretransplant chemotherapy have done well in the long term, but those transplanted at
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - October 12, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Mary Dell Railey, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Rebecca H. Buckley Tags: Original Articles Source Type: journals
Two St. Jude faculty elected to Institute of MedicineEmail this article to a colleague.
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Michael Kastan, MD, PhD, and Mary Relling, PharmD, of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, have been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a prestigious branch of the National Academy of Sciences.
Source: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - October 11, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: organizations
This week on Thrive: Oct. 5 – 9Email this article to a colleague.
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Here’s a quick look at what Thrive was up to last week.
Canada is delaying its seasonal-flu vaccine program. Should we be worried? There are an alarmingly high number of glass-table injuries involving children. Six months after Children’s Hospital Boston’s Division of Emergency Medicine published a study on these injuries, new standards have been recommended in the production of glass-tables. A Children’s study showed that side effects or accidental overdoses of medications in children are more common than you might think. In part 7 of our milk allergy series, Robyn Nasuti shares her tips on keeping her kitchen...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 11, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Children's Hospital Boston staff Tags: All posts allergy cure Ask the Mediatrician Flu vaccine Food allergies food allergy desensitization h1n1 HealthMap injury Injury Prevention Michael Rich milk allergy parenting research seasonal flu swine flu swine flu vacci Source Type: organizations
Fish consumption and school grades in Swedish adolescents: a study of the large general populationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: Frequent fish intake among schoolchildren may provide benefits in terms of academic achievement.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 10, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: J-L Kim, A Winkvist, M AI Åberg, N Åberg, R Sundberg, K Torén, J Brisman Source Type: journals
Health headlines: Schools are getting rid of junk food and Microsoft takes on the fluEmail this article to a colleague.
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Other stories we’ve been reading:
• The Washington Post reports on an interactive Web site from Microsoft Corp that employs the same triage calculations used by clinicians at Emory University to help determine when patients under 12 should see a doctor about their flu symptoms.
• A study led by Nina S. Kadan-Lottick, MD, MSPH, FAAP, of the Yale Cancer Center, shows that nearly 50 percent of childhood cancer survivors never marry.
• The Boston Globe finds that many Massachusetts hospitals are increasing their focus on the patient experience by offering more amenities such as free wireless service, flat screen TVs an...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 10, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Children's Hospital Boston staff Tags: All posts cancer Center for Disease Control eating well Flu vaccine h1n1 health headlines Internet use nutrition obesity unhealthful eating Source Type: organizations
Adverse events reported with use of gentamicin ophthalmic ointment [News and Features]Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: AAP News - October 9, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: News and Features Source Type: journals
Philips AEDs with faulty memory chips recalled [News and Features]Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: AAP News - October 9, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: News and Features Source Type: journals
Canada delays seasonal-flu vaccine program. Should we be worried?Email this article to a colleague.
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An unpublished, unverified Canadian research study, which suggests that people who got flu shots last season are twice as likely to contract swine flu, prompted 12 out of 13 Canadian provinces to hastily suspend their seasonal-flu vaccination programs earlier this week.
In contrast to the simultaneous H1N1 and seasonal-flu vaccination programs being conducted by the U.S. and many other countries around the world, Canada’s provincial governments have decided to put off their seasonal-flu vaccination program until after the H1N1 inoculations are completed, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The vaccine suspens...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 9, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Nitya Rao Tags: All posts H1N1 (swine flu) Canada Canadian H1N1 study Flu vaccine H1N1 vaccine influenza seasonal flu swine flu vaccine Source Type: organizations
How health care reform can benefit children and adolescentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The debates around federal health reform continue to involve complex decisions, and many of them originate from an “adult medicine” perspective.
Both the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the National Association of Children’s Hospitals have taken leadership roles to assure that child health needs are appropriately recognized in the final legislation. Judy Palfrey, MD, Children’s Hospital Boston’s longtime chief of General Pediatrics, has been an eloquent and engaged voice for pediatric care and has spent a great deal of time in Washington recently in her role as president-elect of the ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 9, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: James Mandell, MD, CEO Tags: All posts CEO blog posts health reform James Mandell blog Source Type: organizations
Which computer games are good for my 2-year-old?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 whether American Girl dolls are a better choice than Barbies or Bratz.
Here’s this week’s question:
Q: I’ve introduced my 22-month-old son to a computer program designed for babies that makes shapes and plays a sound every time a button is pushed. Lately, I’ve noticed that he is becoming more thoughtful about it. He used to just bang at the keys, but now he pushes one button at a time and watches what happens on the screen. For his birt...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 9, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Children's Hospital Boston staff Tags: All posts Ask the Mediatrician Michael Rich Source Type: organizations
Eosinophil activity linked to risk for persistent childhood asthmaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Eosinophil activity predicts risk for persistent childhood asthma in infants who are hospitalized for wheeze, study results show.
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - October 9, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Genetic Ophthalmology: Comprehensive Care for Congenital Eye ConditionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The goal of Duke's Ophthalmic Genetics Pediatric Program is to provide directed and focused counseling and multidisciplinary care for patients with genetic disorders that affect vision.
Source: DukeHealth.org: Duke Health Features - October 9, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Eye Center Source Type: organizations
Heartburn Drugs Deemed Safe For Fetuses According To Ben-Gurion University ResearchersEmail this article to a colleague.
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H2 Blocker drugs, such as Famotidine, Cimetidine and Ranitidine, approved in the U.S. for acid reflux (heartburn), pose no significant risks for the fetus according to a large collaborative cohort study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The study published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology provides significant reassurance for the safety of the fetus when H2 blocker drugs are given to women to relieve acid reflux during pregnancy.
Source: Pediatrics News From Medical News Today - October 9, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Acid Reflux / GERD Source Type: news
Preschoolers: Child DevelopmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Preschoolers: Child DevelopmentCategory: Health and LivingCreated: 10/9/2009 3:54:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/9/2009 3:54:19 PM
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - October 9, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer
Toddlers: Child DevelopmentEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Toddlers: Child DevelopmentCategory: Health and LivingCreated: 10/9/2009 2:45:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/9/2009 2:45:47 PM
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - October 9, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer
Exercise Boosts Bone Density in Breastfeeding MomsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Exercise Boosts Bone Density in Breastfeeding MomsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/8/2009 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/9/2009
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - October 9, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer
Half of U.S. Kids Assaulted Each Year: StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Half of U.S. Kids Assaulted Each Year: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/8/2009 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/9/2009
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - October 9, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer
Health Tip: Choosing a Safe Halloween CostumeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Health Tip: Choosing a Safe Halloween CostumeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/9/2009 8:10:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/9/2009
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - October 9, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer
Mastoid subperiosteal abscess as a first sign of unnoticed cholesteatoma in childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: Surgical eradication of a mastoid SA in older children is essential as it may be the first indication of an underlying CC.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 8, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: L Migirov, E Carmel, E Dagan, S Duvdevani, M Wolf Source Type: journals
[Evidence of the Influenza virus A pandemic.]Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19819772 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Anales de Pediatria - October 8, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Buñuel Álvarez JC, González de Dios J, Tags: An Pediatr (Barc) Source Type: journals
[Dilated myocardiopathy as a form of presentation of coeliac disease in childhood.]Email this article to a colleague.
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PMID: 19819771 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Anales de Pediatria - October 8, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Vázquez Gomis RM, Izquierdo Fos I, Zapata A, Parra G, Chicano Marin FJ Tags: An Pediatr (Barc) Source Type: journals
Gestational protein restriction in mice has pronounced effects on gene expression in newborn offspring liver and skeletal muscle; protective effect of taurine.Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: Gestational protein restriction resulted in lower birthweight associated with significant gene expression changes, which was different in liver and muscle of offspring. However, a major part of the birthweight decrease and the expression changes were prevented by maternal taurine supplementation, implying taurine is a key component in metabolic fetal programming.
PMID: 19823102 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Pediatric Research - October 8, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Mortensen OH, Olsen HL, Frandsen L, Nielsen PE, Nielsen FC, Grunnet N, Quistorff B Tags: Pediatr Res Source Type: journals
H1N1 vaccination starts at Children’sEmail this article to a colleague.
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Eleven year-old Kerimal Suriel receives an H1N1 swine flu vaccine at Children's on October 7, 2009. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Children’s Hospital Boston received and started distributing its first doses of the mist version of the H1N1 vaccine yesterday. A photographer from Reuters was on hand to capture the moment. Watch the audio slideshow he put together.
While you’re here, check out why one of our ICU physicians believes everyone should vaccinate their children against H1N1, why Children’s CEO James Mandell, MD, believes it’s every health care worker’s responsibility to get vaccinated again...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 8, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Children's Hospital Boston staff Tags: H1N1 (swine flu) Flu vaccine seasonal flu Seasonal flu vaccine swine flu vaccine Vaccines Source Type: organizations
“Smart” drugs are more popular—and more dangerous—than everEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new article in the Journal of Medical Ethics suggests that the number of students using cognitive enhancers, or so-called “smart” drugs, to boost their scholastic performance is on the rise. Children’s experts have certainly noticed the alarming trend. In this story, we take a look at the issue.
Related posts:There’s nothing fun (or smart) about swine flu parties
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 8, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Children's Hospital Boston staff Tags: All posts cognitive enhancers kids using prescrpition drugs illegally smart drugs Source Type: organizations
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly update: Sept. 30 to Oct. 6Email 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.
Bulgaria, China, and Portugal reported their first H1N1 deaths.
Twenty-five states, counties and cities in the United States started receiving shipments of the H1N1 vaccine this week. Due to the limited quantities available, priority has generally gone to high risk groups such as health care workers and children. Australia also launched its mass H1N1 flu vaccination efforts earlier this week, its largest campaign ever.
A Consumer Reports poll found that only about a third of Americans plan on definitely gett...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 8, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: The HealthMap Team Tags: All posts H1N1 (swine flu) Flu vaccine HealthMap seasonal flu swine flu vaccine Source Type: organizations
Significant increase of succinylacetone within the first 12 h of life in hereditary tyrosinemia type 1Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion With the high toxic potential of downstream metabolites, these data clearly point out the necessity of early nitisinone treatment
to prevent symptomatic disease.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original PaperDOI 10.1007/s00431-009-1074-1Authors
Jan-Ulrich Schlump, University Children’s Hospital Department of General Pediatrics Moorenstraße 5 40225 Düsseldorf GermanyErtan Mayatepek, University Children’s Hospital Department of General Pediatrics Moorenstraße 5 40225 Düsseldorf GermanyUte Spiekerkoetter, University Children’s Hospital Department of General Pediatrics Moorenstra...
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - October 8, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: European Journal of Pediatrics Source Type: journals
Thoracolumbar intervertebral disc calcifications in an 8-year-old boy: case report and review of the literatureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract An 8-year-old boy presented himself with a nontraumatic acute onset of thoracolumbar pain with an antalgic scoliosis. His
past medical history did not reveal any infectious disorder. The back pain kept him from sleep and sports. Imaging revealed
calcified intervertebral discs from thoracic intervertebral disc 10–11 to lumbar disc 2–3, with compression of the 11th thoracic
root. Conservative treatment with analgesia, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and rest reduced the symptoms within a
few days. The boy became asymptomatic within 2 weeks. Magnetic resonance imaging changes diminished ...
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - October 8, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: European Journal of Pediatrics Source Type: journals
Air Quality Up, Ear Infections DownEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Air Quality Up, Ear Infections DownCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/8/2009 10:31:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 10/8/2009 10:31:13 AM
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - October 8, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer
Potential Pieces of Autism Puzzle RevealedEmail this article to a colleague.
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Title: Potential Pieces of Autism Puzzle RevealedCategory: Health NewsCreated: 10/7/2009 2:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/8/2009
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - October 8, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer
VOCs in exhaled breath may help identify children with asthmaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Levels of certain volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath may help distinguish children with asthma from those without the respiratory condition, claim researchers.
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - October 8, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Gestational diabetes and offspring body disproportionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: Women with GDM have an almost four times higher risk of delivering an LGA infant that is heavy alone. The noted disproportion between weight and length in infants of such mothers may have an impact on the risk of later obesity.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 7, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: F Ahlsson, M Lundgren, T Tuvemo, J Gustafsson, B Haglund Source Type: journals
The definition of human viability: a historical perspectiveEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: The definition of human viability is still under discussion. It depends primarily, but not only, on gestational age. A number of genetic, cultural, social and technological variables are also influential. This definition could have an impact on legislation and the widespread misunderstanding of this concept in the lay public could also be enhanced by a frank discussion among clinicians and other professionals.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 7, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: MS Pignotti Source Type: journals
Asylum-seeking children with severe loss of activities of daily living: clinical signs and course during rehabilitationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion: Physical disease, pharmacological sedation or anorexia nervosa was not considered to be a probable cause of the loss of ADL in these children. The high rate of psychosocial risk factors and the stressful event of being in an asylum-seeking process call for further investigation of psychosomatic mechanisms.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - October 7, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: B Aronsson, C Wiberg, P Sandstedt, A Hjern Source Type: journals
Immune cell entry into the pancreatic islets key to understanding type 1 diabetes origins (news release)Email this article to a colleague.
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators have discovered how destructive immune cells gain access to insulin-producing cells and help cause diabetes.
Source: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - October 7, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: organizations
[Recommendations of the Spanish Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (SEIP) on the management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.]Email this article to a colleague.
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Drug resistant tuberculosis (TB-R), and in particular, multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a global public health problem, as well as a problem in our country. Cases of TB-R and MDR-TB have increased mainly in HIV, immigrant and socially disadvantaged populations, but a notable increase in the general population has also been observed. This aspect reinforces the need for a systematic study of sensitivity of all the isolates in a reference laboratory to optimally guide the treatment. Children are especially vulnerable to this severe disease due to the limited knowledge of second line anti-tuberculous drugs, in...
Source: Anales de Pediatria - October 7, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Mellado Peña MJ, Baquero-Artigao F, Moreno-Perez D, Tags: An Pediatr (Barc) Source Type: journals
[Epidemiological characteristics and risk factors for apparent life-threatening events.]Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS: The ALTE incidence was 5 per thousand live births. Primogenits and/or behavioral abnormalities were most frequent during the first weeks after birth and/or thereafter at 12 months of age. A total of 42% had a related diagnosis: associated with age older than 12 weeks, maternal smoking habits and abnormalities at examination. There was one case of SIDS. Laboratory investigations had a low yield.
PMID: 19819204 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Anales de Pediatria - October 7, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Sánchez Etxaniz J, Santiago Burruchaga M, González Hermosa A, Rodríguez Serrano R, Astobiza Beobide E, Vega Martín MI Tags: An Pediatr (Barc) Source Type: journals
[Palatability of oral rehydration solutions (ORS) in healthy 6 to 9 year-old children. A multicentre, randomised single blind clinical trial.]Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS: There are large variations in the acceptance of different flavours of ORS. Asking for children's tastes can lead towards the acceptance of the solutions.
PMID: 19819203 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Anales de Pediatria - October 7, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Díez-Gandía A, Aroca Ajenjo M, González Navalón AB, Ballester Fernández R, Ballester Sanz A, Díez-Domingo J Tags: An Pediatr (Barc) Source Type: journals
[Post viral onychomadesis outbreak in Valladolid.]Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSIONS: The clinical and epidemiological characteristics of this report were similar to the Valencia outbreak: age, geographic clustering, acral eruption prior, etc. Perhaps the diagnosis is underestimated due to ignorance of the disease and the long interval between the acute viral process and nail shedding.
PMID: 19819202 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Anales de Pediatria - October 7, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Redondo Granado MJ, Torres Hinojal MC, Izquierdo López B Tags: An Pediatr (Barc) Source Type: journals
