Login / Register for free to get access to My MedWorm

PediatricsPediatrics RSS feedThis is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader, such as GoogleReader, or to display this data on your own website or blog. subscribe with MyMedWormSubscribe to this data using MyMedWorm.subscribe with GoogleReaderSubscribe to this data using GoogleReader.subscribe with BloglinesSubscribe to this data using Bloglines.subscribe with MyYahooSubscribe to this data using MyYahoo.

This page shows you the most recent publications within this specialty of the MedWorm directory. This is page number 9.

The burden of influenza in children under 5 years admitted to the Children's Hospital at Westmead in the winter of 2006email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Objective: Active surveillance to determine influenza disease burden in children admitted to hospital with influenza-like illness (ILI).Methods: A prospective hospital-based cohort study conducted June[ndash]October 2006 in children
Source: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health - November 5, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Mary Iskander, Alison Kesson, Dominic Dwyer, Laura Rost, Margaret Pym, Han Wang, Mary McCaskill, Robert Booy Source Type: journals

ICS plus LABA best for children with poorly controlled asthmaemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Treatment with standard doses of inhaled corticosteroids plus a long acting β2-agonist is more effective for reducing asthma symptoms in children with poorly-controlled disease than simply increasing the ICS dose, research indicates.
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - November 5, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

[Imflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of nose and paranasal sinuses in a little girl of 7-year-old.]email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours (IMTs) are clinical and pathological distinct entities with controversial biological entities. IMTs have been described in the lungs, abdomen, retroperitoneum and extremities but rarely in the head and neck region. This case report corresponds to an IMT of the nose and the paranasal sinuses in a little girl of 7 years of age. The computed tomography scan showed an expanding tumoral process without skull destruction. First case report in the west African region, this observation describes the treatment instituted according to the possible care in our medical area, and the treatment w...
Source: Archives de Pediatrie - November 5, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lawson SL, Azoumah DK, Lawson-Evi K, N'timon B, Savi de Tove HM, Yehouessi-Vignikin B, Kpemissi E Tags: Arch Pediatr Source Type: journals

UNICARE TERMINATING THEIR COVERAGE IN ILLINOISemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
ATTENTION UNICARE PATIENTS: Unicare will be leaving the Chicago market by the end of the year. Please contact your employer for information on whom your new health insurance carrier will be. Please note: Although Unicare is recommending employers to switch to HMO of Illinois (Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO), Pediatric Health Associates are not participating providers in that plan. If your employer chooses a different carrier and you are not currently required to choose a PCP, we strongly advise you to check with your employer whether this has changed for you. Please feel free to contact the carrier or our office if you are uns...
Source: Pediatric Health Associates - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Insurance Benefits Source Type: organizations

Topical pimecrolimus: a review of its use in the management of pediatric atopic dermatitis.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Topical pimecrolimus 1% cream (Elidel(R)) [hereafter referred to as topical pimecrolimus] is a nonsteroidal alternative in the treatment of pediatric atopic dermatitis. In vehicle-controlled, short-term, continuous-use trials in pediatric patients with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis, topical pimecrolimus was effective in treating disease symptoms. Topical pimecrolimus was effective in preventing disease flares and reducing the need for topical corticosteroids in longer term, intermittent-use trials. In addition, topical pimecrolimus was associated with improvements in the health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) of ...
Source: Paediatric Drugs - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Yang LP, Curran MP Tags: Paediatr Drugs Source Type: journals

Pediatric safety of tizanidine: clinical adverse event database and retrospective chart assessment.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Tizanidine is an imidazoline with central alpha(2)-adrenoceptor agonist activity at both spinal and supraspinal levels, which is indicated as a short-acting drug for the management of spasticity. Despite being used in pediatric populations, there is no adequate information or well controlled studies to document the safety and efficacy of tizanidine in this group. To evaluate the safety of tizanidine in the pediatric population. We compared spontaneous adverse event reports in the Acorda Therapeutics worldwide clinical adverse event database for children (</=16 years; n = 99) and adults (>16 years; n = 1153) who h...
Source: Paediatric Drugs - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Henney HR, Chez M Tags: Paediatr Drugs Source Type: journals

Treatment strategies to minimize or prevent chronic allograft dysfunction in pediatric renal transplant recipients: an overview.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Long-term allograft survival poses a major problem in pediatric renal transplantation, with allograft nephropathy being the principal cause of graft failure after the first post-transplant year. The mechanisms of nephron loss resulting in graft dysfunction are multiple, comprising both immunologic factors such as acute and chronic antibody- or T-cell-mediated rejection and non-immunologic components. The latter include peri-transplant injuries and renovascular lesions (renal artery stenosis, thrombosis) as well as cardiovascular risk factors such as arterial hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Another relevant issue leadi...
Source: Paediatric Drugs - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Höcker B, Tönshoff B Tags: Paediatr Drugs Source Type: journals

Vasculitis in children and adolescents: clinical presentation, etiopathogenesis, and treatment.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The childhood vasculitides are a group of diseases affecting small to large blood vessels. The two most common conditions are Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) and Kawasaki disease (KD). HSP is diagnosed on the basis of typical clinical findings and is mostly a self-limiting disease. KD is the most common vasculitis in infants and the development of coronary artery aneurysms is the major complication. Early treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin and aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is required to minimize this risk. All other vasculitides are very rare in children and include anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody...
Source: Paediatric Drugs - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tullus K, Marks SD Tags: Paediatr Drugs Source Type: journals

Juvenile dermatomyositis: advances in pathogenesis, evaluation, and treatment.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare, presumably autoimmune illness that causes proximal muscle weakness and a variety of typical cutaneous features. The study of this illness has been hampered by its rarity but, in recent years, important developments have increased our understanding of JDM. Genetic factors are likely important in the pathogenesis of JDM. These include several Human Leukocyte Antigen alleles, in particular those associated with the 8.1 ancestral haplotype and the tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene 308 polymorphism. Microchimerism, activation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells, and upregulation of type-...
Source: Paediatric Drugs - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Huber AM Tags: Paediatr Drugs Source Type: journals

Acknowledgment.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Authors: PMID: 19877721 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Paediatric Drugs - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Paediatr Drugs Source Type: journals

Best Doctors 2009 Award Winnersemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
More than 250 Duke physicians are recognized by fellow doctors throughout North Carolina as among the state’s finest.
Source: DukeHealth.org: Duke Health Features - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Duke Medicine Source Type: organizations

An unprecedented partnership with the state’s largest health plansemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
As Washington works toward national health reform, we’re pleased to announce that Children’s has established an unprecedented partnership with the state’s largest health plans to help accelerate the transformation of the pediatric care delivery system by expanding innovative approaches and models of care. Working with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, Children’s and its physicians volunteered to cut its fiscal year 2010 payment rates. A portion of these savings will be targeted to support such efforts as: SCAMPs (Standardized Clinical Assessment and Managem...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: James Mandell, MD, CEO Tags: All posts CEO blog posts efficiency at hospitals integrated care model for national health reform partnership with health plans SCAMPS Source Type: organizations

Preemies Raise U.S. Infant Mortality Rateemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Title: Preemies Raise U.S. Infant Mortality RateCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/4/2009 10:39:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/4/2009 10:39:01 AM
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer

Trauma Deadlier for Kids Without Insuranceemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Title: Trauma Deadlier for Kids Without InsuranceCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/3/2009 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/4/2009
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer

Dr. Anthony David Hockleyemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ObituaryDOI 10.1007/s00381-009-1010-8Authors Concezio Di Rocco, Rome ItalyPatric M. Schweder, Oxford UKT. Z. Aziz, Oxford UKGuirisk A. Solanki, Birmingham UKHarold L. Rekate, Phoenix USAMarion L. Walker, Salt Lake City USAElizabeth Lewis, East Melbourne AustraliaCarlo Mazza, Verona Italy Journal Child's Nervous SystemOnline ISSN 1433-0350Print ISSN 0256-7040
Source: Child's Nervous System - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Child's Nervous System Source Type: journals

Anesthesia and intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in childrenemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion  Anesthesia for pediatric patients undergoing surgery where IONM is being performed is consistent with the practice and principles of anesthesia for adults. Although PRIS has not caused major alterations in most patients, concern has modified the practice of some anesthesiologists. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Focus SessionDOI 10.1007/s00381-009-1023-3Authors Tod Sloan, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Department of Anesthesiology MS 8202, Anschutz Office West (AO1), 12631 E 17th Avenue P.O. Box 6511 Aurora CO 80045 USA Journal Child's Nervous Syste...
Source: Child's Nervous System - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Child's Nervous System Source Type: journals

Laparoscopic retrieval of disconnected shunt catheters from the peritoneal cavity as a day-case procedure in children—early feasibility reportemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions  Peritoneally migrated shunt catheters have a risk of viscus injury, particularly bowel perforation. In our experience, laparoscopic retrieval of migrated shunt catheters was safe both as an emergency procedure and electively, when it was performed as a day-case basis in selected patients with excellent outcome. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original PaperDOI 10.1007/s00381-009-1013-5Authors Melissa Short, Birmingham Children’s Hospital Department of Paediatric Surgery Steelhouse Lane Birmingham B4 6NH UKGuirish Solanki, Birmingham Children’s Hospital Department of Neurosurgery S...
Source: Child's Nervous System - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Child's Nervous System Source Type: journals

The prognostic value of amplitude integrated EEG in neonatal sepsis and/or meningitisemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Low voltage background pattern, SWC and EA on aEEG are helpful to predict neurological outcome in infants with neonatal sepsis or meningitis.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: HJ ter Horst, M van Olffen, HJ Remmelts, H de Vries, AF Bos Source Type: journals

Cardiac troponin-I as a screening tool for myocarditis in children hospitalized for viral infectionemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The incidence of myocarditis during viral infections is low and a routine TnI screening for asymptomatic myocarditis is not useful.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: M Renko, M Leskinen, T Kontiokari, T Tapiainen, P Hedberg, M Uhari Source Type: journals

A clinical review of 105 patients with PFAPA (a periodic fever syndrome)email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
We describe the presentations and clinical outcomes of pediatric patients diagnosed with PFAPA (Periodic Fever, Aphthous lesions, Pharyngitis, and cervical Adenitis).Materials and methods: The medical records of children with recurrent fever and referred between 1998 and 2007 to a tertiary pediatric care hospital were reviewed. Children who met clinical criteria for PFAPA were then asked to participate in a follow-up study.Results: One hundred and five children met study criteria for PFAPA which included at least six episodes of periodic fever. Most (62%) were males, the mean age at onset of PFAPA was 39.6 months (80% were
Source: Acta Paediatrica - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: HM Feder, JC Salazar Source Type: journals

Sucking characteristics of successfully breastfeeding infants with ankyloglossia: a case seriesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: DT Geddes, JC Kent, HL McClellan, CP Garbin, LM Chadwick, PE Hartmann Source Type: journals

Can procalcitonin measurement help the diagnosis of osteomyelitis and septic arthritis? A prospective trial.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: PCT is not a good screening test for identifying skeletal infection in children. Larger studies are needed to evaluate still more the place of PCT measurements in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis and septic arthritis.
Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Sabine FaeschBogdan CojocaruCarole HennequinStephanie PannierChristophe GlorionBernard LacourGerard Cheron Source Type: journals

Use of hypertonic saline in treatment of bronchiolitis remains unclearemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Hypertonic saline plus epinephrine offers no extra benefit over normal saline plus epinephrine in the treatment of infants with acute bronchiolitis, study findings show.
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Colesevelam effective in pediatric familial hypercholesterolemiaemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Treatment with colesevelam hydrochloride markedly reduces low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in children with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, research shows.
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

[New treatments for idiopathic juvenile arthritis.]email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Immunosuppressants, including methotrexate and more recently anti-TNF alpha, anti-IL1 and anti-IL6 receptor, have modified the prognosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Growth hormone was shown to limit growth retardation due to general corticotherapy. PMID: 19896351 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Archives de Pediatrie - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Bader-Meunier B, Quartier P Tags: Arch Pediatr Source Type: journals

[Respiratory complications of accidental drownings in children.]email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Accidental drownings are severe and sometimes mortal events in children. Our study aims to better clarify the epidemiology and the respiratory complications of these accidents in our hospital. We led a retrospective study over 10 years concerning the children hospitalized for accidental drowning in our hospital centre. Age at the moment of the accident, sex, history of accident, hospitable care, thoracic imaging and neurological outcome of the children were studied. In total, 83 children were hospitalized (5 years on average, 70% being boys). The drowning especially took place in fresh water (71%), particularly in swim...
Source: Archives de Pediatrie - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Forler J, Carsin A, Arlaud K, Bosdure E, Viard L, Paut O, Camboulives J, Dubus JC Tags: Arch Pediatr Source Type: journals

[Place of surgery for vesico-ureteral reflux in paediatric setting.]email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Surgical indications for vesico-ureteral reflux have become more selective and endoscopic treatment has now become part of therapeutic arsenal. However, it is important to know when to operate with uretero-vesical replantation if the ureters are severely dilated, before the acute pyelonephritis becomes recurrent in the setting of persisting reflux in girls or higher grade reflux. PMID: 19896349 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Archives de Pediatrie - November 4, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Peycelon M, Audry G Tags: Arch Pediatr Source Type: journals

Tick-borne encephalitis presenting as fever without localising signs—a case seriesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion  TBE infection has to be considered in the differential diagnosis of FWLS in endemic areas. Foremost, FWLS characterised by a biphasic fever course and accompanied by headache in patients in a reduced general condition. Affirming that in patients presenting as FWLS also cases of TBE are contained, this disease is underreported. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Short ReportDOI 10.1007/s00431-009-1097-7Authors Patrick Michael Meyer, Triemli Hospital Zurich Department of Paediatrics Birmensdorferstrasse 497 8063 Zurich SwitzerlandHanspeter Zimmermann, Swiss Federal Office of Public Health D...
Source: European Journal of Pediatrics - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: European Journal of Pediatrics Source Type: journals

An experimental heart valve saves a child with H1N1email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The Wall Street Journal features a story about a Children’s Hospital Boston patient with congenital heart disease who was stricken with H1N1 and required a new heart valve. Because the boy was too sick to undergo open-heart surgery, James Lock, MD, led a team that implanted the new valve using a catheter. Lock and Peter Laussen, MD, chief of cardiovascular critical care at Children’s, talk about how H1N1 presents a serious problem for children with heart disease. Last week, a multicenter study led by Children’s reported good preliminary results in 30 patients receiving this catheter-implanted valve, which...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Erin Graham Tags: H1N1 (swine flu) Source Type: organizations

Is autism really on the rise?email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Photo by Webb Chappell By Ellen Hanson, PhD, Developmental Medicine Center “Has autism increased or hasn’t it?” As a researcher and psychologist with a specialty in developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), this is a question I get all the time. I wish I had a short answer, but I don’t. On the other hand, if you have a few minutes, read on. The question is a really important one. A study just came out in Pediatrics, saying that the prevalence of ASDs is now one in 91 U.S. children – and one in 58 boys. This is much higher than the most recently quoted rate of one in 150. And that is up fro...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Children's Hospital Boston staff Tags: All posts Research at Children's autism Source Type: organizations

TV Linked to More Child Aggressionemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Title: TV Linked to More Child AggressionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/3/2009 10:31:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/3/2009 10:31:07 AM
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer

Food Stamps Help Stave Off Hunger in Many U.S. Homesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Title: Food Stamps Help Stave Off Hunger in Many U.S. HomesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/2/2009 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/3/2009
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer

CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defectsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Title: CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth DefectsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/2/2009 6:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/3/2009
Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: consumer

Long-term effects of rapid weight gain in children, adolescents and young adults with appropriate birth weight for gestational age: the kiel obesity prevention studyemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Rapid weight gain was related to increases in height, weight, a higher prevalence of overweight and central fat distribution. In addition, rapid weight gain was related to a higher REE in boys, but not to cardio-metabolic risk factors.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: B Hitze, A Bosy-Westphal, S Plachta-Danielzik, F Bielfeldt, M Hermanussen, MJ Müller Source Type: journals

Autism and Sleep: Basics for the Clinicianemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology News 14(2): 9-11
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology News - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Mary Lynn Dell Source Type: journals

Post-Test and Evaluation for Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology News 14(2)email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology News 14(2): 12-12
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology News - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: journals

Research Notesemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology News 14(2): 13-14
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology News - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Molly McVoy Source Type: journals

Health related quality of life of Dutch children: psychometric properties of the PedsQL in the Netherlandsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The Dutch version of the PedsQL has adequate psychometric properties and can be used as a health related quality of life instrument in paediatric research in the Netherlands.
Source: BMC Pediatrics - Latest articles - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Vivian EngelenMarleen HaentjensSymone DetmarHendrik KoopmanMartha Grootenhuis Source Type: journals

Air filtration/ventilation device reduces pediatric asthma symptomsemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Air cleaning combined with improved ventilation can reduce the symptoms of asthma in children with the condition, study findings published in the journal Building and Environment show.
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Birthweight and breastfeeding influence childhood asthma riskemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Low birthweight is associated with an increased risk for childhood asthma that is not modified by breastfeeding, results of a US study show.
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

[Response to oral propranolol therapy for ulcerated hemangiomas in infancy.]email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
We report the case of an 8-month-old girl with a voluminous ulcerated hemangioma of the left forearm with a large, painful, central ulceration. Conventional treatment with topical and/or systemic antibiotics was unsuccessful. Flashlamp-pumped pulsed-dye laser (FPDL) could not be used because of the thickness of the lesions. We decided to use beta-blocker therapy (propanolol) for 4 months with a noteworthy efficacy. DISCUSSION: Systemic corticosteroids and FPDL are currently the reference treatment of the superficial hemangioma during infancy, but the head and neck location or complications such as ulceration or the need fo...
Source: Archives de Pediatrie - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Michel JL, Patural H Tags: Arch Pediatr Source Type: journals

[Family management of cannabis in adolescent.]email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Cannabis is the most frequently used illegal drug in France. In 2007, the average age for a first use was 15.1 years. Most teenagers will limit their use to a few experiences or controlled use. However, for those who do become dependent, the lapse between the first use and dependence is brief (approximately 18 months) with an average of 28 months compared to tobacco (3-5 years) and alcohol (5-9 years). In light of this brief delay, it is crucial to quickly recognize adolescents who have problem cannabis use and to educate parents to warning signs and to teach them how to efficiently discuss the subject with their teena...
Source: Archives de Pediatrie - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Blecha L, Benyamina A, Reynaud M Tags: Arch Pediatr Source Type: journals

[Delayed puberty.]email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Delayed puberty is defined in girls by the absence of breast development beyond 13 years old and in boys by the absence of testicular enlargement (<4ml) beyond 14 years old. Simple investigations lead to the diagnosis of central or peripheral hypogonadism and constitutional delay of puberty. In girls, delayed puberty is rare and often organic, and then Turner syndrome should be systematically suspected. In boys, delayed puberty is often constitutional and functional. Treatment is etiologic when possible, hormonal replacement therapy (oestrogen in girls and testosterone in boys) and psychological management. PMID...
Source: Archives de Pediatrie - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Edouard T, Tauber M Tags: Arch Pediatr Source Type: journals

[Tracheomalacia (TM) or bronchomalacia (BM) in children: Conservative or invasive therapy?]email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Tracheomalacia (TM) or bronchomalacia (BM) refers to softness or weakness of the trachea or the bronchi. Its management is not evidenced-based. Conservative therapy is preferred in milder cases, since the outcome is usually favourable within the first 2 years of life. The clinical utility of non-specific treatments (anti-inflammatory agents, bronchodilators, antibiotics, physiotherapy) has not been proven by clinical trials. Treatment of symptomatic cases should be discussed on an individual basis. Airway surgery should be avoided, and non-invasive ventilation may be proposed as a temporary measure. In case of very sev...
Source: Archives de Pediatrie - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Fayon M, Donato L Tags: Arch Pediatr Source Type: journals

[Narcolepsy with and without cataplexy: An uncommon disabling and unrecognized disease.]email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Although narcolepsy is a relatively uncommon condition, its impact on a child's life can be dramatic and disabling. Narcolepsy is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), with brief "sleep attacks" at very unusual times and usually associated with cataplexy (sudden loss of muscle control while awake, resulting in a fall, triggered by laughter). Other symptoms frequently reported are sleep paralysis (feeling of being unable to move or speak, even totally aware), hypnagogic hallucinations (vivid dreamlike experiences difficult to distinguish from reality) or disturbed night time sleep. Some children also expe...
Source: Anales de Pediatria - November 3, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Merino-Andréu M, Martínez-Bermejo A Tags: An Pediatr (Barc) Source Type: journals

ABOUT THE COVER: Celebration at the Maasai Girls School in Southwest Kenya, April 2009email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Source: Archives of Pediatrics - November 2, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Bergman, A. Tags: Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Other, Humanities About the Cover Source Type: journals

ABOUT THIS JOURNAL: About This Journalemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Source: Archives of Pediatrics - November 2, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: About This Journal Source Type: journals

THIS MONTH IN ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENT MEDICINE: This Month in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicineemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Source: Archives of Pediatrics - November 2, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Tags: This Month in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Source Type: journals

ON MY MIND: Too Beautiful for Suicideemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Source: Archives of Pediatrics - November 2, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Dohrenwend, A. Tags: Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, Psychiatry, Adolescent Psychiatry, Suicide, Humanities On My Mind Source Type: journals

ARTICLE: Antibacterial Medication Use During Pregnancy and Risk of Birth Defects: National Birth Defects Prevention Studyemail this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions  Reassuringly, penicillins, erythromycins, and cephalosporins, although used commonly by pregnant women, were not associated with many birth defects. Sulfonamides and nitrofurantoins were associated with several birth defects, indicating a need for additional scrutiny.
Source: Archives of Pediatrics - November 2, 2009 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Crider, K. S., Cleves, M. A., Reefhuis, J., Berry, R. J., Hobbs, C. A., Hu, D. J. Tags: Pediatrics, Congenital Malformations, Women's Health, Pregnancy and Breast Feeding, Drug Therapy, Adverse Effects Article Source Type: journals