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Overweight mothers who smoke while pregnant put children at risk for heart defects

MedWire News - Pediatrics — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:07:04 +0100

Women who are both overweight and smoke during pregnancy are at an increased risk for having a child with a heart defect, suggest results of a study published in Heart. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)

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Cognitive outcome in very preterm born children – the role of ‘non‐biological’ factors

Acta Paediatrica — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:56:09 +0100

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GNU Health 1.4.3 released

GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:15:46 +0100

GNU Solidario is happy to announce the release of Health 1.4.3. This version contains many enhancements and fixes. Check at the end of this article for some important links. As a summary : - Improved menus, icons and navigation - Integrate neonatology and PSC (Pediatric Symptoms Checklist ) in a new Pediatrics menu - Now we can refer to the patient using directly the social security number, in addition to the internal health center ID - Add product categories for Insurance plans - Create initial admin rights for the main modules - Create a .mo template for each module, so we can update the transifex source language (only in the tar.gz distribution) - Added patient lastname in the party tree view - Include in the translation project in transifex many data files ( occupations, drugs, ICD-1...

Stroke Can Impact a Child’s Language, Hand-Eye Coordination

The Doctors Lounge - Neurology — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:00:00 +0100

Problems lingered 10 months after the stroke, research finds (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Neurology)

Anesthesia Exposure Linked To ADHD In Children

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:00:00 +0100

A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minn., and published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, reveals that children who have been under anesthesia many times when they are young have a greater risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). According to David Warner, M.D, a Mayo Clinic pediatric anesthesiologist, and researchers of this study, kids who have been exposed to anesthesia more than twice before the age of 3 are twice as likely to have ADHD than children who have not been exposed... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

FDA Panel Raises Concerns Over ADHD Drug LabelingFDA Panel Raises Concerns Over ADHD Drug Labeling

Medscape Today Headlines — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:18:45 +0100

The FDA's Pediatric Advisory Committee has recommended labeling changes for an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder drug and discussed adverse effects. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

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Lidocaine: Drug toxicity, leading to generalised seizures in paediatric patients: 3 case reports

Reactions — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:34:27 +0100

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Info on paediatric drug safety released by Health Canada

Reactions — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:34:27 +0100

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FDA Says Tamsulosin Safe in Pediatric PatientsFDA Says Tamsulosin Safe in Pediatric Patients

Medscape Today Headlines — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:32:07 +0100

The panel concurred with the FDA that tamsulosin can return to routine safety monitoring. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

‘People Pleasers’ More Prone to Overeating: Study

Pediatrics News - Doctors Lounge — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100

They often yield to pressure to indulge more in social situations, researchers say (Source: Pediatrics News - Doctors Lounge)

Pet Turtles Carry Salmonella Dangers, CDC Warns

The Doctors Lounge - Infections — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100

Tougher laws needed to protect children from infection, report says (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Infections)

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Children’s experiences of participation in the cleft lip and palate care pathway

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:29:10 +0100

Conclusion. The research provides an insight into treatment decisions, and how young people, their families, and clinicians interact to arrive at these. Findings provide further evidence to support the important contribution young patients can make in their own treatment choices. (Source: International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry)

Great Changes in Store for School Lunches

Pediatric Health Associates — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:10:00 +0100

Childhood obesity is an epidemic and the bottom line is too many American children are overweight! The problem not only stems from unhealthy meal choices at home but in their daily school lunches. Parents struggle with the choice to have their child eat the unhealthy and possibly free lunch at school or pack a lunch in the morning. Packing a lunch in the morning requires more time, more rush and more groceries. If only there was an easier way! From the desk of Kim GubbinsPHA Pediatric Nurse PractitionerThankfully, some changes are underway for the school lunch menus in grades kindergarten through twelfth. A well-balanced, healthy school lunch will soon be possible! Over the next three years a new menu will be mandated that will impact 32 million children. Changes will include only...

Video: Sugar: Should it be regulated like tobacco?

Health News: CBSNews.com — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:15:37 +0100

In the latest issue of the journal, "Nature," a pediatrician brands sugar a "toxin" that should be regulated like alcohol. CBS News correspondent Lee Cowan reports. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)

Anesthesia in Early Childhood May Be Linked to ADHD

Pediatrics News - Doctors Lounge — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0100

Only associated with multiple surgeries; not a reason to delay needed procedures, experts say (Source: Pediatrics News - Doctors Lounge)

Efforts to Reduce Stroke in Kids With Sickle Cell Working: Study

The Doctors Lounge - Hematology — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0100

Ultrasound screening, regular blood transfusions have helped reduce strokes in those with the blood disorder (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Hematology)

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Incidence of and Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death in Children With Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Report From the Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry

Journal of the American College of Cardiology — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:55:34 +0100

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to establish the incidence of and risk factors for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Background: The incidence of SCD in children with DCM is unknown. The ability to predict patients at high risk of SCD will help to define who may benefit most from implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Methods: The cohort was 1,803 children in the PCMR (Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry) with a diagnosis of DCM from 1990 to 2009. Cumulative incidence competing-risks event rates were estimated. We achieved risk stratification using Classification and Regression Tree methodology. Results: The 5-year incidence rates were 29% for heart transplantation, 12.1% non-SCD, 4.0% death from unknown cause, and 2.4% for SCD. Of 280 d...

Health Tip: Talk to Teens About Distracted Driving

Pediatrics News - Doctors Lounge — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0100

Help keep them safe behind the wheel (Source: Pediatrics News - Doctors Lounge)

Effect of hydroxyurea treatment on renal function parameters: Results from the multi‐center placebo‐controlled baby hug clinical trial for infants with sickle cell anemia

Pediatric Blood and Cancer — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:58:40 +0100

ConclusionTreatment with hydroxyurea for 24 months did not influence GFR in young children with SCA. However, hydroxyurea was associated with better urine concentrating ability and less renal enlargement, suggesting some benefit to renal function. (ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT00006400) Pediatr Blood Cancer © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Source: Pediatric Blood and Cancer)

Anterolateral Mini Fronto-Orbito-Zygomatic Craniotomy via an Eyebrow Incision in Pediatrics: Technical Notes and Evaluation

Karger Publishers — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:48:14 +0100

Pediatr Neurosurg (DOI:10.1159/000335399) (Source: Karger Publishers)

Surveillance Study of Healthcare-Associated Infections in a Pediatric Neurosurgery Unit in Italy

Karger Publishers — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:48:14 +0100

Pediatr Neurosurg (DOI:10.1159/000335401) (Source: Karger Publishers)

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Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 as an Adjunct for Spine Fusion in a Pediatric Population

Karger Publishers — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:48:14 +0100

Pediatr Neurosurg (DOI:10.1159/000335424) (Source: Karger Publishers)

Acute Infection May Trigger Stroke in a Few Children (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Cardiovascular — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:43:00 +0100

NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Acute infection appears to be associated with an increased likelihood of ischemic stroke in children, although the rarity of pediatric stroke means that most parents shouldn't worry, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)

The Size 1 ProSeal™ laryngeal mask airway in infants: a randomized, noncrossover study with the Classic™ laryngeal mask airway

Pediatric Anesthesia — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:09:21 +0100

Conclusions: We conclude that the size 1 PLMA is a stable, safe, and efficacious airway control device during neonatal and infant anesthesia, allowing higher peak airway pressure during positive pressure ventilation, with fewer mask displacements and gastric insufflations than the cLMA. (Source: Pediatric Anesthesia)

Pet Turtles and Salmonella

About.com Pediatrics — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:23 +0100

Much of the media is reporting on an outbreak of Salmonella at a fast food restaurant chain that got 68 people sick in 10 states last month. Fortunately, that Salmonella outbreak is over, although there was never a definitive link to any one specific food and the CDC offered "no specific advice to consumers."...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)

Obesity-Related Diseases In Adolescents Improves With Bariatric Surgery Within First Two Years

Health News from Medical News Today — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Today, about one in five children in the United States are obese. That means that in just one generation alone the number of obese kids in this country has quadrupled. Doctors at Nationwide Children's Hospital who perform weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery) on adolescents took a look at their patient population in a retrospective study published in the January 2012 print edition of Pediatric Blood & Cancer... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Anesthesia in Early Childhood May Be Linked to ADHD

MedicineNet Kids Health General — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Title: Anesthesia in Early Childhood May Be Linked to ADHDCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/2/2012 10:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/2/2012 (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)

Trisomy 18

MedicineNet Kids Health General — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Title: Trisomy 18Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 1/30/2012 5:14:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 2/2/2012 (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)

simethicone, Phazyme, Flatulex, Mylicon, Gas-X, Gas X Extra Strength, Mylanta Gas, Gas-X Ultra

MedicineNet Kids Health General — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Title: simethicone, Phazyme, Flatulex, Mylicon, Gas-X, Gas X Extra Strength, Mylanta Gas, Gas-X Ultra Category: MedicationsCreated: 6/8/1999 10:31:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 2/2/2012 (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)

imipramine, Tofranil, Tofranil-PM

MedicineNet Kids Health General — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Title: imipramine, Tofranil, Tofranil-PMCategory: MedicationsCreated: 7/23/1998Last Editorial Review: 2/2/2012 (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)

Global Measles Control - What Happened to the Progress?

About.com Pediatrics — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

The CDC has released a new report on the "Progress in Global Measles Control, 2000-2010." First the good news. Annual measles deaths dropped from 733,000 in 2000 to 164,000 in 2008, which are greatly below the 2.6 million deaths that occurred each year before widespread global use of the measles vaccine in 1980....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)

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Mandibular distraction in neonates: indications, technique, results

Italian Journal of Pediatrics — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis is a good solution in solving respiratory distress when other procedures are failed in paediatric patients with severe micrognatia. (Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics)

Transmission of the major skin microbiota, Malassezia, from mother to neonate

Pediatrics International — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: Fungal microbiota colonization of neonates began on day 0, and the fungal microbiota of neonates had changed to the adult type by day 30. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a molecular analysis of the fungal microbiota of neonates.© 2012 The Authors. Pediatrics International © 2012 Japan Pediatric Society (Source: Pediatrics International)

Clinical Characteristics Of Neonates With VACTERL Association

Pediatrics International — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

AbstractBackground: The VACTERL association (VA) is the nonrandom co‐occurrence of Vertebral anomalies, Anal atresia, Cardiovascular malformations, Tracheo‐esophageal fistula and/or Esophageal atresia, Renal anomalies, and/or Limb‐anomalies, and is referred to the first letters of its components. Studies investigating the clinical characteristics of VA patients and probing of the observed current six component types are limited, and none of them is focused to neonates. Clinical characteristics of our patients diagnosed as having VA in the newborn period is investigated.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the neonates whose final diagnosis was VACTERL association. Presence of at least 3 components of previously reported 6 anomalies was accepted as VACTERL association. Gender, b...

Tracheal Colonization in Preterm Infants Supported with Nasal CPAP

Pediatrics International — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: The trachea of premature infants supported with CPAP is at risk for bacterial colonization. Predisposing factors, mechanisms and clinical implications of these novel findings need to be studied.© 2012 The Authors. Pediatrics International © 2012 Japan Pediatric Society (Source: Pediatrics International)

Neurologic adverse events following influenza A (H1N1) vaccinations in children

Pediatrics International — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: Post‐vaccine NAEs were mainly motor weakness due to poly‐neuropathy, which had a good prognosis of complete improvement within a few months without sequelae.© 2012 The Authors. Pediatrics International © 2012 Japan Pediatric Society (Source: Pediatrics International)

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The neonate presenting with temperature symptoms: Role in the diagnosis of early onset sepsis

Pediatrics International — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: Every seventh newborn hospitalized at our neonatal intensive care unit developed fever, hypothermia and/or temperature instability during the first three days of life. Two thirds of them had culture proven or clinical sepsis. Temperature symptoms were rarely observed in EOS negative newborns (8%) but despite low sensitivity highly specific for bacterial infection in preterm and term newborns.© 2012 The Authors. Pediatrics International © 2012 Japan Pediatric Society (Source: Pediatrics International)

Long Term Consequences of Febrile UTI in Children: Authors’ Response

Acta Paediatrica — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Too Much Testosterone Linked to Inflated Ego: Study

The Doctors Lounge - Endocrinology and Diabetes — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Female volunteers less apt to cooperate after taking the hormone supplement (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Endocrinology and Diabetes)

Researchers warn of IV acetaminophen dosing errors

Drug Topics - Top News — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Researchers are warning pediatricians, pediatric hospitalists, and intensivists of the potential for intravenous acetaminophen dosing errors, especially in young patients under 2 years old. (Source: Drug Topics - Top News)

Scaling of pharmacokinetics across paediatric populations: the lack of interpolative power of allometric models

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: The current results indicate that irrespective of whether extrapolation or interpolation methods are to be applied during paediatric drug development, model predictions beyond the range of the data used for parameter estimation may be biased. For accurate inter‐ or extrapolation to different populations, the assumption of identical parameter‐covariate correlations across age groups may not be taken for granted.© 2012 The Authors. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology © 2012 The British Pharmacological Society (Source: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology)

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Topical Treatments for Atopic DermatitisTopical Treatments for Atopic Dermatitis

Medscape Today Headlines — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:00:00 +0100

Proper skin care can improve skin barrier function, reducing susceptibility to triggers of flares, but what skin care regimen works best? Pediatric Nursing (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

Pediatricians' Group Recommends HPV Vaccine for Boys

Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Immunization schedules for meningitis, flu also updated (Source: Cancercompass News: Gynecological Cancer)

Powdered Food for Pediatric Renal Patients Recalled

MedPage Today Public Health — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:05:35 +0100

(MedPage Today) -- The maker of a powdered food for medical management of children with renal disease has recalled a single batch of the product because of incorrect labeling. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)

Child Abuse, Neglect a Major Public Health Problem: CDC

Pediatrics News - Doctors Lounge — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0100

Report found it costs U.S. $124 billion a year; overall price tag similar to diabetes, stroke (Source: Pediatrics News - Doctors Lounge)

9-Year-Old Girl Heads Home After 6 Organ Transplant At Children’s Hospital

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:54:26 +0100

BOSTON (CBS) — A 9-year-old girl went back home to Maine Wednesday, three months after a groundbreaking multiple organ transplant at Children’s Hospital Boston. WBZ NewsRadio 1030′s Mark Katic reports Alannah Shevenell of Hollis underwent 14-and-a-half hours of surgery in October to remove an aggressive tumor and six organs – her stomach, pancreas, spleen, liver, small bowel and the esophagus. The tumor had twisted around the organs, so they all had to be transplanted. “They come together sort of as a cluster, so it’s almost like transplanting one big organ,” said Dr. Heung Bae Kim, the director of Children’s Pediatric Transplant Center. “The only way to take out this tumor was to remove all of the organs that were involved.” “It was like changing the wh...

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Mothers Who Eat Fish While Pregnant Produce Offspring With Better Cognitive Development

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0100

Does eating fish during pregnancy improve a child's intelligence? According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition the answer is yes. The study revealed that infants of mothers who consumed more fish during pregnancy achieved higher scores in verbal intelligence and fine motor skill testing, as well as having a higher pro-social behavior. The study is part of the NUTRIMENTHE project "Effect of diet on offspring's cognitive development", which focuses on the effects of genetic variants and maternal fish intake on the children's intellectual capacity... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Stomach Flu Closes California School

About.com Pediatrics — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:23:14 +0100

News that a "flu outbreak" had closed a San Francisco high school wouldn't be too unusual this time of year, when we are often seeing quite a few flu cases. This doesn't seem to be a usual year though and we aren't seeing any of the widespread reports of flu that would lead to school closings yet....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)

Children’s becomes first hospital in New England to complete six organ transplant

Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:57:55 +0100

The cover of today’s Boston Globe features the beaming face of Alannah Shevenell, a 9 year-old who will be heading home to Maine this morning after a three-month stay at Children’s Hospital Boston. For just under 100 days Alannah and her grandmother have been staying at Children’s while she received treatment for a rare and aggressive cancer that was compromising several of her internal organs. When all other treatments had failed, Heung Bae Kim, MD, director of Children’s Pediatric Transplant Center (PTC), suggested a multivisceral transplant that would remove Alannah’s tumor and replace the six organs that had been damaged by its presence. Under Kim’s guidance surgeons from Children’s PTC performed the 14-hour procedure. Once Alannah’s tumo...

Infections Might Raise Stroke Risk in Children: Study

The Doctors Lounge - Cardiology — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0100

However, parents should note that incidence is rare, researchers say (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Cardiology)

Pediatricians’ Group Recommends HPV Vaccine for Boys

The Doctors Lounge - Oncology — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0100

Immunization schedules for meningitis, flu also updated (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)

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Pediatricians' Group Recommends HPV Vaccine for Boys

MedlinePlus Health News — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0100

Immunization schedules for meningitis, flu also updated Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Childhood Immunization, HPV (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)

Nasal CPAP With 'Heliox' Can Spare Preemies From VentilatorsNasal CPAP With 'Heliox' Can Spare Preemies From Ventilators

Medscape Pediatrics Headlines — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:16:04 +0100

In preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome, using heliox - 80% helium and 20% oxygen - with nasal CPAP reduces the need for mechanical ventilation. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)

AAP Updates Childhood and Adolescent Immunization SchedulesAAP Updates Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules

Medscape Today Headlines — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:19:32 +0100

The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued the 2012 immunization schedules for children and adolescents and advises clinicians to use all 3 schedules together, not as stand-alone schedules. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

HPV Vaccine for Boys added to new Immunization Schedule

About.com Pediatrics — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:03:59 +0100

The new immunization schedule from the American Academy of Pediatrics is out today, and as expected, there weren't any surprises. The one big change is that there is a new recommendation that all boys, just like girls, should now routinely get three doses of the HPV vaccines when they are 11 or 12 years old. That shouldn't be a surprise though, as giving the HPV vaccine to boys is something that has been discussed since last year....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)

Ultrasound Male Contraceptive, Overlooked For Decades, Confirmed To Work

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Imagine a contraceptive that could, with one or two painless 15-minute non-surgical treatments, provide months of protection from pregnancy. And imagine that the equipment needed were already in physical therapists' offices around the world. Sound too good to be true? For years, scientists thought so too. But new research headed by Dr. James Tsuruta in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, published Monday in the journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, is gaining the contraceptive method increased respect... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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U-M Study Urges Parents To Enforce Booster Seat Use When Carpooling

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Most parents report that they typically require their child to use a life-saving booster seat, but more than 30 percent said they do not enforce this rule when their child is riding with another driver. The study, conducted by child health experts at University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, also revealed that 45 percent of parents do not require their kids to use a booster when driving other children who do not have one... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Mom's Love Good For Child's Brain

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100

School-age children whose mothers nurtured them early in life have brains with a larger hippocampus, a key structure important to learning, memory and response to stress. The new research, by child psychiatrists and neuroscientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is the first to show that changes in this critical region of children's brain anatomy are linked to a mother's nurturing. Their research is published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Genetic Breakthrough For Brain Cancer In Children

Health News from Medical News Today — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100

An international research team led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) has made a major genetic breakthrough that could change the way pediatric cancers are treated in the future. The researchers identified two genetic mutations responsible for up to 40 per cent of glioblastomas in children - a fatal cancer of the brain that is unresponsive to chemo and radiotherapy treatment... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Sense of Humor Starts Early in Children

MedicineNet Kids Health General — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Title: Sense of Humor Starts Early in ChildrenCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/1/2012 11:01:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/1/2012 (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)

Pediatricians' Group Recommends HPV Vaccine for Boys

MedicineNet Hepatitis C General — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Title: Pediatricians' Group Recommends HPV Vaccine for BoysCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/1/2012 10:06:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/1/2012 (Source: MedicineNet Hepatitis C General)

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The 2012 Immunization Schedules: What's New?The 2012 Immunization Schedules: What's New?

Medscape Today Headlines — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0100

Medscape spoke with Michael Brady, MD, about the new schedule and its implications for practice. Medscape Pediatrics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)

De-hospitalization of the pediatric day surgery by means of a freestanding surgery center: pilot study in the Lazio region

Italian Journal of Pediatrics — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: The activity volumes would seem to support the setting up of a Freestanding Regional Center of Pediatric Day Surgery. This Center represents the healthcare facility that is most likely to allow a de-hospitalization process. Subsequent studies will be required to confirm the validity of this pilot study. (Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics)

Development and validation of serum bilirubin nomogram to predict the absence of risk for severe hyperbilirubinaemia before discharge: a prospective, multicenter study

Italian Journal of Pediatrics — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: The hour-specific TSB nomogram is able to predict all neonates without risk of non physiologic hyperbilirubinemia only after 48 to 72 hours of life. The combination of TSB determination and risk factors for hyperbilirubinemia could facilitate a safe discharge from the hospital and a targeted intervention and follow-up. (Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics)

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Developmental outcome of very low birth weight infants in a developing country

BMC Pediatrics - Latest articles — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusion: Although the neurodevelopmental outcome of this group of VLBW infants was within the normal range, with a low incidence of cerebral palsy, these results may reflect the low survival of babies with a birth weight below 900 grams. In addition, mean subscale scores were low and one third of the babies were identified as "at risk", indicating that this group of babies warrants long-term follow up into school going age. (Source: BMC Pediatrics - Latest articles)

Author Index

Pediatrics International — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Poster Abstracts

Pediatrics International — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Scientific Abstracts

Pediatrics International — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Poster Program

Pediatrics International — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Scientific Program

Pediatrics International — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Program at a Glance

Pediatrics International — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Isoproterenol stress test during catheterization of patients with coarctation of the aorta

Pediatrics International — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

Conclusions: Significant pressure gradients over the coarctation site develop at IST in pediatric patients with repaired CoA or in preoperative patients with mild coarctation.© 2012 The Authors. Pediatrics International © 2012 Japan Pediatric Society (Source: Pediatrics International)

Index of Suspicion * Case 1: Lymphadenopathy, Prolonged Hematuria, Proteinuria, and Weight Loss in a Teenage Boy * Case 2: Red, Swollen, Painful Eye in a 12-year-old Boy With Methylmalonic Acidemia * Case 3: Ptosis and Diplopia After a Respiratory Infection in a 7-year-old Girl

Pediatrics in Review — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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An Infant Who Has Dome-Shaped Papules

Pediatrics in Review — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Complementary, Holistic, and Integrative Medicine: Crohn Disease

Pediatrics in Review — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Consultation with the Specialist: Thyroid Nodules

Pediatrics in Review — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Pediatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: More Than a Positive Antinuclear Antibody

Pediatrics in Review — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Childhood Antecedents to Adult Cardiovascular Disease

Pediatrics in Review — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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Ethics for the Pediatrician: A Brave New Pediatrics? Managing the Desire for Better Children Through Biotechnological Enhancement

Pediatrics in Review — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

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