Pediatrics News and Research

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Scientists discover new agent that removes potentially dangerous cells

Pluripotent stem cells can turn, or differentiate, into any cell type in the body, such as nerve, muscle or bone, but inevitably some of these stem cells fail to differentiate and end up mixed in with their newly differentiated daughter cells.

23 Apr 2013

Many parents give young kids medicines that they should not use

Children can get five to 10 colds each year, so it's not surprising that adults often turn to over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to relieve their little ones' symptoms. But a new University of Michigan poll shows that many are giving young kids medicines that they should not use.

23 Apr 2013

Highly active ART does not appear to impair heart function, study suggests

Long-term use of highly active antiretroviral therapies does not appear to be associated with impaired heart function in children and adolescents in a study that sought to determine the cardiac effects of prolonged exposure to HAART on children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication.

23 Apr 2013

Repeated plastic surgery required for dog bites to the face in children: Report

Dog bites to the face are a relatively common injury in young children, and often require repeated plastic surgery procedures to deal with persistent scarring, according to a report in the March Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

23 Apr 2013

Women & Infants Hospital physician to study treatment options for heavy menstrual bleeding

Kristen A. Matteson, MD, MPH, of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital and assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, has earned a $1.6 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health to study the effectiveness of two treatments options for heavy menstrual bleeding.

23 Apr 2013

William Meehan wins AMSSM Foundation-ACSM Foundation Clinical Research Grant to study brain injury

William Meehan, MD, is the first recipient of the AMSSM Foundation-ACSM Foundation Clinical Research Grant for his research titled "A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Transcranial Light Emitting Diode Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Concussive Brain Injury."

23 Apr 2013

OSF HealthCare becomes newest member of Mayo Clinic Care Network

Mayo Clinic today announced that OSF HealthCare passed Mayo's rigorous review process to become the newest member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

23 Apr 2013

International team of researchers joins forces to decode genome of prehistoric fish

An enigmatic prehistoric fish has brought scientists at A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) together with researchers from all over the world to crack its genomic code.

22 Apr 2013

Study: Anesthesia increases success rates of version procedures, decreases cost of delivery

When a baby is in the breech position at the end of pregnancy, obstetricians can sometimes turn the baby head-down to enable a safer vaginal birth.

22 Apr 2013

CI therapy appears to benefit children with cerebral palsy

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) report that children with cerebral palsy who underwent Constraint Induced Movement therapy (CI therapy) saw a significant increase in grey matter volume in areas of the brain associated with movement.

22 Apr 2013

Young asthmatic patients have lowest levels of health insurance coverage

It is widely accepted that medical insurance helps older adults with chronic health problems to receive better care. But what about young adults between the ages of 18 and 25, a demographic that also tends to have the lowest levels of health insurance coverage?

22 Apr 2013

Sleep related breathing disorders associated with cognitive and behavioral impairment in children

People lobbying for gun control may want to consider another culprit in the post-Newtown search for the answer to our unfathomable questions.

22 Apr 2013

HUGO recognizes Dr. Patrick Tan for research on genomic profiles of Asian cancers

Dr Patrick Tan from A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore has received the 2013 Chen New Investigator Award from the international Human Genome Organisation.

19 Apr 2013

Columbia Engineering researchers develop breast cancer survival predictor

Columbia Engineering researchers, led by Dimitris Anastassiou, Charles Batchelor Professor in Electrical Engineering and member of the Columbia Initiative in Systems Biology, have developed a new computational model that is highly predictive of breast cancer survival.

19 Apr 2013

Health disparities not connected to lack of exercise, Vanderbilt study finds

Health disparities between white and black adults in the South are not connected to a lack of exercise but more likely related to other factors such as access to health care, socioeconomic status and perhaps genetics, according to a Vanderbilt study published in the journal PLOS ONE.

19 Apr 2013

Pediatric allergist offers tips to protect kids from allergies during the spring

Spring is having a hard time deciding if it wants to be here this year. Still, for many allergy sufferers its presence is being felt. Allergies are extremely common with an estimated 50 million people in the United States suffering from them.

19 Apr 2013

New paper discusses success of boot camp courses related to neurosurgery

In July 2010, the Society of Neurological Surgeons initiated nationwide boot camp courses designed to teach incoming postgraduate Year 1 trainees fundamental skills related to the field of neurosurgery.

17 Apr 2013

Investigating effectiveness of clinical interventions needed for maltreated children

In 2011, 6.2 million children in the United States were referred to child welfare agencies for suspected physical abuse, sexual abuse or neglect. Children who have experienced maltreatment are at serious risk for a host of mental health and other problems that can persist throughout childhood and adulthood.

17 Apr 2013

Study examines patient-centered decision making, health care outcomes

Patients' health outcomes improve when physicians individualize care and take their patients' life circumstances into account, according to a new study by the University of Illinois at Chicago and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

17 Apr 2013

Antiretroviral therapy does not affect resting energy expenditure in HIV-infected women

Studies have shown that about 10 percent of men infected with human immunodeficiency virus have an elevated resting energy expenditure.

17 Apr 2013

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Scientists discover new agent that removes potentially dangerous cells

Many parents give young kids medicines that they should not use

Highly active ART does not appear to impair heart function, study suggests

Repeated plastic surgery required for dog bites to the face in children: Report

Women & Infants Hospital physician to study treatment options for heavy menstrual bleeding

William Meehan wins AMSSM Foundation-ACSM Foundation Clinical Research Grant to study brain injury

OSF HealthCare becomes newest member of Mayo Clinic Care Network

International team of researchers joins forces to decode genome of prehistoric fish

Study: Anesthesia increases success rates of version procedures, decreases cost of delivery

CI therapy appears to benefit children with cerebral palsy

Young asthmatic patients have lowest levels of health insurance coverage

Sleep related breathing disorders associated with cognitive and behavioral impairment in children

HUGO recognizes Dr. Patrick Tan for research on genomic profiles of Asian cancers

Columbia Engineering researchers develop breast cancer survival predictor

Health disparities not connected to lack of exercise, Vanderbilt study finds

Pediatric allergist offers tips to protect kids from allergies during the spring

New paper discusses success of boot camp courses related to neurosurgery

Investigating effectiveness of clinical interventions needed for maltreated children

Study examines patient-centered decision making, health care outcomes

Antiretroviral therapy does not affect resting energy expenditure in HIV-infected women

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