Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Breastfeeding does not protect children against developing asthma or allergies

Breastfeeding does not protect children against developing asthma or allergies, says a new study led by McGill University's Dr. Michael Kramer and funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

12 Sep 2007

Community superbug a growing menace

A strain of the superbug MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) is causing concern across the U.S. because it is becoming more common in the wider community.

11 Sep 2007

John Cheatham receives prestigious award for work on congenital heart disease

The Pediatric Interventional Cardiac Symposium (PICS) & Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposium (AICS) Lifetime Achievement Award for 2007 was recently presented to John P. Cheatham, MD, Co-Director of The Heart Center at Columbus Children's Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics & Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

11 Sep 2007

A neurostimulator device that detects, stops seizures under study at Medical College of Georgia

A small device implanted in the skull that detects oncoming seizures, then delivers a brief electrical stimulus to the brain to stop them is under study at the Medical College of Georgia.

11 Sep 2007

Scientists speed healing of bone damage

Blocking a naturally occurring inhibitor of bone formation accelerates healing of skull defects in mice, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The finding advances the understanding of how the skeleton develops and opens new therapeutic avenues for many of the disorders that are expected to afflict aging baby boomers.

5 Sep 2007

Adolescents need to see their doctors more often to receive the HPV vaccine

Despite recommendations for annual preventive exams for adolescents, only 10 percent of teens have enough visits within 12 months to receive the recommended three shots needed for HPV vaccine. Ideally the three shots are delivered within six months, and only 1 percent of teens see their physicians that often.

5 Sep 2007

Healthy Steps for Young Children Program has sustained benefits for children and families

The Healthy Steps for Young Children Program, which added behavior and development services to pediatric practices, continued to benefit families more than two years after the intervention ended, according to a study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

5 Sep 2007

Myoendothelial cells identified as new human source of stem cells with potential to repair muscle

For the first time, scientists at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC have discovered a unique population of adult stem cells derived from human muscle that could be used to treat muscle injuries and diseases such as heart attack and muscular dystrophy.

5 Sep 2007

Parent's views on their children's asthma medications can hamper kids' asthma care

The next battle in the war on asthma symptom control could be a psychological one, a new study finds.

5 Sep 2007

20 percent of overweight toddlers found to be iron-deficient

A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has found that overweight toddlers and those not enrolled in day care are at high risk for iron deficiency.

5 Sep 2007

Ovation Pharmaceuticals advances development pipeline with new phase III epilepsy study

OVATION Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the initiation of a pivotal Phase III clinical trial evaluating clobazam, a unique 1,5 benzodiazapine with significant anticonvulsant properties, as adjunctive treatment for patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), one of the most severe forms of childhood epilepsy that frequently persists into adulthood.

5 Sep 2007

Smoking and lactating women - nicotine disrupts infants' sleep patterns

A study from the Monell Chemical Senses Center reports that nicotine in the breast milk of lactating mothers who smoke cigarettes disrupts their infants' sleep patterns.

5 Sep 2007

Lavender oil and tea tree oil may make boy's breasts bigger

A study published in this week's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that repeated topical use of products containing lavender oil and/or tea tree oil may cause prepubertal gynecomastia, a rare condition resulting in enlarged breast tissue in boys prior to puberty, and for which a cause is seldom identified.

5 Sep 2007

Ibuprofen effective in slowing down lung disease in children with cystic fibrosis

The results of a clinical trial, published in late August in the Journal of Pediatrics, indicates that, when used as part of routine therapy, high-dose ibuprofen is safe, and effective in slowing down lung disease in children with cystic fibrosis (CF).

5 Sep 2007

Flu shots prevent many visits to the doctor during flu season

Vaccinating children against the influenza virus will help prevent many outpatient visits and hospitalizations due to the flu, according to a recent study published in the September issue of Pediatrics by a pediatrician at Brenner Children's Hospital, part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

5 Sep 2007

A little dirt never hurt!

A little dirt never hurt. But in today's super-clean world, vaccinations, anti-bacterial soaps, and airtight doors and windows are keeping dirt and disease-causing germs at bay.

5 Sep 2007

Young persons who view more smoking in movies are at increased risk for initiating cigarette smoking

Exposure to smoking in movies appears to be associated with adolescents' risk of becoming established smokers who have used at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetimes, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

4 Sep 2007

School-based obesity prevention program reduces harmful weight-control behaviors in adolescents

Eating disorders among adolescent girls and boys can have substantial negative impact on their health and lead to dangerous weight-control behaviors, such as self-induced vomiting or abusing laxatives or diet pills to control weight.

4 Sep 2007

8.7 percent of US children age 8 to 15 meet criteria for having ADHD

An estimated 8.7 percent of U.S. children age 8 to 15 meet diagnostic criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, but fewer than half receive treatment, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

4 Sep 2007

Car crash-related injuries take a heavy toll nationally in terms of deaths, life-long disability and economic costs

Motor vehicle crashes (MVC) are the leading cause of death due to unintentional injury from ages 1 to 64 years.

4 Sep 2007

Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Breastfeeding does not protect children against developing asthma or allergies

Community superbug a growing menace

John Cheatham receives prestigious award for work on congenital heart disease

A neurostimulator device that detects, stops seizures under study at Medical College of Georgia

Scientists speed healing of bone damage

Adolescents need to see their doctors more often to receive the HPV vaccine

Healthy Steps for Young Children Program has sustained benefits for children and families

Myoendothelial cells identified as new human source of stem cells with potential to repair muscle

Parent's views on their children's asthma medications can hamper kids' asthma care

20 percent of overweight toddlers found to be iron-deficient

Ovation Pharmaceuticals advances development pipeline with new phase III epilepsy study

Smoking and lactating women - nicotine disrupts infants' sleep patterns

Lavender oil and tea tree oil may make boy's breasts bigger

Ibuprofen effective in slowing down lung disease in children with cystic fibrosis

Flu shots prevent many visits to the doctor during flu season

A little dirt never hurt!

Young persons who view more smoking in movies are at increased risk for initiating cigarette smoking

School-based obesity prevention program reduces harmful weight-control behaviors in adolescents

8.7 percent of US children age 8 to 15 meet criteria for having ADHD

Car crash-related injuries take a heavy toll nationally in terms of deaths, life-long disability and economic costs

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