Pediatrics News and Research

Latest Pediatrics News and Research

Shopping cart-related injuries among children

More than 20,000 children were treated in United States hospital emergency departments in 2005 for shopping cart-related injuries.

7 Aug 2006

Watching wrestling may lead to dating violence

The frequency of adolescents viewing wrestling on TV was positively associated with date fighting and other violent behaviors, according to a study.

7 Aug 2006

Researchers gain insight into how to prevent teen pregnancy

Younger teen-agers who become pregnant tend to view pregnancy as a way to form or enhance connections with others, and are less likely to think they are unprepared to raise a child.

7 Aug 2006

Lawn mower-related injuries among children

Despite current safety efforts, thousands of U.S. children need emergency medical care for preventable lawn mower-related injuries each year.

7 Aug 2006

Escalator-related injuries among children

Approximately 2,000 children are treated in United States hospital emergency rooms annually for escalator-related injuries.

7 Aug 2006

New way of delivering corrective genes holds promise for hereditary diseases of the heart

A new way of delivering corrective genes with a single injection into a vein holds promise for long-lasting treatments of hereditary diseases of the heart, University of Florida researchers report.

6 Aug 2006

Aggressive melanoma cells secrete Nodal - protein critical to embryo formation

A Northwestern University research group has discovered that aggressive melanoma cells secrete Nodal, a protein that is critical to proper embryo formation.

6 Aug 2006

Combating childhood malnutrition

Swollen bellies, orange hair, listlessness and dull eyes -- these are the traits of child malnutrition in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and where roughly one of every three children is chronically malnourished.

4 Aug 2006

FDA approves Keppra (levetiracetam) for epilepsy treatment

UCB has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Keppra (levetiracetam) injection for use as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures in adults with epilepsy.

2 Aug 2006

Labour induced in the morning means fewer complications

Australian researchers say pregnant women who need for one reason or another to have their labour induced are better having the induction done in the morning than in the evening.

2 Aug 2006

Conception and pregnancy put at risk by marijuana use

According to new research the use of marijuana when a woman is trying to conceive or has just become pregnant, is not recommended as it endangers the passage of the embryo from the ovary to the uterus and can result in a failed pregnancy.

2 Aug 2006

Genes may be responsible for obsessive-compulsive disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder tends to run in families, causing members of several generations to experience severe anxiety and disturbing thoughts that they ease by repeating certain behaviors.

26 Jul 2006

Feeding solid foods to infants before 6 months of age can increase the risk of allergies

Exclusive breastfeeding for at least 6 months may prevent the onset of allergic symptoms later in life

26 Jul 2006

Understanding postpartum depression critical to improving care for mothers and infants

Physicians should screen mothers for postpartum depression regularly for at least a year following childbirth to better identify women who develop symptoms throughout the year and those whose depression persists, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers say.

26 Jul 2006