Bacterial Infection Rates Higher In Children With Juvenile Arthritis

Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have higher rates of hospitalized bacterial infection than children without JIA according to an observational study appearing in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf...

Prenatal Pesticide Exposure May Harm Kids' Brains

The common crop pesticide chlorpyrifos may be linked with structural changes in the developing brain, experts find.

Urine Collection in Children Often Results in Contamination

Ruling out a urinary tract infection (UTI) is essential in the differential diagnosis for a febrile child, and several methods are available for collecting urine.

AltaVitas Releases a New Version of its Child Health iPhone App Baby Zoe, Further Empowering Parents to Improve Their Children's Health

New baby health reports welcomed by Pediatricians to provide more accurate information about the child's health. Sunnyvale, CA (PRWEB) May 02, 2012 AltaVitas, a healthcare IT company, today announces the release of their Baby Zoe 1.2 child health ...

Early Appendectomy May Be More Cost-Effective in Children

Early appendectomy appears to be associated with a lower cost and a lower incidence of adverse effects in children with perforated appendicitis compared with interval appendectomy.

For Pediatric Crohn's Patients, MR Enterography As Good Or Better Than Standard Imaging Exams

MR enterography is superior to CT enterography in diagnosing fibrosis in pediatric patients with Crohn disease and equally as good as CT enterography in detecting active inflammation, and a new study shows.

Electronic Survey Facilitated Testing For Sexually Transmitted Infections In Pediatric Emergency Department

More than 1 million youths ages 15-24 have sexually transmitted infections (STIs) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhea. Many others, however, are unaware they are infected because they have not been tested.

Infants May Be Overfed If Their Moms Are Under Stress

Efforts to prevent obesity among low-income infants should focus not only on what babies are being fed but also the reasons behind unhealthy feeding practices, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in...

One Baby per Hour Born Drug Dependent

The number of US babies born dependent on drugs nearly tripled between 2000 and 2009, researchers reported today. Drug dependence occurs when a person develops a physical dependence on a drug, leading to withdrawal ...

Pediatricians Encouraged To Screen For Mental Illness

Speaking at a pediatric medicine conference on Sunday, a mental health expert encouraged doctors to explore possible links between bad behavior and mental disorders, while emphasizing the importance of early detection. During his presentation at the ...

Children's Mercy Researchers Find Concussions In Children More Than Doubled From Ten Years Ago

Researchers looked at a 10-year cohort of patient information in the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) to evaluate the frequency of concussion diagnosis in emergency departments at 14 children's hospitals. PHIS is a national database that ...

Hospital-to-Home Transitions in Kids With Chronic Conditions

In addition to successful discharges to home, it is essential that pediatric providers develop and implement an interdisciplinary and coordinated plan of care that addresses the child's ongoing health care needs." Despite the many challenges involved ...

Metformin And Rosiglitazone Combo Best For Kids With Diabetes Type 2

Controlling blood sugar in children and teenagers with diabetes type two is best achieved with a metformin plus rosiglitazone combo, compared to just metformin or metformin plus lifestyle changes, researchers reported in NEJM (New England Journal of...

Pacifiers Don't Discourage Breast-Feeding, Study Says

Analyzing feeding data on nearly 2250 infants born between June 2010 and August 2011, Oregon Health & Science University researchers learned that limiting use of pacifiers - also known as binkies, corks and soothers - may actually increase babies' ...

I-PASS: Standardizing patient "handoffs" to reduce medical errors

We hope that I-PASS will improve the safety of care across pediatric and adult hospitals once it's widely disseminated." Developed in collaboration with educators, hospitalists and health services researchers across the US and in Canada, ...

Familiarity with television fast-food ads linked to obesity

New research to be presented Sunday, April 29, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston shows that greater familiarity with fast-food restaurant advertising on television is associated with obesity in young people.

TV alcohol advertising may play role in underage drinking

"Underage drinking remains an important health risk in the US," said lead author Susanne E. Tanski, MD, MPH, FAAP, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Children's Hospital at Dartmouth, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Kids Overlooked for Inclusion in Drug Trials

Industry largely bypassed pediatrics, with 60% of pediatric trials done entirely without industry funds compared with 35% of adult trials, according to their analysis of the National Institutes of Health's clinical trial registry ClinicalTrials.gov.

Parents' Poor Math Skills May Lead to Medication Errors

Caregivers whose abilities are at the 3rd grade level or below five times more likely to measure wrong amount.

New Gastroenterology and Healthcare Resources Published at ScienceIndex.com

The Gastroenterology and Healthcare Sciences are two new key health categories covered by the Sciences Social Network ScienceIndex.com. The users of the website monitor over 200 scientific Gastroenterology and Healthcare Sciences journals and submit...

Bullying Linked To Self-Harm In Kids

4/26/2012 - A study published in BMJ (British Medical Journal) states that kids who are the victims of bullying during their young years have a 3 times more likelihood of hurting themselves. The study, conducted by researchers at King's College in London...

AAP Praises Senate HELP Committee for Passage of FDA User Fee Legislation

4/25/2012 - Inclusion of pediatric drug and device reauthorizations and drug shortages provisions a great step toward improving laws critical to children's health

Race Influences Burden of Perioperative Pain, Opioid Adverse Events in Children

Reuters Health Information, April 24, 2012 - Children of different races have unequal burdens of perioperative pain and risks of opioid-related adverse effects, according to a report today in Pediatrics.

Kids Exposed to Bullying, Violence May Age Faster

April 24, 2012 -- The emotional and physical scars from being bullied or exposed to other types of violence as a child may go deeper than imagined.

Survey: 1 in 3 Kids Hurt Playing Sports

April 24, 2012 -- About 1 in 3 kids who plays sports will need medical attention due to injuries sustained on the field or court, such as concussions, broken bones, and dehydration, a new survey shows.

Rotavirus Vaccine Can Save Millions in Developing World

April 24, 2012 - A supplement to the journal Vaccine provides evidence for the success of rotavirus vaccine in saving lives of children in developing countries.

Flu Vaccine Rates Improved Via Texting For Low Income Children

4/24/2012 - According to a study in the April 25 issue of JAMA, the coverage for children to get vaccinated against influenza increased amongst low-income, hard-to-reach, minority children and adolescents if their patients received education-related text message...

Underweight Infants Have Better Outcomes At Hospitals Recognized For Nursing Excellence

4/24/2012 - A study in the April 25 edition of JAMA shows that very low-birth-weight infants that were born in hospitals recognized for nursing excellence (RNE), compared with those that had not, had a substantially lower rate of hospital infection, severe...

Is the obesity tide turning among preschoolers?

(Reuters Health) - In eastern Massachusetts, the number of kids under age six who are obese declined significantly in recent years -- a trend that might be happening nationwide as well, according to a new study.

For the U.S. and the World, Vaccines are Important Part of Child Health Strategy

4/23/2012 - Immunization: Is it an obligation, a right, or a privilege? The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) believes it is all of these. Vaccines provide one of the most effective means of ensuring the health and survival of children.

Analysis Shows Bias in Publication of Drug Studies for Autism

U.S. Measles Cases, Outbreaks Quadruple in 2011

April 19, 2012 - Measles cases are spiking sharply in the U.S., the CDC reported today. Unvaccinated Children, Teens at Risk

Grandparents Commonly Don't Hide Their Drugs From Kids Properly

4/18/2012 - According to The University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, nearly 1 in 4 grandparents keep prescription medications in places children can easily access. Each year, more young children visit the emergency...