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Relationships with caregivers key to children's stress
In Latest pediatric news - Posted 1 week ago
How children are affected by out-of-home care depends not only on the qualities of their teacher and the classroom, but also on the nature of the children's relationship with their caregivers. That's the finding of a new study on the level of the str...
Vaccinating family members offers important flu protection to n...
In Latest pediatric news - Posted 3 weeks ago
Vaccinating new mothers and other family members against influenza before their newborns leave the hospital creates a cocooning effect that may shelter unprotected children from the flu, a virus that can be life-threatening to infants, as per scie...
Steroid Treatment Offers No Benefit In Preemies
In Latest pediatric news - Posted 6 weeks ago
Results of a multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center challenge the longstanding practice of treating premature babies with hydrocortisone, a steroid believed to fight inflammation and prevent lung disease. The scientists observed tha...
Free drug samples carry risks for children
In Latest pediatric news - Posted 6 weeks ago
Cambridge, MA.Free prescription drug samples distributed to children may be unsafe, as per a research studyby physicians from Cambridge Health Alliance and Hasbro Children's Hospital. The national study, the first to look at free drug sample use amon...
Acupressure calms children before surgery
In Latest pediatric news - Posted 7 weeks ago
An acupressure therapy applied to children undergoing anesthesia noticeably lowers their anxiety levels and makes the stress of surgery more calming for them and their families, UC Irvine anesthesiologists have learned. As per Dr. Zeev Kain, anesthes...
New genes for inflammatory bowel disease in children
In Latest pediatric news - Posted 11 weeks ago
Scientists have discovered two new genes that increase the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in childhood. While further study is needed to identify the specific disease-causing mutations in these new genes, the scientists say the g...
Magnesium Sulfate Reduces Risk of Cerebral Palsy
In Latest pediatric news - Posted 11 weeks ago
Results of a 10-year study reported in the August 28 issue of the New England Journal (NEJM) observed that magnesium sulfate administered to women delivering before 32 weeks of gestation reduced the risk of cerebral palsy by 50 percent. The Beneficia...
Vaccinated infants are well protected
In Latest pediatric news - Posted 19 weeks ago
In 2006, a pneumococcal vaccine (Prevenarandreg;) was introduced in the childhood vaccination programme in Norway. Two years later, the experiences have been reported in the journal Vaccine. The results show a strong decline in serious pneumococcal i...
A baby's smile is a natural high
In Latest pediatric news - Posted 19 weeks ago
The baby's smile that gladdens a mother's heart also lights up the reward centers of her brain, said Baylor College of Medicine scientists in a report that appears in the journal Pediatrics today. The finding could help researchers figure out the spe...
Pediatrics review of underage drinking
In Latest pediatric news - Posted 21 weeks ago
Underage drinking is a national concern that led the U.S. surgeon general to issue a Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking last year. Now, a new report by an Iowa State University researcher assesses the effectiveness of underage d...
