Strong placebo response key to adolescent migraine trial failures
A strong response to placebo is the main reason drug trials in the treatment of adolescent migraine have so far failed, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - January 31, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Language processing deficits may occur at stuttering onset
A study of preschool-age children has shown key differences in the neural networks mediating language processing between those who stutter and those who do not. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - January 31, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Pediatric migraine drugs show limited or no efficacy
There is limited evidence supporting the efficacy of trazodone and topiramate in the prevention of pediatric episodic migraine headaches, show results from a meta-analysis. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - January 30, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Fall in pediatric asthma admissions after smoking ban in England
A ban on smoking in enclosed public and workplaces, introduced in England in 2007, was followed by an immediate dip in the number of pediatric hospital admissions for asthma, researchers say. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - January 29, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
The emergency department: middle-man for pediatric referrals
Specialists are more willing to see publicly insured pediatric patients if they are referred from an emergency department rather than directly from a primary care physician, according to research findings from the USA. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - January 29, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Tacrolimus breast milk transfer concerns allayed
Breastfeeding mothers taking tacrolimus do not pass the immunosuppressant on to their babies when breastfeeding, study results show. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - January 29, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Asthma linked to atopic dermatitis persistence
Asthma is associated with rash persistence in children with atopic dermatitis, US researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - January 28, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Rotavirus vaccination in children impacts on adults
Vaccinating children against rotavirus should be encouraged, say researchers, following findings that the prevalence of the disease has recently halved among unvaccinated adults in the USA. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - January 28, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Children with eczema have distinct gut microbiome
Infants with eczema have more diverse total gut microbiota than those without the skin condition, show study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - January 25, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Low birth weight not linked to childhood asthma
Results from a US study do not support an association between low birth weight and an increased risk for childhood asthma. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - January 24, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Significant asymmetry in children with unilateral cleft lip and palate
There is significant asymmetry between the cleft and noncleft sides of the lip in infants with unilateral cleft lip/palate, research shows (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - January 24, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Diet plays key role in severe childhood allergic disorders
Study findings suggest that children and adolescents who eat fast food three times a week or more have a greater risk for severe asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema than those who do not. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - January 24, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Look for narrative ability in children with epilepsy
Children with chronic epilepsy have significantly decreased language skill abilities, particularly narrative ability, compared with their unaffected peers, report US researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - January 23, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Hospital-based home care can work for children with cancer
Hospital-based home care is a feasible alternative for children with cancer both regarding price and efficacy, show study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - January 22, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Concern over privacy in neonatal intensive care units
Researchers say that privacy is a problem for breastfeeding mothers of newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - January 21, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
