Group therapy reduces bulimia nervosa symptoms
Group therapy for bulimia nervosa significantly reduces the frequency of binging and vomiting episodes, Danish study results show. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 16, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Complication rates following rotational forceps delivery ‘low’
The short-term rates of neonatal and maternal complications following successful Kielland’s rotational forceps delivery are low and comparable with other forms of delivery, and lower than those seen with cesarean delivery, say UK investigators. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 15, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Adolescent cigarette use reduced by exercise
Regular exercise significantly reduces daily cigarette use among adolescents, report researchers in the Journal of Adolescent Medicine. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 15, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Complication rates following rotational forceps delivery ‘low’
The short-term rates of neonatal and maternal complications following successful Kielland’s rotational forceps delivery are low and comparable with other forms of delivery, and lower than those seen with cesarean delivery, say UK investigators. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 15, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Adolescent cigarette use reduced by exercise
Regular exercise significantly reduces daily cigarette use among adolescents, report researchers in the Journal of Adolescent Medicine. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 15, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Exposure to parental substance abuse poses risk for adolescents
Exposure to a parental substance use disorder in adolescence specifically increases the risk for a child developing a SUD themselves, a US study shows. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 12, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Sleep the weight away
Teenagers with shorter sleep duration are more likely to have a higher body mass index than those who sleep for longer, show study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 11, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Pediatric GERD label should be used with caution
Parents are more interested in requesting acid-reducing medications for their children when symptoms of crying and excessive regurgitation are labelled as gastroesophageal reflux disease, researchers say. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 11, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
US state nutrition laws governing school meals predict pupil weight
US researchers have identified an association between strict state laws guiding nutrition in school meals and better weight status in students receiving free or reduced-price school meals compared with students who do not obtain these lunches. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 11, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Patient age influences leukemia characteristics, treatment
Adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia are more likely to require high-risk chemotherapy than their pediatric counterparts, demonstrate results from a study using standardized diagnostic, risk assessment and treatment protocols. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 10, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Clinical prediction model developed for febrile children
Researchers have developed a clinical prediction model to assess the likelihood of different serious bacterial infections in children presenting at the emergency department with fever. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 9, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Prolonged seizures can cause developmental delay
Children who have one or more prolonged seizures lasting 30 minutes or more show signs of developmental delay within 6 weeks of the event, show study findings published in Epilepsia. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 9, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Pushy parents head for CT
Parents may unduly influence whether or not their child undergoes cranial computed tomography after sustaining minor blunt head trauma, researchers warn. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 8, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
