Minimal role of sterile inflammation in otitis media
Research reveals no significant microbial differences between samples taken from children with recurrent acute otitis media or chronic otitis media with effusion. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 8, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Alert to substance abuse among children of deployed personnel
Schools and healthcare providers should be aware that children of deployed military personnel are at increased risk for substance abuse, say the authors of a US study. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 5, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Unhealthy behaviors in adolescents prompt heart disease fears
Unhealthy behaviors in teenagers may result in a significant increase in cardiovascular diseases in the future, suggest researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 4, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
GPs' referral wording can speed up childhood cancer diagnosis
The wording of a general practitioner's referral letter to the consultant has a significant impact on the time to diagnosis for pediatric cancer patients, Danish research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 4, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Sleep apnea linked to increased behavioral difficulties in children
Children and adolescents with sleep-disordered breathing are at increased risk for hyperactivity and aggressive behavior as well as attention problems and poor adaptive skills, study findings indicate. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 4, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Pediatric surgery study methodology ‘inconsistent’
Research addressing the influence of surgeon or hospital experience on the outcome of children’s surgery significantly varies in methodology and definition, a review suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - April 3, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Word order established using prosodic cues in bilingual infants
Infants use pitch and word duration cues to discriminate between languages with opposite word orders, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - February 22, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Physiotherapy aids defecation in constipated children
Physiotherapy may be an effective complementary therapy to laxatives for treating constipation in children, research indicates. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - February 21, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Exhaled nitric oxide shows promise as childhood asthma predictor
High levels of exhaled nitric oxide in infancy predict asthma development in later childhood, show study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - February 21, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Risk factors for invasive candidiasis in infants clarified
A combination of exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics and having a platelet count below 50,000/mm3 significantly increases a low-to-normal–weight infant’s chance for developing invasive candidiasis, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - February 19, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Temper outbursts linked to depression in OCD children
Temper outbursts are common in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder and are associated with depression symptoms, UK researchers report. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - February 19, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Oxidative stress: the price of sucrose pain relief in neonates
Although sucrose significantly reduces the pain experienced by preterm neonates undergoing heel lance, it is associated with significant increases in adenosine triphosphate use and oxidative stress, the results of a US study indicate. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - February 19, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Dance-related injuries in young people on the increase
Findings spanning 17 years suggest that dance-related injuries in children and adolescents in the USA have increased by 37% over this time. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - February 18, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Manic symptoms similar for children and adolescents
The nature of mania symptoms appears to be similar in young people with bipolar disorder, irrespective of whether they occur in childhood or adolescence, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - February 15, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Pediatric blindness etiology varies around the globe
The causes and prevalence of blindness in children vary markedly by geography, presumably as a proxy for socioeconomic factors influencing prevention and treatment schemes, conclude the authors of a literature review. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - February 15, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
