Atopic dermatitis increases risk of ADHD, comorbidities add to it
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is associated with an increased risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adults, and a host of factors and comorbid conditions increase this... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 13, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Pediatric providers willing and able to insert LARCs
BALTIMORE – A pilot program that trained pediatric primary care providers to insert long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) delivered etonogestrel contraceptive implants to 135 adolescent and... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Ambulatory blood pressure rules hypertension diagnosis and follow-up
Evidence is becoming overwhelming that ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is the only reliable way to measure blood pressure for both diagnosing hypertension and following patients once they are... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
DACA: High Court ruling could squash dreams of becoming a doctor
Growing up, Denisse Rojas Marquez rarely visited the doctor. As undocumented immigrants from Mexico, her family viewed medical care as a luxury and sought it only in emergencies.
“I would always... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
VIDEO: Transgender care becoming an increasingly important component of pediatric care
BALTIMORE – With a growing number of youth coming out as transgender, it’s becoming increasingly important for both the current and upcoming generation of pediatricians to know how to provide the... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
CMS: MACRA impact on small/solo practices not as dramatic as predicted in regs
MACRA will not be as hard on small and solo practices as it first appeared when draft implementing regulations were published, according to Andy Slavitt, administrator of the Centers for Medicare... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Predictors of abnormal longitudinal patterns of lung-function growth and decline
When it comes to predictive demographic and clinical factors associated with abnormal patterns of lung growth and decline in those with persistent, mild-to-moderate asthma in childhood, male sex and... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Infantile hemangiomas clear faster with Nd:YAG treatment
BOSTON – Using a 650-microsecond, pulsed 1064nm neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser to treat infantile hemangiomas can yield high clearance rates after one treatment, without... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Target fortification of breast milk boosts preemie growth
BALTIMORE – For a premature infant, breast milk straight from Mom or a donor may not be the ideal meal.
The problem is that breast milk is often unbalanced in its content of protein, fat, and... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
CDC: Zika virus urine testing preferable to serum
New data showing that Zika virus can be found at higher levels or for longer duration in urine than serum, has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to update its interim diagnostic... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 10, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
VIDEO: Preemies on early caffeine not benefited, possibly harmed
BALTIMORE – Early initiation of caffeine treatment in premature neonates on mechanical ventilation did not cut the time to when these babies could successfully wean off the ventilator, according to... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 10, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Summer colds
Most viral infections in summer months are caused by enteroviruses. We studied illnesses in about 400 kids aged 4-18 years seen in private pediatric practice and were surprised by what we found.... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 10, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Sports safety
The National Athletic Trainers Association and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine have developed a new... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 10, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Algorithm reduces CT use in pediatric appendicitis
CHICAGO – Use of a diagnostic algorithm for pediatric appendicitis significantly decreases computed tomography utilization without compromising high sensitivity and specificity, according to findings... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 10, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Vaccination rates high at kindergarten entry, but gaps remain
BALTIMORE – Most families’ kindergarteners met the full vaccination requirements of their state in a 2013 national survey, although 17% of parents were notified that their children still needed... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 9, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
