New onset of tics
A tic is described by the DSM-5 as a sudden, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic movement or vocalization. Tics are a common occurrence in childhood and can range from mild to severe, transient to chronic,... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 2, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Vitamin D supplementation cuts dust mite atopy
BALTIMORE – Three months of daily, oral treatment with a relatively high but safe dosage of a vitamin D supplement to pregnant mothers during late gestation followed by continued oral supplementation... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 2, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Pediatric self-administration drives cough and cold drug mishaps
BALTIMORE – The vast majority of reported U.S. episodes of cough and cold medication serious adverse event episodes in young children occurred by an accidental, self-administration overdose,... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 2, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Youth concussion symptoms vary across competition levels
High school football athletes have more concussion-related symptoms than either college or youth football athletes, and have the highest proportion of concussions for which athletes are kept from... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 2, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
mHealth shows promise in getting teens moving
BALTIMORE – More than two-thirds of teens consistently wore and synced a digital activity tracker in a small study of an integrating mobile health (mHealth) approach for teens who had or were at risk... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 1, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Tiotropium inhalation spray effective for asthma regardless of allergic status
LOS ANGELES – Once-daily tiotropium bromide inhalation spray as long-term, add-on maintenance therapy in patients with poorly controlled symptomatic asthma is similarly effective in both allergic and... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 1, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Kawasaki disease and infections aren’t mutually exclusive
CHICAGO – Kawasaki disease and concurrent bacterial or viral infection are by no means mutually exclusive, Dr. Cathie-Kim Le cautioned at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology.... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 1, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Arboviral and other vector-borne diseases
May has arrived, and for the majority of your patients it signals the end of the school year and the beginning of summer vacation. Zika virus is on the minds of most people since its arrival to the... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 1, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Risk of arthritis in children with Down syndrome higher than previously reported
GLASGOW – Children with Down syndrome are at increased risk for arthritis that often goes unrecognized and leads to treatment delays and potential chronic disability.
Research presented at the... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 30, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Norovirus costs $60 billion worldwide, making inroads in U.S.
The global economic impact of norovirus is roughly $60 billion in societal costs and $4 billion in direct health care costs per year, according to an simulation model analysis.
Most of the costs... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 30, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Neuraminidase inhibition titer a better predictor of influenza protection
Neuraminidase inhibition (NAI) titer is a better predictor of protection against influenza infection than hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) titer, according to new research, which could have... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 29, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Slaying the dragon of false research
John Ioannidis was introduced as a rock star. To the congregation at the 2016 Lown Institute Conference in Chicago, that is what he is. The Stanford University professor is most famous for the... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 29, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Supreme Court case could expand false claims liability
A case before the U.S. Supreme Court that could expand physicians’ liability under the False Claims Act (FCA).
The case of <a... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 29, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
CDC reports hundreds of Zika virus cases in Puerto Rico
Since the beginning of the Zika virus outbreak in November 2015, Puerto Rico has had 683 cases of virus that have been laboratory-confirmed or presumed positive, according to new data from the... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 29, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Smartphones, smart parents
In the age of technology, parents denying their teens a smartphone is blatant child abuse, at least in the eyes of the teen. Between Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, a teen’s entire life revolves... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 29, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
