Shiftless
I drive a 10-year-old pickup truck. The air conditioner no longer works – not a real problem here in Maine. It has hand-operated roll down windows ... a real plus should I back too far down the boat... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 14, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Childhood obesity rates may fall if trend continues
Children aged 2-5 years were less likely to be obese than older children in 2003-2004; however, the results were reversed in 2011-2012, according to Ashley Wendell Kranjac, Ph.D., of Rice University,... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 14, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Asthma treatment adherence better in children with more severe symptoms
Children with better adherence to asthma treatments tended to have more severe asthma symptoms, according to Dr. Marjolein Engelkes of Erasmus University, Rotterdam (The Netherlands) and her... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 13, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Advances in IV nutrition for very low birth weight neonates
Premature neonates are at high risk for growth failure and a host of morbidities including sepsis, chronic lung disease, necrotizing enterocolitis, retinopathy of prematurity, cholestasis, and... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 13, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
CDC confirms Zika virus as a cause of microcephaly
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined that Zika virus infection is a cause of microcephaly in babies born to infected mothers, following a systematic review of... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 13, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Number of malpractice payments down 28% since 2004
The annual number of medical malpractice payment reports fell 28% from 2004 to 2014, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
The total number of medical malpractice payment... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 13, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
ED bedside flu test accurate across flu seasons
A rapid bedside diagnostic test for influenza showed consistent sensitivity and specificity across four consecutive flu seasons in a single pediatric ED in France, according to a report in Diagnostic... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 13, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Bill in Calif. seeks to ameliorate problem of finding scarce psychiatric hospital beds
It can be very difficult to find available inpatient psychiatric beds in California, leaving many teens or adults with acute psychiatric conditions waiting in hospital emergency rooms until a bed... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 13, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Chronic illness associated with lower developmental readiness for school entry
Chronic illnesses such as otitis media, respiratory disease, and epilepsy increase the likelihood that children will be developmentally at risk for difficulties at school entry, a study showed.
The... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 13, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Suicidal ideation: Team-based care requires knowledge, resources
Continuity of care for the 18-year-old male who told Dr. Lillian M. Beard about his depression requires... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Suicidal ideation: An 18-year-old male presents in crisis
When a patient presents with depression, how is it possible to determine whether serious mental illnesses such as first-episode psychosis are unfolding? In this video, <a... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Zika caused rash, pruritus more than high fever
Zika virus infection in adults often causes pruritic maculopapular rash, but rarely leads to clinically significant fever, according to two cohort studies in Rio de Janeiro.
The findings raise... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
VIDEO: Childhood obesity predicted by infant BMI
BOSTON – Infants above the 85th percentile for body mass index at 6 months are up to nine times more likely to be severely obese by the age of 6, according to a Cincinnati Children’s Hospital <a... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Asthma, eczema in children unrelated to allergic sensitization
Atopy was not related to development of eczema or asthma in children under age 13 years, according to Ann-Marie Malby Schoos, Ph.D., and her associates at the University of Copenhagen.
Allergic... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Modifying our behavior
“Just say no to overprescribing!” It has such a straightforward Nancy Reagan-ish sound to it. But when it comes to drugs, whether it is crack cocaine or a prescription antibiotic, simple slogans... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
