Pertussis vaccines effective against pertactin-deficient strains
Current pertussis vaccines were as effective against the rapidly evolving pertactin-deficient strains of the organism as they have been against other strains, according to a report published online... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Students’ hours of physical education fall short of national recommendations
Few states follow the national recommendations for weekly time in physical education at the elementary and middle school levels, and no state follows the recommended rate of physical education... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
CMS to test upfront payments for primary care
Flexibility and tailored approaches are the watchwords of a multipayer primary care test program announced April 11 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The 5-year test beginning... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Sickle cell anemia: Stroke screening still underused
Children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia still are not being screened for stroke risk using transcranial Doppler, despite clinical guidelines that strongly recommend annual screening and... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Proactive endocrine screening urged for pediatric brain tumor survivors
BOSTON – More than a third of 419 children treated for brain tumors at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center later developed endocrine problems, according to <a... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Immunization need not be delayed in most preterm infants with BPD
Despite concerns that preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are more likely to experience respiratory decompensation after immunization than those without BPD, no difference in the... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Stick with wheat flour for baked egg and milk challenges
LOS ANGELES – Children who pass oral food challenges to baked egg and milk with wheat flour are at risk for reacting to baked goods made with nonwheat flours, according to a review of more than 200... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Some infants predisposed to epidermal barrier breakdown, atopic dermatitis
Neonates with the highest transepidermal water loss at birth, likely mediated through an impaired epidermal barrier, show significantly elevated chymotrypsinlike protease activity and reduced levels... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Colombia reports first Zika deaths, all in medically compromised patients
AMSTERDAM – Five people with confirmed Zika virus infections have died in Colombia, and all had medical comorbidities, including leukemia, diabetes, sickle cell anemia, and hypertension.
All of the... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 10, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Postvaccination anaphylaxis still possible with certain vaccines
New findings confirm that although it is rare, postvaccination anaphylaxis can still occur with certain vaccines.
Dr. Michael M. McNeil of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 10, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
U.S. sepsis-related mortality rates differ based on data source
Despite challenges in estimating sepsis-related mortality in the U.S. because of its complex clinical nature and variety of underlying causes, estimates based on administrative claims data may be... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 8, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Measles outbreak underscores vulnerability of infants
An outbreak of measles in infants who were too young for routine immunization with the MMR vaccine occurred in an Illinois day care center, highlighting the vulnerability of infants younger than 1... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 8, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Hospital computerized physician order entry systems often miss prescribing errors
Medical errors are estimated to be the third-highest cause of death in... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 7, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Scare tactics
Okay, let’s try this one more time. We agree that vaccine rates are declining and that the outbreak of measles believed to have spread from an index case at Disneyland is an example of the risk this... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 7, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Intracranial calcification, hypomyelination seen with Zika virus congenital microcephaly
A CT imaging study in 23 infants with Zika virus–linked congenital microcephaly has revealed severe brain anomalies, in particular intracranial calcifications mainly in the frontal and parietal lobes... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - April 7, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
