Women prescribed opioids during pregnancy have outcomes similar to those of illicit users
WASHINGTON – Women using chronic prescription opioids while pregnant have obstetrics outcomes similar to those of women chronically using illegal opioids and/or other forms of opioid substitution... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - June 1, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

CDC updates guidelines for Zika virus testing, interpretation of results
Patients with suspected Zika virus infection who have negative real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) test results are not automatically in the clear, officials at the... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - June 1, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Methylphenidate tied to greater risk of arrhythmia in children, adolescents
Children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder who are prescribed methylphenidate to manage their conditions stand at a higher risk for arrhythmia and other, more serious,... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 31, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Long-term benefits seen in sacral nerve stimulation for constipation in kids
SAN DIEGO – Children with refractory constipation may benefit from sacral nerve stimulation, although complications are common, according to a study that found benefits over more than 2 years, as... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 27, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Don’t touch that! You’ll get hurt! Fear in childhood
Fear is an intrinsic reaction evolved to protect us from harm. Unsurprisingly, anxiety disorders are common, affecting as many as 25% of children. On average, children have 2-14 fears typical for... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 27, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

VIDEO: Integrated care effective in first-episode psychosis
ATLANTA – Increasingly, data support taking an integrated approach to care in the intervention of first-episode psychosis. But what are the key components of such treatment? Dr. Charles Schulz,... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 27, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Age influences ED visits for mental health among American Indian children
Age plays an influential role in the number of emergency department (ED) visits for mental health concerns among American Indian children, according to Wyatt J. Pickner and his associates. The... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 26, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

In hemophilia A, emicizumab cuts bleeding; plasma-derived factor VIII less likely to trigger antibodies
Patients with severe hemophilia A treated with plasma-derived factor VIII, as compared with recombinant factor VIII, had a lower risk of developing neutralizing antibodies, based on a recent report... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 25, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Take time to talk to vaccine refusers
I am writing in response to the article titled “Save your breath” by Dr. William G. Wilkoff. I am a family medicine physician in Spokane, Wash., and have been in practice for the last 12 years. I... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 25, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Pediatricians generating less revenue for hospitals
Pediatricians generated less revenue for hospitals in 2015 than in 2012, as did primary care physicians in general, while physicians overall increased the revenue generated over that time, according... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Ontario’s infant rotavirus immunization program found effective
A publicly-funded rotavirus (RV) immunization program designed to prevent hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits for RV-specific acute gastroenteritis (AGE) has shown remarkable... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Decision Support in Medicine: Bed bugs
 1. Are you confident of the diagnosis?Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are an increasingly common problem in the United States and throughout the world. Their resurgence has been... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Decision Support in Medicine: Bedbugs
1. Are you confident of the diagnosis?Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are an increasingly common problem in the United States and throughout the world. Their resurgence has been... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Putting an end to ENDS
 Recent legislation to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to persons younger than 18 years of age, and to prevent distribution of free samples and placement in vending machines where teens may be... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

NPY signaling pathway might induce noneosinophilic asthma
The neuropeptide Y (NPY) gene appears to play an essential role in airway reactivity and may be a target for treating noneosinophilic asthma. Higher expression of the NPY signaling molecule was seen... (Source: Pediatric News)
Source: Pediatric News - May 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news