Nationwide Children's Hospital
Study examines injuries with baby bottles, pacifiers and sippy cups in the US
A new study by researchers in the Center for Biobehavioral Health and the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined pediatric injuries associated with baby bottles, pacifiers ...
Pediatrics
May 14, 2012 |
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Study finds number of battery-related emergency department visits by children more than doubles
In today's technology-driven world, batteries, especially button batteries, are everywhere. They power countless gadgets and electronic items that we use every day. While they may seem harmless, button batteries ...
Pediatrics
May 14, 2012 |
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The antibiotic, amoxicillin-clavulanate, before a meal may improve small bowel motility
The common antibiotic, amoxicillin-clavulanate, may improve small bowel function in children experiencing motility disturbances, according to a study appearing in the June print edition of the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology an ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Potential biomarkers linked to UTI-related pregnancy complications identified
Investigators in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital have developed a mouse model in which a mother's urinary tract infection negatively affects the offspring, an occurrence anecdotally observed in humans. ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Newborn screening for DMD shows promise as an international model
Investigators at Nationwide Children's Hospital, working with the DNA Sequencing Core Facility at the University of Utah, have developed an approach to newborn screening (NBS) for the life-threatening genetic disorder, Duchenne ...
Neuroscience
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Network approach improves outcomes in IBD despite lack of new treatment options
Many children with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis who received treatment through ImproveCareNow, a national quality improvement and research network, ceased to have symptoms and no longer needed to take steroids for ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Preemies still receive inhaled nitric oxide despite lack of supporting evidence and standards
Many premature infants throughout the United States continue to receive inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) during their NICU stay, despite the lack of evidence to support its use. Whether or not a preemie will receive iNO treatment, ...
Health
Mar 12, 2012 |
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New study examines stair-related injuries among children in the US
A new study by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital found that from 1999 through 2008, more than 93,000 children younger than ...
Health
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Gestational weight gain generally does not influence child cognitive development
A child's cognitive development is not generally impacted by how much weight his or her mother gained during pregnancy, according to a study from Nationwide Children's Hospital. This is the first study to use methods controlling ...
Health
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Study: Muscle regeneration may provide ideal environment for rhabdomyosarcoma
Inflammation, cell division and cell differentiation that occur during skeletal muscle regeneration may provide an ideal environment for the highly malignant tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma to arise. These are the findings from a ...
Cancer
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Study shows children with IBD have difficulty in school, mostly due to absences
Children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may have difficulty functioning in school, particularly because their tendency to internalize problems can impact attendance. These are the findings from a Nationwide Children's ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Bariatric surgery in adolescents improves obesity-related diseases within first 2 years
Today, about one in five children in the United States are obese. That means that in just one generation alone the number of obese kids in this country has quadrupled.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Majority of self-harming adolescents don't receive a mental health assessment in ERs
A national study of Medicaid data shows most young people who present to emergency departments with deliberate self-harm are discharged to the community, without receiving an emergency mental health assessment. Even more, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Children experience differing changes one year after a sibling's death from cancer
The majority of children experience personal changes and changes in relationships one year after their sibling has died from cancer; however, positive and negative changes are not universal. These are the findings from the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Neonatal and infant feeding disorders program saves infants from lifetime of feeding tubes
An innovative approach to treating neonatal feeding problems at Nationwide Children's Hospital has allowed infants who were struggling to feed orally to be discharged earlier and without feeding tubes, subsequently saving ...
Health
Sep 06, 2011 |
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