http://medicalxpress.com/pediatrics-news/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest research news on Medical Xpress provides the latest research news on pediatrics Whole-cell pertussis vaccines were more effective at protecting against pertussis than acellular pertussis vaccines during a large recent outbreak, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-whole-cell-vaccine-effective-acellular-ca.html Pediatrics Mon, 20 May 2013 02:55:50 EST news288237336 Recent public health efforts have focused extensively on reducing the amount of formula babies are given in the hospital after birth. But in the first randomized trial of its kind, researchers at UC San Francisco have found that giving small amounts of formula in the first few days of life to infants experiencing high levels of early weight loss actually can increase the length of time their mothers end up breastfeeding. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-early-formula-mothers-breastfeed-longer.html Pediatrics Mon, 13 May 2013 00:10:06 EST news287589857 (HealthDay)—Pimples have long been the bane of teenage existence, but pediatricians say there is now enough evidence on effective treatments to put out the first guidelines on battling acne in children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-pediatricians-endorse-acne-treatment-guidelines.html Pediatrics Mon, 06 May 2013 09:50:01 EST news287050651 Despite knowing the risk of serious injury from playing football with a concussion, half of high school football players would continue to play if they had a headache stemming from an injury sustained on the field. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-teen-athletes-concussion-symptoms.html Pediatrics Mon, 06 May 2013 04:42:28 EST news287034129 Hydrocarbons, a chemical compound commonly found in household items from cleaning products to gasoline, are among the top 10 causes of pediatric poisoning deaths in the United States. A new study by researchers at the Central Ohio Poison Center and the Center for Injury Research and Policy, both at Nationwide Children's Hospital, found these injuries are most likely to occur during months when the weather is warm and are associated with activities such as mowing lawns, use of Tiki torches and use of lighter fluid for outdoor cooking. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-summer-spike-chemical-injuries-kids.html Pediatrics Mon, 06 May 2013 04:39:06 EST news287033901 A new study by researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined injuries to children related to amusement rides, which included rides at amusement parks (fixed-site rides), rides at fairs and festivals (mobile rides) and rides found at local malls, stores, restaurants or arcades (mall rides). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-kids-year.html Pediatrics Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:01 EST news286564011 (HealthDay)—Contrary to conventional wisdom, a new Dutch study has found that the most likely way children get infected with the virus that causes warts is from close contact with family members or classmates, rather than from public places such as pools or communal showers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-kids-warts-home-spaces.html Pediatrics Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:00:04 EST news285871041 Don't take the cinnamon challenge. That's the advice from doctors in a new report about a dangerous prank depicted in popular YouTube videos which has led to hospitalizations and a surge in calls to U.S. poison centers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mds-teens-dont-cinnamon.html Pediatrics Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:41:24 EST news285831613 It is widely accepted that medical insurance helps older adults with chronic health problems to receive better care. But what about young adults between the ages of 18 and 25, a demographic that also tends to have the lowest levels of health insurance coverage? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-age-asthma-deteriorates.html Pediatrics Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:20:01 EST news285790080 (HealthDay)—Many women choose to have labor induced or to have an elective Cesarean delivery before the full term of their pregnancy is up, but a new study suggests their child's development may suffer if they are born even a little early. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-babies-born-slightly-early-lag.html Pediatrics Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:46:58 EST news285392809 Minocycline, an older, broad-spectrum antibiotic in the tetracycline family, provides meaningful improvements as a therapeutic for children with fragile X syndrome, a study by researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute has found. The finding is important, the researchers said, because minocycline is a targeted treatment for the condition that is readily available by prescription. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-minocycline-antibiotic-behavior-children-fragile.html Pediatrics Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:00:02 EST news284658995 (HealthDay)—When doctors use quick-and-easy disease labels to sum up symptoms of concern in an otherwise healthy infant, parents are more apt to want to treat their child with some type of medication, even if they're told that drugs won't help, new research says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-parents-medication-doc.html Pediatrics Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:50:01 EST news284031567 Although scientific evidence suggests that vaccines do not cause autism, approximately one-third of parents continue to express concern that they do; nearly 1 in 10 parents refuse or delay vaccinations because they believe it is safer than following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) schedule. A primary concern is the number of vaccines administered, both on a single day and cumulatively over the first 2 years of life. In a new study scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers concluded that there is no association between receiving "too many vaccines too soon" and autism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-autism-vaccines.html Pediatrics Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:01 EST news283708650 In a study published in the April 2013 edition of Pediatrics, Emory researchers suggest that late preterm birth and maternal education have a relative impact on standardized test performance—the most common measure of academic performance and principal determinate of grade retention in public schools. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-prematurity-maternal-affect-early-academic.html Pediatrics Wed, 27 Mar 2013 07:20:01 EST news283586718 Pediatricians regularly dispense advice to parents of young children during well-child visits, but a new University of Michigan poll shows that many aren't following doctors' orders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-one-third-parents-doctors-kids.html Pediatrics Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:25:10 EST news282824705 More consistent use of condoms, oral contraception or both was reported by a group of teenage girls who took part in a youth development intervention aimed at reducing pregnancy risk in high-risk adolescents, according to a report of a randomized controlled trial published Online First by JAMA Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-clinical-trial-intervention-pregnancy-adolescent.html Pediatrics Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:00:01 EST news281009887 New parents are pleased when their baby gains weight as expected, but if the rate of weight gain is slow parents can become worried and concerned about their child's future size. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-babies-early-teens.html Pediatrics Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:03 EST news280918835 (HealthDay)—Premature babies who spend their first few days of life in the neonatal intensive care unit may be exposed to a possibly harmful chemical widely used in the manufacture of hard plastics, new research says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-plastics-chemical-bpa-common-preemie.html Pediatrics Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:00:02 EST news280751136 (HealthDay)—Modifying an infant's diet to include the protein gluten while the mother is still breast-feeding could lower the risk of celiac disease, a common intestinal disorder, according to a new Swedish study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-early-exposure-gluten-babies-celiac.html Pediatrics Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:48:40 EST news280511286 The poor growth seen in children born with complex heart defects may result from factors beyond deficient nutrition. A new study by pediatric researchers suggests that abnormalities in overall growth regulation play a role. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-abnormal-growth-children-heart-defects.html Pediatrics Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:02:45 EST news280494052 A study in Australia suggests that reduced lung function in infancy was associated with wheezing beyond childhood at 18 years of age, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-lung-function-infancy-wheeze.html Pediatrics Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:34:45 EST news280467256 (HealthDay)—Young adults and teens who smoke, are obese and have high blood sugar levels may be more likely to die before they reach their 55th birthday, new government research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-youth-obesity-early-death.html Pediatrics Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:20:02 EST news280404093 Children and adolescents who watch a lot of television are more likely to manifest antisocial and criminal behaviour when they become adults, according to a new University of Otago, New Zealand, study published online in the US journal Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-excessive-tv-childhood-linked-long-term.html Pediatrics Mon, 18 Feb 2013 03:23:30 EST news280380188 Method of birth (vaginal birth s. cesarean delivery) and feeding practices (breastfeeding v. formula-feeding) influence the development of gut bacteria in newborns and thus may affect lifelong health, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-infant-gut-microbiota-caesarean-section.html Pediatrics Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:00:06 EST news279803582 About two of every three children will experience at least one traumatic event before they turn 18. Despite this high rate of exposure, little is known about the effectiveness of treatments aimed at preventing and relieving traumatic stress symptoms that children may experience after such events, according to researchers at RTI International, the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, the RTI-UNC Evidence-based Practice Center, and Boston Medical Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-effective-evidence-based-interventions-children-exposed.html Pediatrics Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:01 EST news279716784 (HealthDay)—The drug Byetta, approved for adults with type 2 diabetes, appears to help severely obese teens lose some weight, a small study found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-diabetes-drug-modest-weight-loss.html Pediatrics Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:00:40 EST news279291613 (HealthDay)—Children and teens who get migraine headaches suffer in multiple ways, missing school and fun time with friends while waiting for the debilitating pain to subside. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-proof-drugs-ease-kids-migraines.html Pediatrics Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:00:01 EST news278613153 A new study that looked at more than 75,000 children in day care in Norway found little evidence that the amount of time a child spends in child care leads to an increase in behavioral problems, according to researchers from the United States and Norway. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-links-day-behavioral-issues.html Pediatrics Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:26:43 EST news277658797 (HealthDay)— Colic is a common problem for babies, and new research may finally provide clues to its cause: A small study found that infants with colic seemed to develop certain intestinal bacteria later than those without the condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-baby-tummy-bacteria-spur-colic.html Pediatrics Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:10:02 EST news277379247 A new study highlights the risk that female teenagers face when they go online – a risk heightened for teen girls who have been victims of abuse or neglect. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-percent-teen-girls-offline-met.html Pediatrics Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:10:01 EST news277298224