http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Nationwide Children's Hospital An initiative that combines a multidisciplinary health care approach with a range of preventive measures could cut the rate of a common airway infection among children in intensive care by more than half, a new study suggests. The research, led by a team at Nationwide Children's Hospital, appears in the June issue of the journal Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-multidisciplinary-airway-infection-pediatric-intensive.html Pediatrics Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:50:40 EST news290695832 Nationwide Children's Hospital recently developed an online resource to help parents manage their child's diabetes more effectively and care for their health at home. The "Diabetes Calculator for Kids," a first of its kind electronic tool geared toward the pediatric patient, allows parents, caregivers and the adolescent patient themselves to create an individualized chart which calculates the correct insulin dosage that should be given prior to eating. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-pediatric-focused-diabetes.html Diabetes Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:06:32 EST news290243185 Measuring blood flow in the brain may be an easy, noninvasive way to predict stroke or hemorrhage in children receiving cardiac or respiratory support through a machine called ECMO, according to a new study by researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Early detection would allow physicians to alter treatment and take steps to prevent these complications—the leading cause of death for patients on ECMO. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-technique-patients-high-brain-hemorrhage.html Cardiology Fri, 31 May 2013 06:30:31 EST news289200622 In the first study of its kind in the United States, researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital will examine the effectiveness of antibiotic therapy alone to treat appendicitis in children, research that could allow patients to avoid a surgery many may not need. The $1.6 million project also will explore the impact that involving children and their parents in medical decision-making may have on a child's response to treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-million-appendicitis-treatment-children-surgery.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 29 May 2013 07:14:24 EST news289030457 Poisonings in young children have increased over the past decade, mainly due to medications in the home. A new study led by the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital, found that medication-related poisonings in children younger than 6 increased by 33 percent during the 11 year study period. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-preschoolers-affected-medication-related-poisonings-alarming.html Pediatrics Thu, 16 May 2013 06:39:25 EST news287904836 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 (Medical Xpress)—Collaborating scientists from Nationwide Children's Hospital, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified an important mechanism for stimulating protective immune responses following seasonal influenza vaccinations. The study was published in Science Translational Medicine, a journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-reveals-properties-influenza-vaccines.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:02:38 EST news283420946 Following several years of study, investigators have found more evidence that viral therapy to treat solid tumors can be enhanced by blocking the body's natural immune response. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-evidence-blocking-immune-response-viral.html Cancer Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:47:16 EST news282397623 Dance is a beautiful form of expression, but it could be physically taxing and strenuous on the human body, particularly for children and adolescents. A new study by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined dance-related injuries among children and adolescents 3 to 19 years of age from 1991 to 2007. During the 17-year study period, an estimated 113,000 children and adolescents were treated in U.S. emergency departments for dance-related injuries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-dance-related-injuries-children-adolescents-video.html Health Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:50:04 EST news279819595 Water tubing, a recreational activity in which participants ride an inner tube which is pulled behind a boat by a tow rope, has grown in popularity in recent years. Unfortunately, the number of injuries related to this activity has also increased. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-tubing-related-injuries-percent.html Health Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:09:03 EST news279216535 Incontinence is typically a condition associated with adults; however, many children also struggle with incontinence – bladder, bowel or both. In order to help these children, doctors at Nationwide Children's Hospital have turned to a device, typically used in adult patients, to help manage children with chronic incontinence. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-sacral-nerve-chronic-incontinence-children.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:52:13 EST news278229048 (Medical Xpress)—This time of year many people make resolutions to live a healthier lifestyle, exercise more, lose weight and eat better. For the adolescents who are extremely obese in this country, diet and exercise alone often are not enough to get their weight down. Some of those teens will require weight loss surgery to improve their overall health. According to a recent study published in the January print issue of the Journal of Pediatric Surgery, bariatric surgery in extremely obese adolescents also was shown to be beneficial in helping to reverse previously undiagnosed cardiovascular abnormalities believed to be linked to severe obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-bariatric-surgery-extremely-obese-adolescents.html Surgery Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:50:01 EST news277972681 (Medical Xpress)—Investigators from 15 children's medical centers, including Nationwide Children's Hospital, observed and evaluated critically ill children with influenza to evaluate the relationships between levels of systemic inflammation, immune function and likelihood to die from the illness. The study appears in the January issue of Critical Care Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-immune-function-critically-ill-children.html Immunology Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:04:56 EST news277625082 Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) among children in China are a growing public health concern. Two new studies by researchers of the International Program at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Wuhan Children's Hospital in China examined pediatric TBIs that were treated at Wuhan Children's Hospital from 2002 to 2011. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-global-collaborative-efforts-delineate-pediatric.html Health Fri, 14 Dec 2012 06:45:07 EST news274689900