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Depression common among children with temporal lobe epilepsy

A new study determined that children and adolescents with seizures involving the temporal lobe are likely to have clinically significant behavioral problems and psychiatric illness, especially depression. Findings published ...

Neuroscience created May 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Glove balloon design useful for distraction of children in ER

(HealthDay)—An inflated hospital glove is a useful distraction for children with acute injury, with more children preferring the face drawn "Jedward" style, with the digits representing hair made to look ...

Health created May 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nurse staffing ratios affect hospital readmissions for children with common conditions

A new study shows that pediatric nurse staffing ratios are significantly associated with hospital readmission for children with common medical and surgical conditions.

Health created May 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A text message a day keeps the asthma attack away

(Medical Xpress)—Simply sending children with asthma a text message each day asking about their symptoms and providing knowledge about their condition can lead to improved health outcomes. In a study by ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Advancing emergency care for kids: Emergency physicians do it again

Most children with isolated skull fractures may not need to stay in the hospital, which finding has the potential to save the health care system millions of dollars a year ("Isolated Skull Fractures: Trends in Management ...

Other created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medicaid-insured children have limited access to dermatologists, researchers find

A recent Saint Louis University study revealed that Medicaid-insured children with eczema, an inflammatory skin condition that affects 20 percent children in the United States, do not have easy access to dermatologists.

Health created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Training gives kids of AIDS patients a leg up

A simple in-home training program for caregivers can give children of AIDS patients a better shot at prosperity by improving their early-childhood development, according to a study led by a Michigan State ...

HIV & AIDS created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Delayed allergy reactions seen with pediatric meat consumption

(HealthDay)—Immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody specific for galactose-α1,3-galactose (α-Gal), which is associated with delayed anaphylaxis and urticaria that occurs several hours after eating beef, pork, ...

Pediatrics created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fecal microbial transplantation found to be possible treatment

A Spectrum Health clinical trial has found that fecal microbial transplantation (FMT) has resulted in the improvement or absence of symptoms in most pediatric patients with active ulcerative colitis.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

All hospital emergency rooms should be prepared for children

(HealthDay)—All hospital emergency departments (EDs), including community hospital EDs, should have the appropriate medications, equipment, policies, and staff to provide effective emergency care for children, ...

Health created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Can therapy using robots reduce pain and anxiety among pediatric patients?

Pet therapy can help patients cope with the pain, stress, and emotional effects of a serious illness, but access to a companion animal is not always possible. Robotic animals may offer the same benefits, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AAP updates medicaid policy statement with ACA changes

(HealthDay)—The implications of the expansion of Medicaid resulting from implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on children are discussed in a policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics ...

Pediatrics created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

T-cell therapy eradicates an aggressive leukemia in two children

Two children with an aggressive form of childhood leukemia had a complete remission of their disease-showing no evidence of cancer cells in their bodies-after treatment with a novel cell therapy that reprogrammed their immune ...

Cancer created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Close-to-the-heart catheters safer for hospitalized children

Location, location, location. A new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study shows the real-estate mantra also holds true when it comes to choosing correct catheter placement in children.

Pediatrics created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Potential early indicator of kidney injury identified

A guidance cue that helps kidneys form may also be a red flag that they are in danger, researchers report.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast