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Deep suctioning in bronchitis admission tied to longer stays

(HealthDay)—Deep suctioning used in the first 24 hours after a pediatric admission for bronchitis is associated with increased length of stays (LOS), according to a study published online March 4 in JAMA Pe ...

Pediatrics created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ocular complications common after pediatric HSCT

(HealthDay)—For pediatric patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), complications are common, but are generally mild and self-limiting, according to a study published online Feb. ...

Ophthalmology created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Natalizumab shows promise for teens with multiple sclerosis

(HealthDay)—Natalizumab may be safe in pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with highly active disease, according to a small study published online Feb. 18 in JAMA Neurology.

Neuroscience created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Tube versus IV feeding in malnourished pediatric cancer patients

About 60 percent of pediatric cancer patients experience malnourishment during treatment. At that point, patients and families have a choice: tube feeding or IV nutrition supplement. Which would you choose? A study published ...

Cancer created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Seizures in half peds patients with intracranial hemorrhage

(HealthDay)—Acute symptomatic seizures occur in about half of pediatric patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and are often a presenting symptom, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in JAMA Ne ...

Neuroscience created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long-term side-effects of targeted therapies in pediatric cancer patients

A University of Colorado Cancer Center review published this week in the journal Lancet Oncology describes possible long-term side-effects of new, targeted therapies in pediatric cancer patients: what we don't know may hu ...

Cancer created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children with ACL injuries require special treatment

Until a child's bones have fully matured (in girls, typically by age 14; in boys, age 16), an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)—the primary, stabilizing ligament of the knee joint—requires special consideration, ...

Surgery created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ER referral ups specialist access for publicly insured

(HealthDay)—Specialists are more willing to see publicly insured children if they are referred from an emergency department, according to research published online Jan. 10 in the Annals of Emergency Me ...

Health created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

IT improves pediatric obesity screening and treatment

(HealthDay)—Health information technology (IT) can improve pediatric obesity screening rates and treatment, but the effect on weight loss and other outcomes is less clear, according to a study published ...

Pediatrics created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Needless abdominal CT scans can be avoided in children, study says

A study of more than 12,000 children from emergency departments throughout the country in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) has identified seven factors that can help physicians determine the ...

Cancer created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Outcomes of cartilage tympanoplasty in the pediatric population

Cartilage tympanoplasty can be performed successfully in 95 percent of young children when appropriate conditions exist, according to a study in the February 2013 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

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

Gene sequencing project mines data once considered 'junk' for clues about cancer

Genome sequencing data once regarded as junk is now being used to gain important clues to help understand disease. The latest example comes from the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital – Washington University Pediatric ...

Cancer created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bariatric surgery in extremely obese adolescents may also help treat previously undiagnosed cardiovascular abnormalities

(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 ...

Surgery created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Expression, genomic patterns predict sarcoma progression

(HealthDay)—The Complexity Index in Sarcoma (CINSARC) and Genomic Index prognostic signatures are valid independent methods of assessing synovial sarcoma (SS) prognosis, according to a study published online ...

Cancer created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene in eye melanomas linked to good prognosis

Melanomas that develop in the eye often are fatal. Now, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report they have identified a mutated gene in melanoma tumors of the eye that appears ...

Genetics created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast