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Retinal hemorrhage pattern can predict inflicted brain injury

(HealthDay)—In children under the age of 3, a high dot-blot count for retinal hemorrhages (RHs) is a strong predictor of inflicted traumatic brain injury (ITBI) rather than accidental traumatic brain injury ...

Pediatrics created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

U of T and SickKids first to grow lung cells using stem cell technology

Researchers at the University of Toronto and the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) are paving the way towards individualized medicine for patients with cystic fibrosis. 

Medical research created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Deeply held religious beliefs prompting sick kids to be given 'futile' treatment

Parental hopes of a "miraculous intervention," prompted by deeply held religious beliefs, are leading to very sick children being subjected to futile care and needless suffering, suggests a small study in the Journal of Me ...

Health created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 9

Excess maternal weight before and during pregnancy can result in larger babies

Excess weight in pregnant women, both before pregnancy and gained during pregnancy, is the main predictor of whether mothers will have larger than average babies, which can result in increased risk of cesarean section or ...

Pediatrics created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Oral zinc may lessen common cold symptoms but adverse effects are common

Oral zinc treatments may shorten the duration of symptoms of the common cold in adults, although adverse effects are common, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Medications created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Reliability, validity of clinical dehydration scale questioned

(HealthDay) -- A previously derived clinical dehydration scale (CDS) is characterized by moderate interobserver reliability and weak links with objective measures of disease severity for children administered ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers studying defective protein in search of cystic fibrosis treatment

(Medical Xpress) -- Cystic fibrosis is the most common fatal genetic disease affecting Canadian children and young adults, more than two children each and every week are diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF). ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AAOS issues new clinical practice guideline for treating common elbow fractures in children

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors has recently approved and released an evidence-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) on "The Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures."

Other created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New mothers, newborns happy with home visits

Home nursing visits are as safe and effective as office-based care for initial post-delivery well-baby check-ups, according to medical researchers.

Health created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pediatric cancer and palliative care: parental preferences compared with health-care professionals

Parents of children in the palliative stage of cancer favour aggressive chemotherapy over supportive care compared with health care professionals, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Health created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mother's postpartum oxycodone use: No safer for breastfed infants than codeine

Doctors have been prescribing codeine for postpartum pain management for many years, and, until recently, it was considered safe to breastfeed while taking the opioid. But the death of an infant exposed to codeine through ...

Health created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fast ripples confirmed to be valuable biomarker of area responsible for seizure activity in children

New research focusing on high-frequency oscillations, termed ripples and fast ripples, recorded by intracranial electroencephalography (EEG), may provide an important marker for the localization of the brain region responsible ...

Medical research created Jul 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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