Pediatrics

Ten ways to get reluctant kids to school

Are you struggling with getting your child to school? Here is some advice on what you should do as a parent – and what you should not do.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Older people with bowel disease receive older medicines

Inflammatory bowel disease is common amongst older people and there are big differences in the choice of treatment for different age groups. Patients over the age of 60 often receive cortisone drugs instead of more modern ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

FDA approves pediatric treatment for Chagas disease

(HealthDay)—Benznidazole has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat the tropical parasitic infection Chagas disease, in children aged 2 to 12.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

109 US salmonella cases now linked to papayas from Mexico

An increasing number of people have been sickened by eating papaya now traced to a farm located in southern Mexico, U.S. public health officials said in an update on the outbreak first reported more than two weeks ago.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rift Valley Fever epidemic kills at least 32 in Niger

At least 32 people have died since late August in an epidemic of Rift Valley fever in the western Niger region of Tahoua, the country's health ministry said Thursday.

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