The Latest News Feeds in Pediatrics

Abuse doubles children's asthma risk (Sep 5, 2008 13:11)
Children who are physically or sexually abused are more than twice as likely to have asthma as their..

Most vaccine-allergic children can still be safely vaccinated, hopkins experts say (Sep 5, 2008 08:38)
With close monitoring and a few standard precautions, nearly all children with known or suspected va..

Do corticosteroids reduce mortality in pediatric patients with bacterial meningitis? (Sep 4, 2008 21:52)
A study published in the May 7, 2008, issue of JAMA looks at whether steroids confer a mortality ben..

Algorithm aids management of hypersensitivity reactions after vaccination (Sep 4, 2008 20:00)
A detailed algorithm offers a rational and organized strategy to evaluate and treat patients with su..

Modified pacifier spurs nursing in preterm infants (Sep 4, 2008 18:59)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (MedPage Today) -- A high-tech pacifier may help train premature infants to eat after..

Guatteri named executive director of children’s community pediatrics (Sep 4, 2008 12:30)
Kathy Guatteri has been named executive director of Children’s Community Pediatrics, the regio..

Study: teen suicide spike was no fluke (Sep 4, 2008 09:00)
A troubling study in the September 3rd Journal of the American Medical Association raises new concer..

Livestrong.com reveals youth health secret: mom and dad matter more (Sep 4, 2008 08:00)
Findings from survey results released by livestrong.com reveal that the vast majority of young Ameri..

Children with tvs in their room sleep less (Sep 4, 2008 07:00)
Middle school children who have a television or computer in their room sleep less during the school ..

Increase in youth suicide rate following decade long decline may reflect emerging health crisis (Sep 4, 2008 07:00)
A sudden and dramatic increase in pediatric suicides may reflect an emerging trend rather than a sin..