An oral vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline is effective in preventing severe diarrhea related to rotavirus infection in children, according to new study results presented Friday

Austrian researchers are developing a cancer “vaccine” strategy for use in pediatric cancers. In a three-year pilot study carried out at St. Anna’s Children’s Hospital

Attorneys for the Bush Administration asked a federal court on Monday to order that documents on hundreds of cases of autism allegedly caused by childhood

Pfizer Canada Inc. today announced Health Canada’s approval of a new three-day pediatric dosing indication for its antibiotic Zithromax (azithromycin dihydrate) in the oral treatment

Children do not show decelerated growth with use of nasal steroids for allergic rhinitis, suggest findings from a year-long trial presented here this week at

Insulin pump therapy is an effective alternative for type 1 diabetic children, according to a report in the October issue of The Journal of Pediatrics.

Mass screening in newborns for fatty acid beta-oxidation and related disorders (FAODs) could be an important step in preventing attacks and related effects, say Japanese

מנכ”ל המועצה לשלום הילד: קופות החולים משתתפות רק ב-28 שקל במימון טיפול נפשי לנפגעי תקיפה מינית; משרד הבריאות: חסרים 70.7 מיליון שקל לכתבה מתוך walla

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a nationwide alert to warn against the use of injectable drugs prepared by Urgent Care Pharmacy

Treatment with either biologic or synthetic secretin is no better than placebo at improving the symptoms of autism, according to a report published in the

Approximately 5% of SIDS cases are the result of long QT syndrome, according to research presented here Tuesday morning at the American Heart Association’s Scientific

Accelerated schedules of allergy shots may present little risk of systemic reactions, suggest findings presented here Tuesday at the meeting of the American College of

Children born to women exposed to high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) appear to have slightly lower IQs and more behavioral problems than children whose

When a language barrier is present, non-English-speaking pediatric patients undergo more tests and incur higher medical expenses than their English-speaking peers, new study findings suggest.

The risk of cognitive impairment is not heightened in children who have migraine, pediatricians in Germany suggest. Dr. Fritz Haverkamp and associates at the University

Strokes in children are rare, often have multiple causes, and have a different spectrum of risk factors than do strokes in adults, according to a

Zinc gluconate glycine lozenges reduce cold duration and frequency, as well as concomitant antibiotic use, in children.  Researchers from the Heritage Center, Provo, Utah, United

Since the 1995 recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) that all unvaccinated 11- and 12-year-old children should be immunized against hepatitis B,

Use of mattress encasements can reduce sensitisation to mite allergens in pre-school children of parents with atopic disorders.  One year after the introduction of dust

From 1995 to 1998, rates of inappropriate antibiotic use for pediatric upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) decreased, according to a report published in the November