GENEVA (Reuters) Jun 21 – The World Health Organization (WHO) Friday declared Europe and Central Asia free of polio. The declaration came after no indigenous

BERLIN (Reuters Health) Jun 17 – On Monday, Germany announced it will begin the country’s largest and most thorough child and youth health survey, which

Children  who go to a general emergency department for the treatment of acute otitis media may not get the same quality care as they would

By Harvey McConnell Persistent cardiac anomalies are being found among infants who are born to women who are HIV-1 positive. Researchers in a multicentre study

By Elda Hauschildt Screening sexually active teenagers, particularly boys, for depressive symptoms could help identify those at risk for sexually transmitted diseases.  Researchers from Harvard

By Elda Hauschildt Neurologically normal children of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) display complex learning disabilities in multiple academic domains compared with their peers. Despite

06/12/2002 By Elda Hauschildt Neonatal screening for three antibodies allows early detection of the bacteria that causes Pseudomonas aeruginosa pulmonary infection in children with cystic

06/13/2002 By Elda Hauschildt Use of combined antiretroviral therapy by women with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is not associated with increased risk of

06/14/2002By Elda Hauschildt Oral montelukast could be effective in preventing airway inflammation relapse in allergic asthmatic children occasionally exposed to short-term, relevant allergens.  Italian researchers,

06/12/2002By David Ball Children with teacher-assessed behaviour problems may have underlying neurological problems which could cause previously unrecognised seizures. An evaluation of 192 children with

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 10 – The incidence of esophageal candidiasis in HIV-infected adults has declined since the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 10 –  The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) has changed recommendations on medications for children and certain other

Mother-to-infant transmission of hepatitis C is rare, but both IgM positivity and high viral load in the mother are independent predictors of risk, a study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 07 – Low birth weight may account for about a third of the increased prevalence of asthma found in African

06/10/2002  By Elda Hauschildt  Early treatment of Kawasaki disease results in less coronary ectasia in children at one year after disease onset. Early treatment is

06/07/2002By Veronica Rose There is a low incidence of nosocomial viral respiratory infections in neonates despite the high rate of community acquired infections among hospitalized

DENVER, CO — June 3, 2002 —  A short-term treatment to prevent RSV infection in premature infants with lung disease provided significant respiratory and immunologic

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) Jun 04 – Seeking to drastically cut youth smoking rates, California legislators introduced a bill on Monday to raise the state’s legal

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