04/23/2002 By Harvey McConnell A new scoring system for bruise patterns which could help identify children who may be abused has been devised by British
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 23 – In children presenting with fever and a rash, the procalcitonin level is an accurate indicator of meningococcal disease,
04/19/2002 By Anne MacLennan More than half of all neuropathies among children under 14 years of age are treatable, the rest being preventable genetic diseases.
Lancet 04/18/2002 By Harvey McConnell World-wide child prostitution produces a mammoth reservoir of diseases which do not receive appropriate medical and public health attention. It
Laurie Barclay, MD NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 19 More conclusive evidence linking pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder with group B streptococcus (PANDAS) appears in the
OKLAHOMA, OK — April 16, 2002 — A new study has found that young adult children-of-alcoholics (COAs) have a different emotional response to environmental cues
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 17 – Children and adolescents with asthma show multiple errors in handling their metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) and underutilize peak flow
Lancet 04/18/2002 By Harvey McConnell A combination of artesunate and amodiaquine appears to be an efficaceous treatment option for children with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 18 – Infants and children hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infections due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) rarely have concurrent
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 04/18/2002 By Mark Moran Nutritional intervention may improve intestinal and immune function in children with HIV infection, especially if
FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters Health) Apr 15 – A new law that requires German doctors to file reports when patients experience complications from vaccinations has resulted
04/16/2002 By Elda Hauschildt More children in the United States are being exposed to clonidine and, possibly, clonidine overdoses. More children also seem be experiencing
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 15 – If they survive the first decade of life, most children who are vertically infected with HIV seem to
Clinical Infectious Diseases 04/10/2002 By James Adams A large number of children residing in two pediatric long-term care facilities in the United States were found
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 08 – A small study conducted in the UK refutes the claim of some parents that children become hyperactive or
NEW YORK, Apr 01 (Reuters Health) Apr 04 – For the first time, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is recommending that physicians screen all
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 04 Breast-feeding virtually eliminated crying and grimacing in infants who were breast-fed while undergoing a painful procedure, according to a
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 01 – Since the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended placement of infants in the supine position to sleep almost 9
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) 04/04/2002 By Anne MacLennan Screening infants for neuroblastoma does not appear to reduce either the incidence of disseminated disease
Pediatrics Electronic Pages 04/03/2002 By Elda Hauschildt Both rapid nasogastric hydration and rapid intravenous (IV) hydration work in the treatment of uncomplicated, acute moderate dehydration