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Using a Fan During Sleep May Help Prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

A population-based case-control study shows that the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome may be reduced by using a fan in an infant's sleeping environment.
Medscape Medical News

Procalcitonin May Help Detect Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

In an observational study, use of procalcitonin was effective in detecting serious bacterial infections in young febrile infants, especially in detecting the most serious occult infections.
Medscape Medical News

Simple Interventions Help Decrease Narcotic-Related Pediatric Adverse Drug Events

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

A study shows that implementation of various simple interventions decreases narcotic-related adverse drug events in hospitalized children.
Medscape Medical News

Epidemiologic Trends in HIV, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, and Sexually Transmitted Infections

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:46:01 EDT

This summary presents data from IAC 2008, on the epidemiology of HIV, hepatitis, TB, and STIs.
Medscape HIV/AIDS

New Finding May Improve Diagnosis of Juvenile Leukemia

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:59:56 EDT

An abnormal signaling pathway that appears to be highly specific to juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia could allow for more rapid and accurate diagnosis and targeted therapies.
Medscape Medical News

Scientists Discover Neuroblastoma Gene

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:39:00 EDT

The author discusses new findings about a genetic cause of neuroblastoma.
Medscape Genomic Medicine

AIDS 2008: HIV Prevention and Epidemiology of HIV, Hepatitis, TB, and STIs

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT

This CME program presents data from IAC 2008, on the epidemiology of HIV, hepatitis, TB, and STIs, and on prevention efforts directed against transmission of this disease.
Medscape HIV/AIDS

FDA Mulls Limits on Kids' Cough Medicine

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:46:00 EDT

Some experts want to end sales of over-the-counter cough and cold medicine for children.
WebMD Health News

Morphine Analgesia May Delay Enteral Feeding in Preterm Infants

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

A secondary data analysis from a randomized, placebo controlled trial shows that morphine analgesia delayed a preterm infant's ability to receive full enteral feeding.
Medscape Medical News

Significant Heritable Component of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:00:50 EDT

Susceptibility to bronchopulmonary dysplasia has a significant heritable component, according to researchers in Canada.
Reuters Health Information

U.S. to Start $3.2 Bln Child Health Study in January

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:30:26 EDT

A study that will cost $3.2 billion and last more than two decades to track the health of 100,000 U.S. children from before birth to age 21 will be launched in January, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
Reuters Health Information

Doing Better for Less: The Case for Organized Group Practices

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 08:49:58 EDT

Shannon Brownlee, MS, Visiting Scholar, National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, explains how to both cut healthcare costs and improve quality.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

The Astute Clinician: Filing High-Value Adverse Drug Event Reports

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT

What information should you include in an ADE report? How is that information used?
Medscape Pharmacists

Torasemide Is Safe, Effective in Children With Heart Failure

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:30:49 EDT

The diuretic torasemide is safe and effective treatment for heart failure in children, according to findings published in the September issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Reuters Health Information

Infants Born at 32-36 Weeks' Gestation and Subsequent School Performance

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 16:21:01 EDT

A study published in the June 2008 issue of the Journal of Pediatrics looks at near-term infants and their academic performance years later.
Medscape Pediatrics

FDA Approvals: ProAir HFA and Nasacort AQ

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

The FDA has approved expanded indications for an albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol (ProAir HFA) and triamcinolone acetonide nasal spray (Nasacort AQ).
Medscape Medical News

Cognitive Function May Remain Stable in Teens With Type 1 Diabetes

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Despite high rates of severe hypoglycemia, cognitive function did not decline during an extended period in the youngest cohort of patients with type 1 diabetes.
Medscape Medical News

Surgical Short Bowel Syndrome Calamitous in Low Birth Weight Babies

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:10:36 EDT

Very low birth weight preterm infants suffer serious short- and long-term consequences from partial bowel resection, researchers report in the September issue of Pediatrics.
Reuters Health Information

Adherence to Asthma Care Guidelines Suboptimal in Inner Cities

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 18:15:51 EDT

Many inner-city primary care providers "at the epicenter" of the current asthma epidemic do not adhere to national asthma practice guidelines published more than a decade ago, according to results of a survey reported in the September Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
Reuters Health Information

Early Alcohol Use Linked to Greater Risk for Abuse, Dependence in Adulthood

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 15:41:40 EDT

Individuals who start drinking before the age of 15 years are at significantly greater risk for alcohol abuse and dependence in adulthood than those who do not use alcohol until they are 18 years or older, new research suggests.
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