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Pregnancy and Drugs (Prescription and OTC)
Title: Pregnancy and Drugs (Prescription and OTC)
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 5/11/1999 12:22:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/15/2008
Health Tip: Harmful Chemicals in Your Home
Title: Health Tip: Harmful Chemicals in Your Home
Category: Health News
Created: 5/15/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/15/2008
Heart Disease Starts Early in Life
Title: Heart Disease Starts Early in Life
Category: Health News
Created: 5/15/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/15/2008
Waterpipe Smoking in Colleges Could Become Public Health Problem
Title: Waterpipe Smoking in Colleges Could Become Public Health Problem
Category: Health News
Created: 5/15/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/15/2008
Cystic Fibrosis
Title: Cystic Fibrosis
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 5/14/2008
Birth Defects
Title: Birth Defects
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 5/14/2008
Breastfeeding Might Shield Women From Rheumatoid Arthritis
Title: Breastfeeding Might Shield Women From Rheumatoid Arthritis
Category: Health News
Created: 5/14/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/14/2008
Therapy Yields Promise for Fatal Neurological Condition
Title: Therapy Yields Promise for Fatal Neurological Condition
Category: Health News
Created: 5/14/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/14/2008
Health Tip: Baby's Transition From Liquid Diet
Title: Health Tip: Baby's Transition From Liquid Diet
Category: Health News
Created: 5/13/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/13/2008
Viagra to Treat Muscular Dystrophy?
Title: Viagra to Treat Muscular Dystrophy?
Category: Health News
Created: 5/13/2008
Last Editorial Review: 5/13/2008
Pediatric MS Affects Thinking, Memory
Title: Pediatric MS Affects Thinking, Memory
Category: Health News
Created: 5/13/2008
Last Editorial Review: 5/13/2008
Down Syndrome
Title: Down Syndrome
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 5/12/2008
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MedicineNet Healthy Kids General
Highlights of the 2008 American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Annual Meeting
Highlights of AAPOS 2008 included advances in strabismus surgery, childhood aphakia, and infection.
Medscape Ophthalmology
Living with the Reality of Childhood and Adolescent ADHD
Review the challenges associated with ADHD, and explore appropriate methods of communication and treatment to enhance patient care.
Roundworm Transmission From Dogs to Humans: Risk and Prevention
What are the risks for transmission of roundworm from an infected puppy to humans, and what preventive measures can be taken? An expert infectious disease veterinarian addresses a reader's concern.
Medscape Infectious Diseases
AHA Recommendations on Cardiovascular Monitoring in Patients With ADHD and Heart Disease
The AHA has recommended ECGs for children/adolescents being considered for, and in some cases, already receiving, stimulant agents for ADHD. What are the clinical implications of this recommendation?
Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health
Guidelines Issued on Pertussis, Tetanus, Diphtheria Prevention in Pregnant Women and Newborns
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has issued guidelines on the prevention of pertussis, tetanus, and diphtheria in pregnant and postpartum women and their infants.
Medscape Medical News
Intervention Curbs Pediatric ICU Bloodstream Infections
A systematic series of measures produced a significant reduction in rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit, according to researchers.
Reuters Health Information
What Patients Really Want
A radio call-in show invites patients to advise new doctors -- and reveals some very simple truths.
Medscape Med Students
FDA Approvals: Amitiza, Strattera, NovoSeven RT
The FDA has approved a new indication for lubiprostone (Amitiza), an expanded indication for atomoxetine HCl (Strattera), and a new formulation of recombinant coagulation factor VIIa (NovoSeven RT).
Medscape Medical News
Transmission of Human Papillomavirus in Heterosexual Couples
HPV promotes cancer, but its transmission remains incompletely understood. The current study examines patterns of transmission among heterosexual couples and isolates factors associated with increased rates of transmission.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
A Tale of Two Neisseria: Video Blog with Paul Auwaerter, MD, MBA
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. In the face of antimicrobial treatment resistance, what are the recommended changes in prescribing related to N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis?
Medscape Infectious Diseases
FDA Reports Highlight Risks of Insulin and Analgesic Pump Use in Teens
A retrospective study suggests that adolescents are a special population deserving careful consideration of risk and benefit for use of device technology, but further studies are needed.
Medscape Medical News
Ketoacidosis Often Present at Diagnosis of Diabetes in US Youth
Roughly one in four children and adolescents diagnosed with diabetes in the US present with ketoacidosis and these patients are more likely to be hospitalized than others, according to a report in the May issue of Pediatrics.
Reuters Health Information
Novartis MenB Meningitis Vaccine Protects Infants
Novartis AG's MenB vaccine showed potential to give broad protection to infants against meningococcal B infections in a mid-stage study, the Swiss drugmaker said on Wednesday.
Reuters Health Information
Short Birth Spacing Linked to Increased Stillbirths and Neonatal Deaths
Birth intervals of less than 18 months are associated with high risk of stillbirth and neonatal deaths, according to the results of a study from India.
Reuters Health Information
Changes in Diagnostic Criteria May Contribute to Apparent Rise in Autism Incidence
Many adults diagnosed in childhood with developmental language disorder meet current criteria for a diagnosis of autism, according to a new report.
Reuters Health Information
New Quadrivalent Meningococcal Vaccine Offers Greater Protection Than Currently Licensed Vaccine
The new quadrivalent MenACWY-CRM meningococcal vaccine may be the first meningococcal vaccine available for use in people of all ages, from infant through adult.
Medscape Medical News
Nurses Journal Scan, April 2008
This month's topics include conscientious objection by nurses, migraine prevention, comparing sports drinks with water, fatigue in HIV patients, and coaching patients with type 2 diabetes.
Medscape Nurses
Maternal Infections During Pregnancy May Increase Risk for Childhood Epilepsy
A study shows that young children exposed to various maternal infections, such as vaginal yeast infection and diarrhea, while in utero have an increased risk for epilepsy.
Medscape Medical News
MRI Shows Frequent Temporomandibular Joint Involvement in Juvenile Arthritis
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthritis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but not ultrasound, is often found at the onset of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), according to Pennsylvania-based researchers.
Reuters Health Information
Guanfacine Extended Release for Pediatric Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?
A study published in the January 2008 edition of Pediatrics looks at the alpha2-adrenoceptor agonist as a treatment for ADHD.
Medscape Pediatrics
Medscape Pediatrics Headlines
Latest medical news, articles, and features from Medscape Pediatrics
Embryonic Parasitic Twin Removed From 9-Year-Old Girl's Stomach
Doctors at the General Hospital in the Greek city of Larissa said yesterday, Thursday, that they had successfully removed an embryonic parasitic twin from the stomach of a 9-year-old girl.The girl, whose family asked that she not be named, was suffering from stomach pains, which the doctors established were due to a tumour growing on the right side of her belly. She has since made a full recovery, said the hospital authorities.
Studies Examine Ultrasounds For Breast Cancer Detection, Teen Exercise On Cancer Risk
Using ultrasounds in addition to mammograms is more effective at detecting breast cancer than only using mammograms, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, USA Today reports.
Iowa Gov. Culver Signs $25M Bill To Increase Coverage For Children
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver (D) on Tuesday signed into law a bill (HF 2539) that provides an additional $25 million over the next three years to extend coverage to more than 50,000 uninsured Iowa children, the
Drug Therapy To Bolster Immune System Cells Found Effective Toward Childhood Cancer
Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found a possible approach to therapy that may make cancer cells more sensitive to attack by immune system cells while making the immune system cells more powerful.
Veterinarians, Pediatricians And Postal Workers Team Up To Reduce Incidence Of Dog Bites, USA
There are very few public health crises that can truly be cured by public awareness and education ... but dog bites are one of them. There are 4. 7 million people bitten by dogs every year, and this suffering, injury, disability and mortality is completely unnecessary. It's up to people, not dogs, to stop dog bites.
Psychotherapy Reduces OCD Symptoms In Young Children, Helps Some Achieve Clinical Remission
Although children as young as 5 can be diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), few research studies have looked at treatments specifically geared toward young children with this disorder. Now, a new study from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center provides some of the first evidence-based data on a successful intervention for early childhood OCD.
New Data Support Routine Childhood Vaccination With PREVENAR In Europe - Shown To Reduce Invasive Pneumococcal Disease In Young Children
Data presented at the 26th annual meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) in Graz, Austria, provide additional evidence of the public health impact of the routine use of Prevenar* (Pneumococcal Saccharide Conjugated Vaccine, Adsorbed), which helps protect against the seven pneumococcal serotypes causing the majority of diseaseworldwide.
Team Of Top US Cardiac Specialists To Perform Critical Operations On Children In China
Heart disease is the world's most common birth defect, affecting one in every 100 children. Without treatment, one third of these children die before their first birthday. In developed countries, children are typically diagnosed and treated at birth. Children's HeartLink, an international medical nonprofit, is reaching out and helping build sustainable pediatric cardiac programs in the underserved regions of the world, to help more children have the same opportunity.
Jamaica Program Aims To Help Older Family Members Provide Care For HIV-Positive Children
The Jamaica Gleaner on Monday profiled a program in the western part of the country aimed at improving the treatment outcomes of HIV-positive children.
Myanmar: Half A Million Children Affected By Cyclone, Aid Agency Warns
World Vision is addressing the emotional and physical needs of children impacted by Cyclone Nargis by setting up safe play places where they can regain a sense of normality. Some half a million of those affected by the killer storm are estimated to be children.
Breastfeeding And Arthritis
"Breast feeding your baby for at least a year can dramatically reduce the chance of contracting rheumatoid arthritis", the Daily Express reported. It went on to say that a study has found that women who breastfeed their babies for more than 13 months are half as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis as women who don't.
U.S. Hospitals Lack Standards For Treating Apparent Life-Threatening Symptoms In Newborns
It's every new parent's nightmare: their baby suddenly turns blue, appears to stop breathing, chokes or gags, or seems to suffer from some kind of seizure. Though the frightening situation may appear to pass, what's an alarmed parent to do? Apparently, the U.S. health care system is not sure, according to a new study published in the May 2008 issue of The Journal of Pediatrics.
Rotavirus Within Day Care Centers In Oxfordshire, UK: Characterization Of Partial Immunity
Re-infecting pathogens are the latest target for infectious disease control methods. Historically, other infections that illicit life-long solid immunity have been controlled successfully using vaccination. Mathematical techniques are well-established for such infections and have been used to design intervention strategies. Until recently re-infecting pathogens have provided a greater public health challenge.
Pediatric Society Leaders, Health Policy Experts Consider Disparities In Children's Health As Top Priority For Political Candidates
Top policy and research experts and leaders of seven pediatric societies last week convened in Hawaii at a public symposium about health care and poverty issues facing U.S. children and adolescents as part of an effort to make the issues a top priority for national and state election candidates this year, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin reports.
Chicago Tribune Magazine Examines HIV/AIDS Among Children, Adolescents In U.S.
The Chicago Tribune Magazine on Sunday examined HIV/AIDS among children and adolescents in the U.S. According to the Tribune, there are about 6,000 children and young adults living with HIV/AIDS in the country.
Five Steps Families Can Take To Mitigate Asthma's Affect On Children, Elderly
The ongoing battle against natural, environmental and man-made pollutants affects more than 34 million Americans and racks up costs of nearly $20 billion in health care expenses and lost productivity. As part of National Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month, Homewatch CareGivers, a leading worldwide provider of in-home care services for people of all ages, offers families and the caregivers who support them a five-step approach that can help reduce the impact of asthma.
Controversies In Childbirth Conference Offers First-Ever Open Forum For Discussion And Debate On 'Crisis In Childbirth In The U.S. Today'
The first-ever conference organized as an open forum for discussion and debate of what its founder calls "the crisis in childbirth in the U.S. today" will be held at the Fort Worth Convention Center, Friday through Sunday, March 27-29, 2009. "The Controversies in Childbirth Conference is a one-of-a-kind neutral venue and event whose only agenda is focusing on the crisis in childbirth in the U.S.
A Quarter Can Prevent A Child From Going Blind
You can't buy many newspapers for a quarter anymore, but with that same twenty-five cents you can buy a year's supply of vitamin A for a child in need. Affecting up to 140 million children every year, vitamin A deficiencies that go untreated can result in the child going blind before age 6, however vitamin A, given to a child twice a year for four years, can prevent blindness forever.
Many Female Child Molesters Were Victims Of Sexual Abuse
A University of Georgia study that is the first to systematically examine a large sample of female child molesters finds that many of them were themselves victims of sexual abuse as children.The finding, published in the April issue of the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, has the potential to help break the cycle of abuse by improving treatment for offenders and their young victims.
Progression Of Fatal Neurodegenerative Disease In Children Slowed By Gene Therapy
Gene therapy to replace the faulty CLN2 gene, which causes a neurodegenerative disease that is fatal by age 8-12 years, was able to slow significantly the rate of neurologic decline in treated children, according to a paper published online ahead of print in the May 2008 issue (Vol. 19 No. 5) of Human Gene Therapy, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The paper is available free online at www.liebertpub.
Comfort For Bespectacled Kids - Eyeglasses Make Them Look Smart According To Their Peers
Young children tend to think that other kids with glasses look smarter than kids who don't wear glasses, according to a new study.Children between the ages of 6 and 10 who were surveyed for the study also thought that kids wearing glasses looked more honest than children who don't wear glasses.
More Than Treatment For Substance Abuse Needed For Homeless Youth, Study Finds
A new study of homeless youth suggests that treating substance abuse and mental health problems may not be enough to help get teens off the streets.Instead, researchers found that creating more opportunities for work, education and medical care were the most important factors in reducing homelessness.
Survival Rates For Infants Born Before 24 Weeks' Gestation In U.K. Unchanged, Study Finds
The survival rate of infants born before 24 weeks' gestation in the United Kingdom did not change from 1994 to 2005, according to a study published Friday in the journal BMJ, Reuters UK reports.
Infant Mortality Three Times Higher Among Blacks Than Whites In Urban Areas Of Michigan, Study Finds
The black-white infant mortality gap continues to grow in most of Michigan's large urban areas despite progress in reducing risk factors among blacks, according to a recent study, the Flint Journal reports. The Michigan branch of Kids Count conducted the study through the
Economics Helping To Change Early Childhood Policy Debate
A growing body of economic research suggests that public investment in early childhood programs may be able to lower public costs for social services by improving children's long-term welfare, according to a new RAND Corporation report.Such research could promote a reorientation of child and human services toward investment and prevention, moving away from the current system that seeks to "treat" problems that develop later in life, according to the report.
Pediatrics / Children's Health News From Medical News Today
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Gaming Your Way to Fitness
Video games designed to provide a workout are becoming big business. But do these games — such as the Wii Fit, which hits stores Monday — deliver on their fitness promises?
Q&A: Doctors on Puberty-Delaying Treatments
A new medical treatment suppresses hormones that would bring on puberty in children with gender identity issues. Two doctors talk about the ethics of using the therapy for transgender teenagers and adolescents.
Parents Consider Treatment to Delay Son's Puberty
After years of struggling with their son's gender identity issues, Robert and Danielle decided to seek treatment. One option they are looking into would buy Armand, now Violet, more time to decide whether he wants to physically become a female. But it comes with risks.
Old Drug Offers New Hope for Marfan Syndrome
New evidence indicates that the connective tissue disorder, which can be deadly, may be treatable with a common blood pressure drug.
Two Families Grapple with Sons' Gender Preferences
Thousands of miles apart, two families noticed their toddler sons gravitated toward toys, colors and clothes generally associated with girls. Each family eventually decided to go with radically different approaches to their child's identity issues, as directed by their therapists.
Q&A: Therapists on Gender Identity Issues in Kids
Two therapists talk about what causes kids to have gender identity issues, how to diagnose them, and the ethics of supporting and suppressing their desires to be the opposite sex.
Adopted Teens Face Higher Risk for ADHD
A new study finds that, while most adopted youths are psychologically healthy, they face twice the risk for some emotional and behavioral disorders than their non-adopted counterparts do.
Elite Gymnastics Not All It's 'Chalked Up' to Be
In her new memoir, Chalked Up, Jennifer Sey, the 1986 National Gymnastics Champion, exposes the merciless coaching and aggressive parenting that can push young athletes far beyond their physical and emotional limits.
Dying Afghan Girl Leaves Country for Surgery
Adila, a young Afghan girl with a life-threatening heart defect, has been dispatched to Pakistan, where it is hoped she will undergo emergency surgery. But some worry she won't survive the trip.
Bay Area Moms Fight Aerial Pesticide Plan
California's plan to spray a fine pesticide mist over much of San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area has sparked protests from worried residents. The spraying is aimed at killing a moth threatening California's agricultural industry.
Colleges Boost Counseling in Wake of VA Tech
It has been one year since Virginia Tech student Seung-hui Cho shot and killed 32 students and faculty before turning the gun on himself. Since then, colleges nationwide have sought to bolster their health services in an attempt to identify troubled students before they do harm to themselves and others.
Report Finds Potential Health Hazard in Plastic
Michael D. Shelby, director of the Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction, says a report on the safety of Bisphenol A, a chemical used in some plastics, finds it might cause cancer, early puberty and neural and behavioral changes.
Emerging from the Shadow of Polygamy
Authorities in Texas removed more than 400 youngsters from a Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints compound last week. Now, the children who once lived in near isolation must transition to mainstream society.
Proposal Favoring SCHIP's Poorest Kids Criticized
A key Senate Committee had a hearing Wednesday on a controversial rule tacked on to the State Children's Health Insurance Program by the Bush administration. The rule states that lower-income children should get coverage before those in families that earn more.
Family Affair: Childcare in Post-Katrina New Orleans
Day care services in New Orleans have been among the slowest segments of the local economy to rebound since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005. Many parents have taken it upon themselves and formed their own childcare groups.
NPR Topics: Children's Health
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Insect Repellent Helps Prevent Insect-Borne Diseases - Naturally
April, 2002
Many people are changing their perceptions about mosquitoes - from an itchy
annoyance to a potential health risk. Already this year, reports of
mosquito-borne encephalitis (West Nile and St. Louis) have been recorded in
central Florida and Louisiana. According to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, more than 20,000 confirmed cases of insect-related illnesses
in humans are reported each year.
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Got Kids? Keep Them Cool This Summer
With June 21 -- summer's official start -- just around the corner, the experts at DANNON Natural Spring Water are offering these tips to help keep your children healthy and hydrated this summer and beyond.
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Stress and the Expectant Working Mom
April, 2002
For nearly one million working women who become pregnant each year,
juggling stress in the workplace along with stress that comes with being
pregnant can be a tall order. First among them is how to work and manage
a healthy pregnancy at the same time.
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