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Nigerian polio vaccinators face challenges but aim for eradication by 2018

The Independent reports on the challenges polio vaccinators in Nigeria face, including "the daily gauntlet of militant gangs, kidnappers, and unforgiving waters, on a mission to immunize children."

19 Mar 2013

Global efforts to address malnutrition should factor in immunization

"On Red Nose Day, we are reminded of the famine in Ethiopia that triggered the first Comic Relief, over 25 years ago," and "as we reflect, we now know that the link between malnutrition and infectious disease makes for a particularly vicious circle," Seth Berkley, CEO of the GAVI Alliance, writes in an opinion piece in the Guardian's "Global Development Professionals Network."

19 Mar 2013

Importance of choosing correct catheter placement in hospitalized children

Location, location, location. A new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study shows the real-estate mantra also holds true when it comes to choosing correct catheter placement in children.

19 Mar 2013

Understanding of parenting behaviors can help pediatricians address parenting challenges

Boston Medical Center pediatricians Laura Johnson, MD, MPH, Jenny Radesky, MD, and Barry Zuckerman, MD, the Joel and Barbara Alpert Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine, have published a paper in the current issue of the journal Pediatrics that addresses how understanding the origins and goals of parenting behaviors can help pediatricians strengthen relationships with families, demonstrate cultural sensitivity, and more effectively offer guidance on the challenges of childrearing.

19 Mar 2013

Very low birth weight infants do not receive optimal nursing care, finds study

Very low birth weight infants, those weighing less than 3.25 pounds, account for half of infant deaths in the United States each year, yet a new study released in today's issue of JAMA-Pediatrics documents that these critically ill infants do not receive optimal nursing care, which can lead to hospital-acquired infections that double their death rate and may result in long-term developmental issues affecting the quality of their lives as adults.

19 Mar 2013

Preterm infants with low-grade brain bleeding have similar neuro outcomes as infants with no bleeding

A new study from researchers at UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital and other centers suggests that preterm infants with a low-grade bleeding in the brain may have similar neurodevelopmental outcomes as infants with no bleeding. The study appears online at JAMA Pediatrics.

19 Mar 2013

University of Michigan poll shows most parents don't always follow pediatrician's advice

Pediatricians regularly dispense advice to parents of young children during well-child visits, but a new University of Michigan poll shows that many aren't following doctors' orders.

19 Mar 2013

State roundup: Minn. nurses give on staff levels for study

A selection of health policy news from California, Massachusetts, the District of Columbia, Minnesota and Oregon.

19 Mar 2013

Researchers report development of multi-parameter sorting approach to part SSCs from cancerous cells

As success rates in treating childhood cancers have improved, greater emphasis is being placed on quality of life issues following successful treatment.

18 Mar 2013

Cytomegalovirus employs a novel trick to hide from immune detection

A virus that most people have probably never heard of, yet most of us carry, is the number 1 infectious cause of congenital birth defects. One in 750 children are born with, or develop, permanent disabilities such as hearing loss or brain damage as a result of CMV (cytomegalovirus) infection in the womb.

17 Mar 2013

Umbilical cord blood stem cell transplants may be an effective alternative to treat Hurler's syndrome

Transplants of blood-forming stem cells from umbilical cord blood may be an effective alternative to transplants of matched donor bone marrow stem cells to treat children with a rare, debilitating disease known as Hurler's syndrome (HS), according to results of a study published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH).

17 Mar 2013

Study suggests screening tests to identify children with down syndrome who have OSA

Researchers at the University of Southampton are planning to investigate tests for a breathing disorder that affects babies and children who have Down syndrome while they sleep. They aim to provide the missing evidence so that doctors can introduce affordable and simple routine screening.

16 Mar 2013

CHOP expert to receive Pediatric Oncology Award from ASCO

The American Society of Clinical Oncology today announced it will confer one of its highest awards on pediatric oncologist Garrett M. Brodeur, M.D., of the Cancer Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

16 Mar 2013

European Commission holds high-level nutrition meeting

The European Commission on Thursday began a two-day high-level meeting on nutrition in Brussels, aimed at "ensuring the cause remains atop the development agenda," the Devex "Development Newswire" reports.

16 Mar 2013

Study finds increased use of antipsychotic medication among Medicaid-insured children

A new study from the University of Maryland found that use of antipsychotic drugs from 1997 to 2006 increased 7- to 12-fold in a Medicaid population of about 500,000 children ages two to 17.

16 Mar 2013

Pediatric cardiac surgeon receives Gibbon Award from AmSECT

Richard A. Jonas, MD, Chief of Cardiac Surgery and Co-Director of the Children's National Heart Institute at Children's National Medical Center, has received the prestigious Gibbon Award from the American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology.

16 Mar 2013

Study examines mindfulness in large group of adolescents in school-based setting

Mindfulness is a form of meditation therapy focused on exercising 'attentiveness'. Depression is often rooted in a downward spiral of negative feelings and worries. Once a person learns to more quickly recognise these feelings and thoughts, he or she can intervene before depression sinks in.

16 Mar 2013

Research suggests depression can increase risk of heart problems later in life

Teens who were depressed as children are far more likely than their peers to be obese, smoke cigarettes and lead sedentary lives, even if they no longer suffer from depression.

16 Mar 2013

Researchers receive AHRF grant to investigate genetic hearing screening program for newborns

Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, have received a grant from the American Hearing Research Foundation to conduct a pilot study of genetic hearing screening for newborns at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin to ensure the test can be performed and results shared with the parents in a timely and meaningful way.

15 Mar 2013

Survey shows active women are more likely to prefer midwifery care and planned home birth

Women who see themselves as active participants in the delivery of their first child, and prefer a collaborative role with their healthcare provider are more likely to prefer planned home birth and the care of a midwife, according to a new survey conducted by Columbia University School of Nursing's Adriana Arcia, PhD, RN, and published in the journal Midwifery.

15 Mar 2013

Child Health News

Nigerian polio vaccinators face challenges but aim for eradication by 2018

Global efforts to address malnutrition should factor in immunization

Importance of choosing correct catheter placement in hospitalized children

Understanding of parenting behaviors can help pediatricians address parenting challenges

Very low birth weight infants do not receive optimal nursing care, finds study

Preterm infants with low-grade brain bleeding have similar neuro outcomes as infants with no bleeding

University of Michigan poll shows most parents don't always follow pediatrician's advice

State roundup: Minn. nurses give on staff levels for study

Researchers report development of multi-parameter sorting approach to part SSCs from cancerous cells

Cytomegalovirus employs a novel trick to hide from immune detection

Umbilical cord blood stem cell transplants may be an effective alternative to treat Hurler's syndrome

Study suggests screening tests to identify children with down syndrome who have OSA

CHOP expert to receive Pediatric Oncology Award from ASCO

European Commission holds high-level nutrition meeting

Study finds increased use of antipsychotic medication among Medicaid-insured children

Pediatric cardiac surgeon receives Gibbon Award from AmSECT

Study examines mindfulness in large group of adolescents in school-based setting

Research suggests depression can increase risk of heart problems later in life

Researchers receive AHRF grant to investigate genetic hearing screening program for newborns

Survey shows active women are more likely to prefer midwifery care and planned home birth

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