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Decrease in hospital-wide mortality rates associated with CPOE system: Researchers

Researchers at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford University School of Medicine have shown for the first time that a significant decrease in hospital-wide mortality rates can be associated with implementation of a computerized physician order entry system.

3 May 2010

Raptor Pharmaceutical presents positive results from Phase 2a trial of DR cysteamine bitartrate for NASH

Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp., announced positive Phase 2a clinical trial results from its pilot study of delayed-release cysteamine bitartrate in 11 adolescent patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, a progressive form of liver disease believed to affect 5% to 11% of the U.S. population. The results were presented at the Digestive Disease Week 2010 conference in New Orleans, LA on May 2, 2010.

3 May 2010

Scientist to receive 2010 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology

The scientist who reprogrammed adult cells into embryonic-like stem cells has been chosen to receive the 2010 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology.

3 May 2010

McNeil Consumer Healthcare implements voluntary recall of infant and children's liquid products

Working in consultation with the United States Food and Drug Administration, McNeil Consumer Healthcare is implementing a voluntary recall of infant and children's liquid products due to manufacturing deficiencies which may affect quality, purity or potency.

3 May 2010

Some parts of cholesterol testing for children can be performed without fasting: Study

Physicians usually ask children to fast overnight before a cholesterol test. New research shows that this may not always be necessary.

3 May 2010

While global adult mortality rates drop, gaps between countries grow, Lancet study finds

"The global mortality rate for adults [ages 15-59] has fallen by about 1 percent a year for the past 40 years, with women making greater gains than men and huge differences opening up between countries and regions over that period, according to a new study" published online Friday in the journal Lancet, the Washington Post reports, noting the study offers "the most detailed nation-by-nation trends in adult mortality" to date.

3 May 2010

Conservative therapies recommended over routine use of OTC cough/cold products in children

Despite their widespread use by parents and caregivers, over-the-counter cold and cough medicines have carried a warning by the FDA since 2008, and still have the potential to cause serious adverse events in infants and children. Conservative therapies, including nasal suctioning, humidification, and nasal saline, should be recommended over routine use of OTC cough/cold products in infants and children, according to a new commentary published in the May 2010 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

3 May 2010

Parents can play important role in preventing children from becoming bullies: Research

Communities across the United States are developing programs to address child bullying. New research shows that parents can play an important role in preventing their children from becoming bullies in the first place.

3 May 2010

Researchers develop asthma medical home to care children with asthma

A comprehensive, patient-centered approach to asthma care that includes education, referrals to specialists and home visits not only improves patients' health but also has tremendous potential to decrease health care costs, according to research to be presented Saturday, May 1 at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

3 May 2010

CML, FightSMA Canada collaborate to find a cure for spinal muscular atrophy

CML HealthCare Income Fund (TSX: CLC.UN), (CML) of Mississauga, Ontario has partnered with FightSMA Canada, to help find a cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), the leading genetic cause of death among children under the age of two.

3 May 2010

Researchers explore use of nanomedicine techniques for treatment of diseases in children

"Children are not small adults"—pediatricians say that's what makes their specialty different from the practice of medicine in adults. For similar reasons, researchers exploring the medical uses of nanotechnology believe that the use of molecular-level nanomedicine techniques in children will also require its own specialty.

3 May 2010

Hospital treatment plans must address adolescents' risks for violence

When adolescents are treated in an emergency department (ED) after being assaulted, they have a significant chance of being involved in another violent encounter soon afterward, according to a study being presented Monday, May 3 at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

3 May 2010

Parents administering highly complex medication regimens require additional supports

Parents of children with chronic conditions make many mistakes when giving lifesaving medicines, according to a study being presented Monday, May 3 at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

3 May 2010

CAM use higher among children with GI symptoms: Study

Complementary and alternative medicine is becoming a popular treatment for a variety of conditions, with national data showing it is used by about 12 percent of children.

3 May 2010

Exposure to violent crime may exacerbate asthma in children

Exposure to violent crime may exacerbate asthma in children, according to a study to be presented Saturday, May 1 at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

3 May 2010

Nearly 85% of adolescents at risk of overdosing on acetaminophen: Study

The majority of teens say they have never heard of acetaminophen - or what the appropriate dosing of it is even with access to the label instructions - despite having taken the medication recently, according to a new University of Rochester Medical Center Study assessing teens' health literacy. More than 60 percent of the teens in the study had never before heard of acetaminophen despite 21 percent of them having taken it within the previous month.

3 May 2010

Probiotic supplementation helps ELBW infants gain weight: Study

Extremely low birthweight infants who received feedings supplemented with probiotics had better weight gain than infants who were not given the supplements, according to a randomized, controlled, double-blind study to be presented Saturday, May 1 at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

3 May 2010

Psychotic symptoms in children

Children normally experience flights of fancy, including imaginary friends and conversations with stuffed animals, but some of them are also having hallucinations and delusions which might be the early signs of psychosis.

3 May 2010

PAS conference focuses on vaccine-preventable diseases among children

Each year, millions of children in developing countries die from diseases for which known treatments exist. How to use this knowledge to save children's lives on a global scale will be discussed in a day-long session Monday, May 3, 2010, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

3 May 2010

Vita Breath may contain hazardous levels of lead, warns FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase nor consume Vita Breath, a dietary supplement manufactured by American Herbal Lab Inc. of Rosemead, Calif., and marketed at health fairs and on the Internet, because the product may contain hazardous levels of lead.

3 May 2010

Children News and Research

Decrease in hospital-wide mortality rates associated with CPOE system: Researchers

Raptor Pharmaceutical presents positive results from Phase 2a trial of DR cysteamine bitartrate for NASH

Scientist to receive 2010 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology

McNeil Consumer Healthcare implements voluntary recall of infant and children's liquid products

Some parts of cholesterol testing for children can be performed without fasting: Study

While global adult mortality rates drop, gaps between countries grow, Lancet study finds

Conservative therapies recommended over routine use of OTC cough/cold products in children

Parents can play important role in preventing children from becoming bullies: Research

Researchers develop asthma medical home to care children with asthma

CML, FightSMA Canada collaborate to find a cure for spinal muscular atrophy

Researchers explore use of nanomedicine techniques for treatment of diseases in children

Hospital treatment plans must address adolescents' risks for violence

Parents administering highly complex medication regimens require additional supports

CAM use higher among children with GI symptoms: Study

Exposure to violent crime may exacerbate asthma in children

Nearly 85% of adolescents at risk of overdosing on acetaminophen: Study

Probiotic supplementation helps ELBW infants gain weight: Study

Psychotic symptoms in children

PAS conference focuses on vaccine-preventable diseases among children

Vita Breath may contain hazardous levels of lead, warns FDA

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