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FDA approves new drug to treat bleeding in hemophilia A patients

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Hemlibra (emicizumab-kxwh) to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in adult and pediatric patients with hemophilia A who have developed antibodies called Factor VIII (FVIII) inhibitors.

17 Nov 2017

Scientists suggest possibility of naturally acquired immunity against Zika infection

Birth defects in babies born infected with Zika virus remain a major health concern. Now, scientists suggest the possibility that some women in high-risk Zika regions may already be protected and not know it.

16 Nov 2017

ATS debuts new video to highlight dangers of flavored tobacco

Educating the public about the dangers of tobacco addiction has long been a priority for the American Thoracic Society, which provides scientifically-supported arguments to counter Big Tobacco's marketing and lobbying efforts.

16 Nov 2017

New after school program may help children with ADHD thrive in classroom

School is tough for a lot of children, but the classroom can be especially stressful for kids struggling with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). As a matter of fact, nearly 15 percent of Kentucky children are currently diagnosed with ADHD, the highest rate in the nation.

16 Nov 2017

Scientists unveil pathology underlying optic nerve hypoplasia in children

Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (VTCRI) have revealed the pathology of cells and structures stricken by optic nerve hypoplasia, a leading cause of childhood blindness in developed nations.

16 Nov 2017

One in 20 children still receiving codeine to treat pain despite warning from federal regulators

A new study shows as many as one in 20 children were still receiving codeine to treat pain after tonsil and adenoid surgery, two years after federal regulators warned doctors that prescribing the opioid to kids after the routine surgeries could be fatal.

16 Nov 2017

Simple clinical test helps doctors exclude pathologic cardiac murmur in children

Although heart murmur in children is usually harmless (referred to as innocent murmur), in a small number of cases it is symptomatic of cardiac disease (referred to as pathologic murmur). A new study finds that disappearance of heart murmur while standing reliably rules out pathologic heart murmurs.

16 Nov 2017

New oxytocin chemical sensor could be first step towards early diagnosis of autism

Is it going to be possible to detect features of autism at birth? At the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw a sensor has come into being that means this may become a reality.

16 Nov 2017

Study reveals a reduced risk of teenage eczema in breastfed babies

A new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics, indicates that the babies whose mothers were offered support to breastfeed completely for a prolonged period from birth have a 54% lesser eczema risk at the age of 16.

16 Nov 2017

UNT professor develops alternative to anesthesia for pediatric cancer patients undergoing radiation

While radiation therapy is the most common cancer treatment for children under age 10, preparation for it may cause great stress for a child and his or her family.

16 Nov 2017

$2 million grant funds new telemedicine program for children with disabilities

The UC Davis Department of Pediatrics has received a $2 million, five-year grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to fund a new telemedicine program for children in remote communities.

16 Nov 2017

FDA approves drug to treat pediatric, adult patients with rare Sly syndrome

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mepsevii (vestronidase alfa-vjbk) to treat pediatric and adult patients with an inherited metabolic condition called mucopolysaccharidosis type VII (MPS VII), also known as Sly syndrome. MPS VII is an extremely rare, progressive condition that affects most tissues and organs.

15 Nov 2017

Text message reminders found to be cost-effective strategy for increasing influenza vaccination rates

Text message reminders are a low-cost effective strategy for increasing rates of influenza vaccination. A randomized controlled trial in Western Australia identified patients who were at high risk of serious influenza illness and had a mobile phone number on record in their physician's office.

15 Nov 2017

Study finds lack of follow-up care for more than two-thirds of children with concussion

In a study that looked at data over a 10-year period, York University researchers, in collaboration with Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, found that more than two-thirds of youth and children with an acute concussion do not seek medical follow-up or clearance as recommended by current international concussion guidelines.

15 Nov 2017

Clinical trial results could lead to treatment of heart disease in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients

After boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy received cardiac progenitor cell infusions, medical tests indicated that the patients' hearts appeared improved, results from a new study show. Patients in the study also scored higher on arm strength tests after receiving the cell infusions.

15 Nov 2017

Smoking parents may underestimate kid’s exposure to secondhand smoke

Four out of 10 children in the US are exposed to secondhand smoke, according to the American Heart Association. A new Tel Aviv University study suggests that parents who smoke mistakenly rely on their own physical senses to gauge the presence of tobacco smoke in the air.

15 Nov 2017

Children who have atopic dermatitis at age one more likely to develop asthma and food allergies

Children at one year old who have eczema or atopic dermatitis (AD) and are sensitized to an allergen are seven times more likely than other infants to develop asthma, and significantly more likely to have a food allergy by age three.

15 Nov 2017

Compact broadband NIRS system offers safe, non-invasive way to monitor newborn brain function

Multimodal-Spectroscopy research team in the Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory at the Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering department at University College London led by Dr IliasTachtsidis has designed CYRIL, a compact broadband near-infrared spectroscopy(NIRS) system, to monitor brain tissue physiology non-invasively in newborn babies.

15 Nov 2017

New survey reveals need for improvement in cows' milk allergy diagnosis

The largest online survey of parents of children with Cows’ Milk Allergy (CMA) in the UK, conducted by Allergy UK, confirms that there has been little improvement in the time it takes to get a diagnosis in the last five years.

15 Nov 2017

Social exclusion at preschool level leads to incidence of ADHD symptoms in young children

Children who experience social exclusion in preschool are at greater risk of becoming so-called "school losers". Norwegian researchers are studying what happens to children who are marginalized.

14 Nov 2017

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FDA approves new drug to treat bleeding in hemophilia A patients

Scientists suggest possibility of naturally acquired immunity against Zika infection

ATS debuts new video to highlight dangers of flavored tobacco

New after school program may help children with ADHD thrive in classroom

Scientists unveil pathology underlying optic nerve hypoplasia in children

One in 20 children still receiving codeine to treat pain despite warning from federal regulators

Simple clinical test helps doctors exclude pathologic cardiac murmur in children

New oxytocin chemical sensor could be first step towards early diagnosis of autism

Study reveals a reduced risk of teenage eczema in breastfed babies

UNT professor develops alternative to anesthesia for pediatric cancer patients undergoing radiation

$2 million grant funds new telemedicine program for children with disabilities

FDA approves drug to treat pediatric, adult patients with rare Sly syndrome

Text message reminders found to be cost-effective strategy for increasing influenza vaccination rates

Study finds lack of follow-up care for more than two-thirds of children with concussion

Clinical trial results could lead to treatment of heart disease in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients

Smoking parents may underestimate kid’s exposure to secondhand smoke

Children who have atopic dermatitis at age one more likely to develop asthma and food allergies

Compact broadband NIRS system offers safe, non-invasive way to monitor newborn brain function

New survey reveals need for improvement in cows' milk allergy diagnosis

Social exclusion at preschool level leads to incidence of ADHD symptoms in young children

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