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Children's National Health System selects Agfa HealthCare's DR Technologies to reduce radiation dose in pediatric patients

Agfa HealthCare announced today that Children's National Health System has installed six DX-D 100 mobile DR systems and two DX-D 600 full room direct radiography (DR) suites to transition two X-ray rooms from computed radiography (CR) to DR.

3 Jun 2015

Researchers discover new pathway that may be vital for understanding allergic asthma

Researchers at the Centenary Institute have discovered a new pathway that may be vital for our understanding allergic asthma, the most common form of asthma and the prevalent form of childhood-onset asthma affecting 2 million Australians.

3 Jun 2015

New study looks at academic outcomes of children following resective epilepsy surgery

A new study by a University of Toronto Mississauga researcher has taken the first-ever look at the academic outcomes of children with epilepsy who have had brain surgery, and found that they have a higher chance of struggling in class following their surgery.

3 Jun 2015

Childhood trauma increases vulnerability to different health problems in later life

Long-term changes in immune function caused by childhood trauma could explain increased vulnerability to a range of health problems in later life, according to new research by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London and the NIHR Maudsley BRC.

3 Jun 2015

Researchers explore association between SSRI exposure in late pregnancy and risk of PPHN

Use of antidepressants late in pregnancy has been controversial since the FDA issued a Public Health Advisory in 2006 warning that the use of antidepressants in late pregnancy may increase risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), a condition that typically occurs in term or near-term infants and presents within hours of birth with severe respiratory failure requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation.

2 Jun 2015

Study finds link between pyrethroid pesticide exposure and ADHD in children, teens

A new study links a commonly used household pesticide with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and young teens.

2 Jun 2015

Four month old babies can perceive faces

Scientists from the University of Louvain have discovered that a key element of infant brain development occurs years earlier than previously thought.

2 Jun 2015

New FRAC report shows more low-income children receive summer meals

More low-income children are eating summer meals, according to a new report released today by the Food Research and Action Center which showed more than 3.2 million children participated in the Summer Nutrition Programs in July 2014. This represents a seven percent increase over the previous year, and demonstrates what can be done when the federal government, states, and communities make summer food a priority.

2 Jun 2015

Study addresses children's basic perspectives on living with Type 1 diabetes

If a picture is worth a thousand words, UF Health Type 1 diabetes researchers and their colleagues have tapped into an encyclopedia, revealing new insights into how young people cope with the disease.

2 Jun 2015

New study on vestibulo-ocular dysfunction in pediatric sports-related concussion

Researchers from the Canada North Concussion Network in Manitoba investigated the frequency of vestibulo-ocular dysfunction in children and adolescents with sports-related concussion and found that its presence was predictive of a prolonged recovery.

2 Jun 2015

Telbivudine drug prevents perinatal transmission of HBV

The antiviral drug telbivudine prevents perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV), according to a study in the June issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.

2 Jun 2015

Upsher-Smith announces FDA approval of sNDA for Qudexy XR extended-release capsules

Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Qudexy XR (topiramate) extended-release capsules for use as initial monotherapy in patients two years of age and older who are experiencing partial-onset seizures (POS) or primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures.

2 Jun 2015

CHLA opens doors of new Encino outpatient care center

Children's Hospital Los Angeles opened the doors of its new outpatient care center in Encino today. The pediatric medical facility, Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Encino, will be staffed by physicians who are Board-certified in pediatric specialties and subspecialties, including hematology-oncology, nephrology, neurology, orthopaedics, pediatric surgery and urology.

2 Jun 2015

New insights on strategies to treat infants with seizures

New recommendations offer insights on strategies for treating infants with seizures. In an Epilepsia report, child neurologists who are members of the International League Against Epilepsy note that intervening at the time of a febrile seizure does not alter the risk for subsequent epilepsy, and there is no evidence to support the use of antiepileptic drugs for simple febrile seizures.

2 Jun 2015

Group Health Research Institute conducts first randomized trial to tackle vaccine hesitancy

Group Health Research Institute conducted the first randomized trial to test an intervention aimed at improving hesitancy about early childhood vaccines by working directly with doctors. Vax Northwest, a Washington state public-private partnership, developed the intervention.

2 Jun 2015

Contaminant particles emitted by vehicles have negative repercussions in children with respiratory illnesses

Particles of less than 2.5 microns emitted by vehicles have negative repercussions for bronchiolitis, pneumonia, asthma and bronchitis in children.

1 Jun 2015

Importance of nut consumption impressed on International Children's Day

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), excess weight and obesity are two of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century.

1 Jun 2015

Cleveland Clinic Children's to host second annual Pediatric Innovation Summit

Cleveland Clinic Children's will host its second annual Pediatric Innovation Summit June 11 to 13, 2015, at the Global Center for Health Innovation in Cleveland. Designed to promote the professional development of physicians and healthcare providers, the event will explore the current state of pediatric care and the cutting-edge medical advancements transforming the research and treatment of childhood diseases.

1 Jun 2015

U-M Food Allergy Center honors Mary Weiser's advocacy with renaming of center

Mary H. Weiser has watched in terror as her child was gripped by a severe allergic reaction after she ingested a simple food that most of us eat on a daily basis.

1 Jun 2015

New way to evaluate brainstorms in newborn very premature infants

Giant strides have been taken in the early care of very premature infants in postnatal intensive care units during the past two decades. Doctors can now support the function of especially the lungs, heart and the circulatory system so as to guarantee the survival of most of even extremely premature infants.

1 Jun 2015

Child Health News

Children's National Health System selects Agfa HealthCare's DR Technologies to reduce radiation dose in pediatric patients

Researchers discover new pathway that may be vital for understanding allergic asthma

New study looks at academic outcomes of children following resective epilepsy surgery

Childhood trauma increases vulnerability to different health problems in later life

Researchers explore association between SSRI exposure in late pregnancy and risk of PPHN

Study finds link between pyrethroid pesticide exposure and ADHD in children, teens

Four month old babies can perceive faces

New FRAC report shows more low-income children receive summer meals

Study addresses children's basic perspectives on living with Type 1 diabetes

New study on vestibulo-ocular dysfunction in pediatric sports-related concussion

Telbivudine drug prevents perinatal transmission of HBV

Upsher-Smith announces FDA approval of sNDA for Qudexy XR extended-release capsules

CHLA opens doors of new Encino outpatient care center

New insights on strategies to treat infants with seizures

Group Health Research Institute conducts first randomized trial to tackle vaccine hesitancy

Contaminant particles emitted by vehicles have negative repercussions in children with respiratory illnesses

Importance of nut consumption impressed on International Children's Day

Cleveland Clinic Children's to host second annual Pediatric Innovation Summit

U-M Food Allergy Center honors Mary Weiser's advocacy with renaming of center

New way to evaluate brainstorms in newborn very premature infants

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