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CME
Early Neonatal Pulse Oximetry Screening Detects Congenital Heart Defects
Pulse oximetry screening performed in the first hours of life improves the detection of potentially life-threatening congenital heart defects and other severe diseases in apparently healthy newborns.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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Visual Screening Inadequate for Detecting Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Visual assessment of jaundice is not reliable as a screening tool for detection of significant neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, Israeli researchers report in the June issue of Pediatrics.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis Prolongs QT Interval in Children
During diabetic ketoacidosis in children, the QT interval corrected for heart rate (QTc) is often elevated, researchers report in the June issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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HAART May Slow Proteinuria Progression in HIV-Infected Children
Renal disease that affected a third of HIV-infected children in one study was slowed by control of viral load with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), according to a report in the June issue of The Journal of Pediatrics.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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Panel Advises Adding Multi-Vaccines to U.S Childhood Immunization Schedule
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended adding the choice of two more multiple vaccines as part of the regular childhood schedule -- Sanofi Aventis' Pentacel, which protects against five childhood infections, and GlaxoSmithKline's Kinrix, which protects against four.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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Low Childhood IQ Linked to Later Vascular Dementia
Low IQ in childhood is a risk factor for later development of vascular dementia, but not Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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U.S. Electronic Health-Record Standards Agreed
U.S. consumer groups, insurers and privacy advocates together with Google Inc and Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday they have agreed to standards intended to speed adoption of personal electronic health records.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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Probiotic Relieves Diarrhea in Infants and Toddlers
The probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 is effective in treating diarrhea greater than 4 days' duration in infants and toddlers, according to a report in the June issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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Vaccine Seems to Have Affected U.S. Rotavirus Pattern: CDC
Merck and Co's new rotavirus vaccine may have affected the 2007-2008 rotavirus season among young children in the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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Room Air Inadvisable for Preterm Infant Resuscitation
Preterm neonates should not be resuscitated using room air, warn the authors of prospective study published in the June issue of Pediatrics.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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Testosterone Levels High in Young Males With Childhood Diabetes
Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and total testosterone levels are elevated in boys and young men with childhood-onset diabetes, investigators report in the June issue of Diabetes Care.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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Personalized Medicine Requires Regulatory Change
Changes need to be made in the way therapies are developed, approved, and paid for if the potential of personalized medicine is to be realized, experts say.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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CME/CE
Treatment of Food Allergies Reviewed
In children and adults, the double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge remains the most specific test to confirm the diagnosis of food allergies.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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CME/CE
Predictors of Future Asthma Identified in Preschool Children With Wheeze
Baseline parent-reported, exercise-induced wheeze and a history of atopic disorders were predictive factors for future asthma in preschool children presenting with wheeze.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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Metformin Plus Weight Loss Intervention Reduces Symptoms of Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Children
The treatment improved insulin sensitivity, body mass index, and cholesterol within 6 months.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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CME
Active Management of Risk in Pregnancy at Term Method May Improve Outcomes
In women with increased risk for cesarean delivery, an active management of risk in pregnancy at term process was effective in reducing admission rates to the neonatal intensive care unit.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
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Diabetes Mellitus Caused by Pancreas Development Failure: Report
In a report published in the June issue of Pediatrics, researchers present four cases of permanent diabetes mellitus caused by failure of pancreatic development.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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Drugmakers Urged to Cut Anti-Diarrhoea Vaccine Prices
Health experts at a conference on infectious diseases in the Malaysian capital urged drugmakers on Friday to cut prices of anti-diarrhoea vaccines sold to poorer nations so that more children could benefit from them.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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Once Daily Oral Amoxicillin Effective in Pediatric Pharyngitis
Once-daily therapy with amoxicillin is as effective as twice daily penicillin V in the treatment of children with group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) pharyngitis, New Zealand researchers report in the June issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Reuters Health Information, June 2008
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Large Effect from Methylphenidate, Medium Effect from Atomoxetine in ADHD Trial
In a large head-to-head trial, the response rate for methylphenidate (56%) was superior to that of atomoxetine (45%) for children and teens with ADHD.
Medscape Medical News, June 2008
