Latest Pediatrics Stories
MIAMI, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AAG Health & Wellness, the leading anti-aging, age maintenance and hormone replacement therapy center located in Miami, released today its Top 10 list of "must read" books that focus on hormone therapy and healthy aging. "When researching anti-aging, now called healthy aging by some experts in the field, one of the best places to start is a book. The problem is that there are literally thousands of books on the topic. Finding a good one, from...
Additional studies are needed to determine benefits and risks of treatment Highlights: -Growth hormone therapy can help reverse growth problems in children with kidney failure. -Growth hormone therapy increases bone turnover in children on dialysis -Additional studies are needed to evaluate the impact of growth hormone therapy on final height, fracture risk, bone deformities, and puberty in children with kidney failure. -Growth failure occurs early in chronic kidney disease and...
-- Top Pediatric Urgent Care Provider Invites Families In For 'Sneak Peek' The Week of April 1 -- LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PM Pediatrics, an award-winning provider of after-hours pediatric urgent care is set to open its sixth site in North Babylon, NY on Monday, April 8. The 7,200-square-foot jungle-themed practice is located at 1130 Deer Park Ave. (Rt. 231) and marks the company's largest location to date. Dr. Faiz Ahmad, currently the Medical Director at...
Through research on the cause of Alzheimer's Disease, researcher, Barry Stanley, discovered a link to Learning Disabilities. His findings are detailed in his new eBook available through Kindle. Bracebridge, Ontario (PRWEB) March 31, 2013 Is it possible that there is one central and significant cause to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), Learning Disabilities, Autism, and Dementia/Alzheimer's Disease? It would seem unlikely and unbelievable; however, researcher, Barry Stanley,...
WARRINGTON, Pa., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSCO), a specialty biotechnology company dedicated to advancing a new standard in respiratory critical care, today announced the release of two peer-reviewed publications related to SURFAXIN(®) (lucinactant) Intratracheal Suspension. SURFAXIN, currently the only FDA approved synthetic alternative to animal-derived surfactants in the U.S., was highlighted in the December issue of the Journal of...
Calling on provincial governments to ensure CF patients receive equitable access to KALYDECO(TM) TORONTO, March 26, 2013 /CNW/ - As part of the Common Drug Review process, the Canadian Drug Expert Committee (CDEC) has recommended that the drug KALYDECO(TM) (ivacaftor) be listed on the formulary listing of publicly funded drug plans for the treatment of cystic fibrosis in patients age six years and older who have the G551D mutation in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A recent study has shown (based on animal models) that babies who are started too early on foods high in carbohydrates will likely have a lifelong struggle with excess weight gain and obesity. New research to be published in the April issue of Pediatrics and released online today has found that forty percent of mothers start feeding their babies solid foods much too early, with many claiming they were given the go-ahead by their...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online A new study has shown that norovirus is now the primary cause of acute gastroenteritis, or the ‘stomach bug,’ among children under five years of age who seek medical treatment for the condition, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Thursday. Gastroenteritis involves the inflammation of the stomach and small intestine, and is typically caused by one of several different types of viruses. Also commonly...
ATLANTA, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Norovirus is now the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis among children less than 5 years of age who seek medical care, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Norovirus was responsible for nearly 1 million pediatric medical care visits for 2009 and 2010 in the United States, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars in treatment costs each year. "Infants and young children are very...
-- DROPS101(TM) Web Tools aim to inform parents who need to care for a child with an eye or ear infection FORT WORTH, Texas, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcon launches DROPS101((TM)) Web Tools today, a one-stop resource to help parents balance their on-the-go lifestyle with the responsibility of caring for a sick child. Parents can use DROPS101((TM)) for instant prescription savings information and Alcon product information while online--or while in line at the pharmacy via their...
Latest Pediatrics Reference Libraries
In 1861 Adam Politzer of Vienna spent much time studying the air movement in the Eustachian tubes and the ear canal. He would measure the air movement by attaching a manometer, a very large gauge, to the ear canal and the pharynx. He developed an apparatus known as the Politzer bag in 1863 which is a less invasive way to clear the Eustachian tubes. Procedure Politzerization, also known as the Politzer maneuver, is a medical procedure which inserts air in the middle ear while the patient...
Rotavirus is the most common cause of diarrhea among infants and young children and is one of several viruses that cause the stomach flu. It is in the family Reoviridae and is a genus of double-stranded RNA. Most children have been infected by the age of five. Each infection builds on previous immunity and thus subsequent infections are less severe and adults are rarely affected. The fives species of the virus are referred to as A, B, C, D, and E. Type A, which is the most common, causes more...
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes respiratory tract infections and is a major cause of lower respiratory tract infection and hospital visits during infancy and childhood. For premature infants and infants with congenital heart disease there is a prophylactic medication. During winter months in temperate climates there is an annual epidemic. Infection in tropical climates is most common during the rainy season. 60% of infants, in the United States, are infected during their first...
The B19 virus, referred to as parvovirus B19, was first known human virus in the family of parvovirus. It causes a childhood rash called fifth disease or commonly called slapped cheek syndrome. Discovered in 1975 by Yvonne Cossart, the virus gained its name because it was found in well B19 of a large series of Petri dishes. The virus is mainly spread through infected respiratory droplets. Symptoms usually appear six days after exposure and last about a week. Patients aren't usually...
Norovirus is an RNA virus that causes approximately 90% of epidemic non-bacterial outbreaks of gastroenteritis around the world. It may also be responsible for 50% of all foodborne outbreaks of gastroenteritis in the U.S. It can affect people of all ages and is transmitted by food or water that is contaminated, by person-to-person contact, and through aerosolization of the virus and subsequent contamination of surfaces. Immunity is usually incomplete and temporary after infection. People...
