Children's health
03 Aug 2007
Study Finds COPD Patients Taking Inhaled Steroids are at Greater Risk for Severe Pneumonia
Patients with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) are increasingly being prescribed inhaled corticosteroids to control exacerbations of the disease, but a new study finds that the anti-inflammatory drugs increase the chances that these patients will be hospitalized for pneumonia. “In a large cohort of patients with COPD, we found that…
Children's health
03 Aug 2007
Exposure to Cats Increases Bronchial Responsiveness in People Without Specific Cat Allergy
Researchers in the United Kingdom have found that increased exposure to cat allergen is associated with greater bronchial responsiveness (BR) in people with certain common allergies, even if they are not specifically allergic to cats. This suggests that reduced exposure to cats may be beneficial for allergic individuals, regardless of…
Children's health
12 Jul 2007
Children of Smokers Have More Than Five Times Higher Levels of a Nicotine Toxin
University of Leicester academics publish results with a powerful message about passive smoking. Children who have at least one parent who smokes have 5.5 times higher levels of cotinine, a byproduct of nicotine, in their urine, according to a University of Leicester led study published online ahead of print in…
Children's health
11 Jul 2007
No More Choking and Burning Eyes
Allergies, like the common cold and asthma, have basically defied the best efforts of modern medicine to cure them. Now, a doctoral candidate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Pharmacy has come up with a new approach that offers hope for getting rid of them. For his efforts,…
Blood
11 Jul 2007
Breakthrough in Research and Treatment of Rare But Devastating Condition
Researchers at Queen Mary University London and the University of Leicester announced a potential breakthrough in the treatment of a rare but devastating medical condition that can affect children and young people. In a world first, the clinicians and scientists from the two universities have already treated one patient with…
Children's health
09 Jul 2007
PCV Cuts Pneumonia Hospital Admissions in the US
Routine infant immunization with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) has caused a 39 percent fall in all-cause pneumonia hospital admission rates for American children under 2, according to a Vanderbilt study. Carlos G. Grijalva, M.D., M.P.H., research assistant professor in Vanderbilt’s Department of Preventive Medicine, along with colleagues in the Vanderbilt…
Children's health
03 Jul 2007
How Normal Is Smoking? Teens Don’t Know
The more a high school student overestimates the percentage of people in the general population who smoke cigarettes, the more likely he or she will be to smoke, reports a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. The study sheds new…
Children's health
27 Jun 2007
Otitis media (middle ear infection)
Otitis media or middle ear infection is a common childhood condition which may be recurrent. It may cause earache and vertigo, and affect hearing.
Children's health
26 Jun 2007
Simpler Asthma Treatment Options Found Effective
Some people with mild asthma using a twice-daily inhaled steroid to prevent asthma symptoms might be able to cut their medication use to only once a day, according to a study by the American Lung Association (ALA). “This finding could allow some patients to simplify their treatment,” says Mario Castro,…
