Children's health
04 Jan 2013
Benefits of higher oxygen, breathing device persist after infancy
By the time they reached toddlerhood, very preterm infants originally treated with higher oxygen levels continued to show benefits when compared to a group treated with lower oxygen levels, according to a follow-up study by a research network of the National Institutes of Health that confirms earlier network findings, Moreover,…
Children's health
04 Jan 2013
Nearly half of children with food allergies experience bullying
Nearly half of children diagnosed with food allergies who participated in a recent study are bullied, according to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. One third of those bullied specifically due to their food allergy. Almost eight percent of children in the U.S. are allergic to…
Children's health
02 Jan 2013
More children surviving in-hospital cardiac arrest
Hospitalised children who suffer cardiac arrest are nearly three times more likely to survive than they were about a decade ago, and no more likely to suffer brain impairment, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes. Researchers analysed the cases of 1,031…
Children's health
01 Jan 2013
Metabolic Phenotyping of Individuals Born Following Assisted Reproduction Techniques (IMPART)
This study is to compare the effects of high-fat overfeeding on metabolic risk factors in children born through assisted reproduction technologies (ART) versus children conceived naturally (controls). We will utilise state of the art measures to characterise the physiological, endocrine and molecular responses to high fat overfeeding. The investigators…
Children's health
01 Jan 2013
Appropriate Oxygen Levels for Extremely Preterm Infants: a Prospective Meta-analysis (NeOProM)
For over 60 years the most appropriate oxygen level for preterm babies remains unknown. To answer this, we will combine data from over 5300 babies to be sure the expected benefits of lower oxygen for babies’ eyes and lungs does not come at the expense of increasing death or major…
Children's health
01 Jan 2013
A Clinical Trial of CSL’s 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine (CSL425) in Healthy Children
The purpose of this study is to determine whether CSL425 is a safe and effective vaccine for eliciting an immune response to H1N1 influenza in…
Children's health
01 Jan 2013
Safety Study of CSL Limited’s Influenza Virus Vaccine in the Paediatric Population
A Phase IV, Open Label, Multi-Centre Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of CSL Limited's Influenza Virus Vaccine in a Paediatric Population Aged >=…
Blood
01 Jan 2013
A Study Evaluating Safety and Immunogenicity of Meningococcal B rLP2086 Vaccine in Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of an investigational meningococcal B rLP2086 vaccine in adolescents aged 11 to 18…
Children's health
01 Jan 2013
Non-Cutting Laser Therapy in the Treatment of Acne
