Children's health
08 Oct 2007
Does This Child have Appendicitis? Watch Out for Key Signs
A 5-year-old with abdominal pain, nausea and fever may have appendicitis or any of a number of other problems. But how does the child’s doctor decide whether to schedule an emergency appendectomy to surgically remove a presumably inflamed appendix – a procedure that carries its own risks like any surgery…
Children's health
08 Oct 2007
Youngest Girls Spirited to Brothels show Highest HIV Rates
Girls forced into the Indian sex trade at age 14 or younger show significantly higher rates of HIV infection than older girls and women similarly forced into prostitution, according to a new study that highlights for the first time the increased HIV risks faced by sex trafficked Nepalese girls and…
Children's health
08 Oct 2007
Expansion of Paediatric AIDS Programs Set for Lesotho
The Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative will increase the number of physicians it has assigned to Lesotho and build satellite clinics in scaling up its commitment to assist the country, one of the hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic. Dr. Mark Kline, president of BIPAI, announced the expansion of services…
Children's health
08 Oct 2007
Back-to-school Checklist Should Include more than Notebooks, Bluejeans
Parents readying their children for the school year tend to focus on buying required school supplies and new clothes. But the back-to-school to-do list should include other important tasks as well, according to physicians at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Such things as establishing a sleep routine and shopping…
Children's health
08 Oct 2007
Researchers Discover Gene Responsible for Restless Legs Syndrome
An international team of researchers has identified the first gene associated with Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), a common sleep disorder affecting tens of millions of people worldwide. The findings are published July 18 in the online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. The work was led by scientists…
Children's health
08 Oct 2007
Research Finds Faster Grammar Skills in Children with Tourette’s
Children with Tourette’s syndrome may have to put up with some unwanted movement and verbal tics, but neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center and the Kennedy Krieger Institute have found that they are much quicker at processing certain mental grammar skills than are children without the disorder. They say the…
Children's health
08 Oct 2007
Don’t Lose Sleep over Nighttime Bed Wetting
Giving children control over bed wetting helps them overcome not only the nighttime nuisance but also the attendant stigma, say doctors at Baylor College of Medicine. “Bed wetting sometimes creates a sense of embarrassment or failure in children,” said Dr. Edmond T. Gonzales, Jr., professor of urology at BCM. “With…
Bone
08 Oct 2007
Low Vitamin D Levels May Be Common in Otherwise Healthy Children
Many otherwise healthy children and adolescents have low vitamin D levels, which may put them at risk for bone diseases such as rickets. African American children, children above age nine and with low dietary vitamin D intake were the most likely to have low levels of vitamin D in their…
Children's health
07 Oct 2007
Antiepileptics
Antiepileptics are a class of medicines that prevent the rapid brain stimulation associated with seizures. They are used to treat epilepsy and seizures.
