Children's health
16 Nov 2007
Annual Flu Shot Cuts Need for Doctors’ Visits, Hospitalization among Children
Children under the age of 5 who receive an annual flu shot have a greatly reduced risk of needing to see their doctor or be admitted to the hospital because of flu-related illness. A new study in the September issue of Pediatrics that analyses how many outpatient visits or hospitalizations…
Children's health
13 Nov 2007
Significant Shift in Reason for Tonsillectomies over Last 35 Years
A new Mayo Clinic study indicates tonsillectomies are increasingly being performed to treat airway obstructions evidenced by snoring and sleep disorders as opposed to tonsil infections. “This research shows that obstructive airway problems causing sleep-disordered breathing are now the primary reason children and young adults are having their tonsils and…
Children's health
25 Oct 2007
Immunosuppressants in Organ Transplantation
What are immunosuppressants? What are immunosuppressants used for? Drug treatment How do immunosuppressants work? Side effects of immunosuppressants…
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
21 Sep 2007
Steroids Not Effective in Treating Childhood Lower Respiratory Infections
The use of steroid medication to treat bronchiolitis – a common viral lower respiratory infection in infants – does not prevent hospitalization or improve their respiratory symptoms, according to a study published in the July 26 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. The findings by the Pediatric Emergency…
Children's health
20 Sep 2007
Nutrition During Breastfeeding
Eating a healthy diet while breastfeeding is important because what a mother eats determines the energy, protein, nutrient and vitamin content of her breast milk.
Children's health
07 Sep 2007
Flu Shots Can Prevent Many Visits to the Doctor during Flu Season
Vaccinating children against the influenza virus will help prevent many outpatient visits and hospitalizations due to the flu, according to a recent study published in the September issue of Pediatrics by a paediatrician at Brenner Children’s Hospital, part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. “Less than 45 children between…
Cancer
06 Sep 2007
Nutrition in the Mature Woman
Nutritional status in old age is as important as in any other stage of the life cycle. Some physiological changes that occur as part of…
