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,…
Children's health
18 Jun 2007
Link Between Infection and Hypoxic Apnoea
Apnoea and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) represent major medical concerns in the neonatal population, and infection may play a crucial role in their pathogenesis. Scientists at Karolinska Institutet have now exposed a mechanism for how mild infection can cause apnoea and death due to hypoxia in neonates. Their results,…
Bone
02 Jun 2007
Evidence Of Early Onset Of Poor Bone Mineralization Revealed In Children With Cystic Fibrosis
In a study of children with cystic fibrosis, French researchers found evidence of very early onset defective bone mineralization in the lumbar spine that was not caused by either nutritional status or lung disease. The lumbar spine is that part of the back between the ribs and the pelvis. The…
Children's health
01 Jun 2007
Eating Apples And Fish During Pregnancy May Protect Against Childhood Asthma And Allergies
Women who eat apples and fish during pregnancy may reduce the risk of their children developing asthma or allergic disease, suggests a new study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Sunday, May 20. The SEATON study, conducted at the University of Aberdeen, UK, found that the…
Cancer
18 May 2007
Computer Aided Detection (CAD) in Radiology
Computer aided detection (CAD) is a group of imaging techniques, including CT scans and MRI scans, that produce images of internal body structures.
Gastro
11 May 2007
Meal Replacement Programs
Effective weight loss strategies are needed to help overweight and obese people lose weight and maintain weight loss in the long term. Meal replacements for…
