Archive for the ‘Pediatrics’ Category
Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Parenting philosophies come and go, but old-fashioned values are still the best, says Binghamton University nursing professor in two new books on raising adolescents.
"Kids are not just small adults," Associate Professor Mary Muscari said. "That's my mantra. Even teenagers don't think like adults. They don't have that ability, those experiences."
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Staging mock cardiac and respiratory arrests - "code" situations in hospital parlance - easily expose common failures in rapid response with CPR and other life-saving care for children and also set up powerful incentives to sharpen emergency skills and move fast to use them, suggests a study from the Johns ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
Each year, approximately 2.4 million people more than half under age 6 swallow or have contact with a poisonous substance. As poison prevention, and appropriate, immediate treatment to poison contact or ingestion, are critical to keeping your child safe, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has some important tips. Please ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
With spring around the corner, it will soon be time to trim the lawn, but spring also marks the onset of what Johns Hopkins Children's Center specialists call lawnmower injury season. Lawnmowers can cause devastating injuries in children and are the leading cause of amputations in teens, Hopkins Children's experts ...
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
You see them roll by in schools and malls kids are head over heels for them, but before you buy your kids a pair of wheeled shoes this holiday season, pediatricians have a warning. These ultra-popular shoes that seem to give supernatural abilities to kids are now creating big concerns ...
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Researchers from the Laboratory of Anthropology at the University of Granada have devised a new technique to determine the age of living subjects using chest and dental x-rays. The study was carried out by Dr. Pedro Manuel Garamendi Gonzalez and directed by professors Miguel Botella Lopez, and Inmaculada Aleman Aguilera. ...
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
A study from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) published in the November 2007 issue of The Journal of Pediatrics demonstrated that in relation to other professional values, future pediatricians underestimate the importance of teaching and research in their careers. For the nation's families, that could mean fewer pediatric ...
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Nationwide Children's Hospital has announced ts involvement in an expanded access program for sapropterin dihydrochloride, or sapropterin, an investigational treatment for phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare genetic metabolic disorder that, if left unmanaged in infants and children, can result in severe mental retardation. Currently, there are eight patients enrolled in the ...
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Kids across Texas are safer from the threat of debilitating head injuries, thanks to free helmets and advice provided by the Texas Medical Association (TMA). TMA hosted a major statewide Hard Hats for Little Heads blitz during October, Brain Injury Awareness Month.
"This is wonderful, knowing we've improved the lives of ...
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