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Annual costs of stroke in US children at least $42 million
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Stroke in children costs at least $42 million annually in the United States, researchers report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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Study: Fever may ease autism for a while
Dec 24, 2007 |
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Anecdotes about fevers triggering "normal" behavior in autistic children now have a scientific study to back them, researchers in Baltimore report.
Childhood cancer survivor study report: Late recurrence is a risk for some cancers
Dec 04, 2009 |
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Late recurrence is a risk for some pediatric cancers, particularly Ewing sarcomas and tumors of the central nervous system, according to a new study published online December 4 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Pediatrics: Kids need specialized care in hospital emergency departments
Sep 21, 2009 |
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According to a recent IOM report, only 6 percent of U.S. hospital emergency departments are fully equipped to properly care for children. With high rates of novel H1N1 (swine) flu expected this winter, the time to address ...
Rice sociologist looks at pediatric physicians' views on religion, spirituality
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Nov 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Pediatricians and pediatric oncologists express differing views on religion and spirituality, largely based on the types of patients they treat, according to a survey that will appear in the current edition ...
Diet may eliminate spasms for infants with epilepsy
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Infantile spasms are a severe and potentially devastating epilepsy condition affecting children aged typically 4-8 months. In a new study appearing in Epilepsia, researchers have found that the ketogenic diet, a high fat, l ...
Increasing the number of kidney transplants
Aug 20, 2009 |
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In most transplant centers, the kidneys of very young deceased donors are transplanted together into one patient. According to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (C ...
Daily potassium citrate wards off kidney stones in seizure patients on high-fat diet
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Children on the high-fat ketogenic diet to control epileptic seizures can prevent the excruciatingly painful kidney stones that the diet can sometimes cause if they take a daily supplement of potassium citrate the day they ...
Statewide program to improve emergency care for children
Aug 14, 2009 |
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An initiative is underway to improve emergency medical care for Illinois' youngest patients. Loyola University Health System (LUHS), in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Public Health and other area hospitals, ...
Religion and medicine: Sometimes a healing prescription
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Nov 04, 2009 |
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Do pediatric oncologists feel that religion is a bridge or a barrier to their work? Or do they feel it can be either, depending on whether their patients are recovering or deteriorating? A novel Brandeis University study ...
Study finds it generally safe to withdraw anti-seizure medication in children with epilepsy
Dec 07, 2008 |
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A new Mayo Clinic study found that it is generally safe to withdraw anti-seizure medications in children with epilepsy who have achieved seizure-freedom while on the medication. Researchers found that these children were ...
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