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| The dangers of heat stroke in school athletes
| | As schools begin to prepare their teams for the upcoming season, they need to be aware of the dangers of heat and heat illness. While not as prevalent as it has been in past years, cases of heat stroke are still among the most dangerous things that can happen to an athlete during summer practices, according to the Annual Survey of Football Injury Research. | |  |
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| | | | FDA warns neonatal device company NeoChild
August 20
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to NeoChild for alleged misbranding of its neonatal devices and procedural oversights. | | Dr. Ralph D. Feigin, renowned pediatrician, dies at 70
August 19
Ralph D. Feigin, MD, Physician-in-Chief at Texas Children's Hospital for more than three decades and an internationally renowned expert in pediatric infectious diseases, died on August 14 of lung cancer. He was 70. | | FDA news roundup: Cancidas approved, BPA meeting scheduled
August 18
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the inclusion of efficacy, safety, and dosing data for patients ages 3 months to 17 years in the label for Merck's Cancidas (caspofungin acetate). | | Child asthma hospitalization rates decrease, but occurrence rates increase
August 15
The number of children admitted to hospitals for asthma has dropped, but the number of children admitted for other conditions who also had asthma increased, reports the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. | | Childhood dairy intake may benefit adolescent bone health
August 14
As reported by a study in the Journal of Pediatrics, dairy intake during childhood may have beneficial effects for bone health into adolescence. | |
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| Common pediatric allergy-related disorders
August 01
An overview of disorders related to allergic symptoms in the pediatric patient, such as rhinitis, otitis media, asthma, and atopic dermatitis, as well as guidence regarding when to refer to an allergist. | | Understanding pediatric influenza virus immunity
August 01
A discussion of influenza vaccines, inactivated and live cold adapted attenuated virus; influenza virus and the immune response in children; and the differences in immune response elicited by both types of vaccine. | | Demistifying extended menstrual cycling
August 01
The buzz surrounding extended cycling is prompting more young girls to ask if they too can have fewer or no periods. But given the nuances of each method, pediatricians may find that fulfilling these requests may be easier said than done. | | Running injuries in children and adolescents
July 01
With any outdoor physical activity comes the risk of injury. This article provides an overview of running injuries specific to the pediatric population, such as strains and fractures, as well as prevention methods. | | Preventing medication errors in children, part 2
July 01
While measures such as new medication tools are a positive step in trying to prevent medication errors in children, more aggressive systems need to be in place. | |
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| Local Care of Child Pneumonia Studied in Developing World
| In developing countries, treatment at local facilities linked to better disease management, fewer deaths
| | August 19, 2008 | | Allowing local health facilities in developing countries to treat children with severe pneumonia rather than referring them to hospitals results in better disease management and fewer deaths, according to a report published online Aug. 19 in The Lancet. |
| | Gender Differences Identified in Asthma Pathogenesis
| Postpubertal girls have greater airway responsiveness than boys
| | August 18, 2008 | | Postpubertal females with asthma have more severe airway responsiveness compared with males and the responsiveness is associated with gender-specific factors, researchers report in the Aug. 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. |
| | Malaria Found in Refugees from Sub-Saharan Africa
| Infection present even though all initiated treatment before arrival in United States
| | August 18, 2008 | | Refugees recently arrived from sub-Saharan Africa may be infected with malaria, even if they received treatment before arriving in the United States, officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report in the Aug. 15 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. |
| | Sleep Quality Linked to Hypertension in Healthy Teens
| Low sleep efficiency and duration associated with prehypertension
| | August 18, 2008 | | Healthy adolescents with poor quality of sleep are more likely to have prehypertension, according to research published online Aug. 18 in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. |
| | Improved Oxygen Systems Effective in Childhood Pneumonia
| Implementation of such systems in developing countries may reduce death rate by 35 percent
| | August 18, 2008 | | In developing countries, improved oxygen systems with pulse oximetry and oxygen concentrators can significantly reduce the death rate for children with pneumonia and are cost-effective compared to other public health interventions, according to a report published online Aug. 18 in The Lancet. |
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