Pediatrics Week back issues from March 2009:
Recent findings from Y.R. Burns and co-authors highlight research in child neurology.(Report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... "Motor coordination difficulties and poor fitness exist in the extremely low birth-weight (ELBW) population. This study investigated the relative impact of motor coordination on the fitness of ELBW children aged 11 to 13 years," researchers in Brisbane, Australia report. "One ...
Research reports on paediatrics and child health from University of Wollongong provide new insights.(Report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, "The aim of this study was to determine compliance with the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) guideline for physical activity and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ...
Reports from L. Vandomburgh and co-researchers add new data to research in abnormal child psychology.
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from Netherlands, "Heterogeneity of re-offending patterns was studied in a group of 287 male early onset offenders who were first arrested before age 12. By combining data on the frequency and severity of offending as registered by the police over a 5-year ...
New pediatrics research from State University of New York discussed.(Report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the journal Infancy, "This study examined the association between prenatal exposure to cocaine and physiological regulation across the first 7 months of age. Measures of respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) were obtained from 169 (82 cocaine-exposed ...
Research reports on pediatric endocrinology & metabolism from T. Gursoy and colleagues provide new insights.
Mar 07, 2009 ... In this recent article published in the Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, scientists in Istanbul, Turkey conducted a study "To evaluate associations between prenatal risk factors, neonatal characteristics and bone development. Tibial speed of sound (SOS) of 317 neonates ...
Research on pediatric immunology detailed by scientists at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust.(Report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... "Enteral feeding, in particular with formula feeds, is associated with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). In this study, we have examined, in the systemic and mucosal immune compartments, for evidence of bovine milk antigen sensitization in infants with NEC," scientists in London, the United ...
Meningitis bacteria dress up as human cells to evade our immune system.
Mar 07, 2009 ... The way in which bacteria that cause bacterial meningitis mimic human cells to evade the body's innate immune system has been revealed by researchers at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London. The study, published in Nature, could lead to the development of new ...
Genetic marker for insecticide resistance in mosquitoes identified.
Mar 07, 2009 ... Research led by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has identified the genetic basis for resistance to commonly-used insecticides in one of the major malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Africa. Malaria remains one of the biggest killers of children and pregnant women in the ...
Researchers crack the code of the common cold.
Mar 07, 2009 ... Scientists have begun to solve some of the mysteries of the common cold by putting together the pieces of the genetic codes for all the known strains of the human rhinovirus. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore and colleagues at the University of ...
Boosting its infectivity turns benign virus into good gene therapy carrier for cystic fibrosis.
Mar 07, 2009 ... Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Iowa have turned a relatively benign virus into a highly infectious form that is ideal as a carrier for gene therapy. In its first gene therapy test, it completely cured human cystic fibrosis lung ...
Sociologist says this month's family murder-suicides only 'the tip of the iceberg'.
Mar 07, 2009 ... A family sociologist at the University at Buffalo says this month's murder-suicides involving a family of four in Ohio and a family of five in California may be "just the tip of the iceberg." Sampson Blair, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at UB, says, "Family ...
Second-hand smoke linked to cognitive impairment.
Mar 07, 2009 ... The research, published in the British Medical Journal, highlighted a 44% increase in risk of cognitive impairment when exposed to high levels of second-hand smoke. Previous studies identified active smoking as a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia. However, this ...
Pre-verbal number sense common to monkeys, babies, college kids.
Mar 07, 2009 ... Basic arithmetic and "number sense" appear to be part of the shared evolutionary past of many primates; it's the use of language to explain abstractions that apparently takes human math to a higher level. Elizabeth Brannon, an assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience ...
Chronic infection may add to developing-world deaths.(Report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Worldwide, nearly 2 million people per year die from diarrhea, the vast majority of them in poor countries in Africa and Asia. The disease accounts for 18 percent of all deaths among children u and yet is almost always preventable with proper treatment. Now, new research ...
Researchers from Charles Darwin University publish new studies and findings in the area of paediatrics and child health.(Clinical report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... "The aims of this study were to develop and evaluate a shorter gestational age estimation method based on the Dubowitz scoring system (DSS) that could be taught easily to untrained health-care workers. Using the DSS, seven criteria were identified that explained 90% of the variance in ...
University of Alabama reports research in pediatrics.(Report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... "Early adolescents are using cell phones with increasing frequency. Cell phones are known to distract motor vehicle drivers to the point that their safety is jeopardized, but it is unclear if cell phones might also distract child pedestrians," scientists in the United States report. ...
Study findings from Children's Hospital broaden understanding of pediatrics.
Mar 07, 2009 ... In this recent report published in the journal Acta Paediatrica, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To report changes in ingestive behaviour from 35 to 40 weeks post-conceptual age and examine the association between birth weight and feeding maturation in preterm infants ....
Research data from Children's Hospital update understanding of pediatrics.(Report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Intimate partner violence harms victims as well as families and communities. Many barriers account for limited intimate partner violence screening by nurses." "The purpose of this study was to measure how participation in a ...
Studies in the area of pediatrics reported from A. Ballin and co-researchers.(Report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... In this recently published article, scientists in Tel Aviv, Israel conducted a study "To test a new device designed to salvage red blood cells (RBCs) from blood samples drawn from preterm infants, with the intent of decreasing blood loss and lowering the requirements for RBC transfusions ....
New findings from R.D.G. Vanderspek and co-researchers in the area of pediatrics described.
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to a study from Netherlands, "An inadequate body temperature in preterm infants influences morbidity and mortality. Continuous rectal measurement is a reliable method to measure body temperature but might have adverse effects and is even contra-indicated in case of low platelets ...
York County Jury Awards $4.4 Million in Birth Injury.
Mar 07, 2009 ... A York County jury on Friday awarded $4.4 million to the parents of a child who suffered a brain injury at birth. The award was against Piedmont Hospital. The jury said the hospital was at fault when it assigned a nurse trainee to monitor Robin Wilson, who arrived three days ...
Cargill Donates $1 Million to Feed Children, Nourish Communities Served by the Global FoodBanking Network.
Mar 07, 2009 ... In response to food price inflation and the worldwide economic crisis, Cargill has made an unprecedented gift of $1 million to The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN), an international anti-hunger organization that establishes and supports food banks around the world. Cargill's donation will ...
Scientists at Cornell University detail research in pediatrics.
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the journal Pediatrics, "Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography has become an important tool for assessing cortical status noninvasively. Newer units have the additional feature of visualizing the raw electroencephalogram, which has resulted ...
Findings from United Arab Emirates University advance knowledge in pediatrics.(Report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... "This study was undertaken to determine how mothers soothed their crying infants. A total of 1137 mothers of different cultural backgrounds were approached, 998 agreed to participate in the study, but only 716 completed the questionnaire through a telephone interview," scientists in Al ...
Research reports from University of California provide new insights into pediatrics.
Mar 07, 2009 ... "The experiments reported here investigated the development of a fundamental component of cognition: to recognize and generalize abstract relations," scientists in the United States report. "Infants were presented with simple rule-governed patterned sequences of visual shapes ...
Momentum Shifts, O'Hare Expansion Plans Hit With Reality.
Mar 07, 2009 ... Today, at a press conference at Chicago's City Hall, a broad coalition of groups who don't always agree found a common theme: Stop the OMP -- the $20 billion expansion Boondoggle at O'Hare Airport -- calling it the "Runway to Nowhere." The coalition -- spearheaded nationally by ...
Research on pediatrics discussed by scientists at Children's Hospital.(Clinical report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... In this recent article published in the journal Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To compare ultrasound (US)-guided radial artery cannulation with the traditional palpation technique. Prospective randomized study." "Operating ...
Recent studies by M.E. Ralston and co-authors add new data to pediatrics findings.
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to a study from the United States, "The ideal first response to a life-threatening pediatric emergency includes early recognition of the emergency, activation of the appropriate emergency response system, performance of basic life support (cardiopulmonary resuscitation/automated ...
Reports on pediatrics findings from University of Texas provide new insights.(Report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the journal Pediatrics, "The objectives of this study were to characterize noise and light levels for extremely low birth weight newborns throughout their stay in the NICU, evaluate factors influencing noise and light levels, and determine whether ...
New findings from Hadassah University in the area of pediatrics described.
Mar 07, 2009 ... In this recent report, researchers in Jerusalem, Israel conducted a study "To quantify the number of chest and abdominal radiograms performed in surviving singleton extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants in order to examine whether changes in imaging application occurred during the last ...
Study findings on pediatrics are outlined in reports from R.R. Tanz and colleagues.
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the journal Pediatrics, "The goals were to establish performance characteristics of a rapid antigen-detection test and blood agar plate culture performed and interpreted in community pediatric offices and to assess the effect of the pretest ...
Study results from University Hospital provide new insights into pediatrics.
Mar 07, 2009 ... In this recent article published in the journal Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, scientists in Oslo, Norway conducted a study "To assess the relationship that shunt size, blood gases, and radiologic findings has on respiratory function in infants,with univentricular heart physiology ....
Dailymotion launches DM Kids to Deliver the Best TV Shows, Cartoons, Music and Original Web Entertainment for Kids.
Mar 07, 2009 ... Dailymotion, one of the world's largest video entertainment sites, announced the launch of DM Kids (www.dmkids.com). Operating as a standalone, child-safe web site, DM Kids launches with an initial offer of hundreds of premium videos including cartoons, TV shows, music videos and original ...
New pediatrics study findings recently were published by researchers at Louisiana State University.
Mar 07, 2009 ... "Children who have endured traumatizing events often have a history of prior disruptions and losses which also have been experienced as traumatic. ''termination of therapy with these children, therefore, provides a unique opportunity for the clinician to provide the traumatized child and ...
Campbell Soup Company Sponsors "Wellness Workshops" at Schools Throughout the U.S. to Help Educate Students about Healthy Eating.
Mar 07, 2009 ... Campbell Soup CompanyEs (NYSE: CPB) North America Foodservice division is sponsoring "Wellness Workshops" at schools across the country to show students that preparing and eating healthy meals with vegetables, fruit and whole grains can be fun. The Workshops will feature Emmy ...
Canon U.S.A. Announces Colorful Compact Photo Printer.
Mar 07, 2009 ... Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging, announced a new addition to its line of compact photo printers: the SELPHY CP780. Featuring improved image quality and faster print speeds than its predecessor, this cleverly designed SELPHY compact photo printer is ideal for the parent who ...
PAREXEL Consulting Enhances European Regulatory Affairs Capabilities With Appointment of Medical Products Agency Expert Dr. Anders Neil.
Mar 07, 2009 ... PAREXEL Consulting, a business unit of PAREXEL International (NASDAQ:PRXL) and leading global consultancy serving the biopharmaceutical and medical device industries, has appointed Anders Neil, Ph.D., to the position of Principal Consultant in its European Product Development Practice. Dr ....
Texas Nonprofits Received More Than $2.1 Million in 2008 From the Verizon Foundation to Support Education, Literacy and Domestic Violence Prevention Initiatives.
Mar 07, 2009 ... More than 900 nonprofit groups in Texas received more than $2.1 million from the Verizon Foundation in 2008, enabling recipient organizations to improve literacy skills, enhance educational opportunities for children, and help domestic violence survivors rebuild their lives. In ...
Starz Summons Up Four First-Run Titles From Summit Entertainment.
Mar 07, 2009 ... Starz Entertainment has acquired four first-run titles from Summit Entertainment including the modern romantic tale Penelope starring Christina Ricci, comedy Sex Drive, action packed drama Never Back Down, and the 3D animated children's adventure Fly Me to the Moon, which will be shown on ...
New pediatrics findings from H.T. Valoor and co-authors described.(Clinical report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... In this recent article published in the journal Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, scientists in Chandigarh, India conducted a study "To study the efficacy of low-dose intravenous hydrocortisone therapy in the management of pediatric septic shock with respect to the time taken for shock ...
Researchers' work from Turku University focuses on pediatrics.(Report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to a study from Turku, Finland, "The aim of this study was to assess the relationship among the size of the lateral ventricles, head-circumference measure, and brain volumes. In addition, the association between ventricular dilatation and various brain lesions was defined." ...
Study results from Chulalongkorn University, Medical Department in the area of pediatrics published.(Clinical report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... Researchers in Bangkok, Thailand conducted a study "To identify the incidence and factors related to upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding in children requiring mechanical ventilation for longer than 48 hrs. Prospective analytic study." "Ten-bed-pediatric intensive care unit of ...
Research from C.J.L. Newth and co-researchers in the area of pediatrics published.
Mar 07, 2009 ... "A systematic review of weaning and extubation for pediatric patients on mechanical ventilation. Data Selection: Pediatric and adult literature, English language. Invited review," scientists in the United States report. "Literature review using National Library of Medicine ...
Research on paediatrics and child health published by M.J. Thomsett et al.(Report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, "Extreme tall stature may lead to a variety of concerns in tall children and their parents, leading to requests for treatment to reduce final height in some children. This study reviews referrals for ...
Wisconsin Nonprofits Received More Than $198,000 in 2008 From the Verizon Foundation to Support Education, Literacy and Domestic Violence Prevention Initiatives.
Mar 07, 2009 ... More than 110 nonprofit groups in Wisconsin received more than $198,000 from the Verizon Foundation in 2008, enabling recipient organizations to improve literacy skills, enhance educational opportunities for children, and help domestic violence survivors rebuild their lives. In ...
Research from University of Oxford yields new findings on pediatrics.
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from Oxford, the United Kingdom, "During the second year of life, infants develop a preference to attach novel labels to novel objects. This behavior is commonly known as mutual exclusivity (Markman, 1989)." "In an intermodal preferential looking ...
Scientists at Boston University, Medical Department target pediatrics.
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Soft tissue infections frequently prompt visits to the pediatric emergency department. The incidence of these infections has increased markedly in recent years." "The emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant ...
Brent and Sam's Announces Expanded Voluntary Recall of One Variety of Previously Recalled Sam's Choice Brand Cookies.
Mar 07, 2009 ... North Little Rock-based Brent and SamEs announced an expanded voluntary recall of one flavor of SamEs Choice Cookies, which initially was recalled on January 23, 2009. The expanded recall includes additional lots and date codes of its SamEs Choice Brand Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies ...
Mimi Rothschild Sees Growth for Homeschooling Programs.
Mar 07, 2009 ... Mimi Rothschild, founder of a leading Christian-based home schooling program, has announced preparations for anticipated growth during the next 12 to 18 months. An estimated 1 million families are currently homeschooling children in the United States and this number is expected to sharply ...
Research from K. Treyvaud and co-researchers provides new data on pediatrics.(Report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to a study from Carlton, Australia, "There is an increasing focus on social and environmental factors that promote and support the early development of highly vulnerable children such as those born very preterm. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between ...
New Tri Tax Franchisee and Mother of 8! is Smashing Records and Taking Success to a Whole New Level.
Mar 07, 2009 ... To succeed in a new business, you need to focus solely on your venture and limit outside distractions. Right? So how is a mother of eight - the youngest still a newborn - shattering first-year success records? The answer lies with Melissa Ramirez herself and the company that believed in ...
New pediatrics findings from Yeshiva University published.
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to a study from the United States, "Pediatricians routinely advise parents to seek immediate medical attention if their young infant develops a fever. Many parents rely on palpation to assess their child's temperature." "Our objective was to determine the prevalence ...
Researchers from Princess Margaret Hospital detail new studies and findings in the area of paediatrics and child health.(Clinical report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, "Accurate assessment of nutritional status is a vital aspect of caring for individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) and body mass index (BMI) is considered an appropriate and easy to use tool. Because of ...
Marler Clark Files Salmonella Lawsuit on Behalf of Las Vegas Child Sickened by Peanut Butter.
Mar 07, 2009 ... As Congress held a hearing to investigate the practices of the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), one of the more than 640 people sickened in the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak traced to their products filed a lawsuit against them. The lawsuit was filed against PCA and the Kellogg ...
Research on pediatrics discussed by K.K. Mclaurin and co-researchers.(Report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from the United States, "Late-preterm infants are known to have greater morbidity and costs compared with term infants during the neonatal period, but less is known about whether these differences continue beyond this period. The purpose of this study was to ...
New findings in pediatrics described from University of Michigan.(Report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... "During their careers, physicians may have periods of clinical inactivity for a variety of reasons. Concerns have been raised about the impact of clinical inactivity on the growing physician workforce shortage," researchers in the United States report. "It is unknown how these ...
Toy Island Partners with EA to Develop Innovative Sporting Goods.
Mar 07, 2009 ... Toy Island and EA SPORTSO, a label of Electronic Arts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS), are teaming up to develop a unique new line of sports equipment that will bring the excitement of video game simulation outside onto the fields of play. The multi-year agreement between Toy Island, a leader in ...
Researchers from Children's Hospital report on findings in pediatrics.
Mar 07, 2009 ... "The goal was to understand the concerns of adult health care providers regarding transition for young adult patients with childhood-onset conditions. Internists from the 2000 American Board of Medical Specialties directory were selected randomly," researchers in the United States report. ...
Researchers from University of Cincinnati detail new studies and findings in the area of pediatrics.(Clinical report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the journal Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, "We explored the hypothesis that marked decline in plasma zinc concentrations among critically ill children is related to shifts in metallothionein expression and inflammation. Prospective pilot study." ...
Reports summarize pediatrics study results from University of Pennsylvania.(Clinical report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... "The goal was to describe the utility of skeletal surveys and factors associated with both skeletal survey use and referral to child protective services for infants with skull fractures in the absence of significant intracranial injury. A retrospective chart review was performed for ...
Studies in the area of pediatrics reported from University of London.
Mar 07, 2009 ... "Information is needed on whether mastoiditis has increased in association with the decline in antibiotics prescribed to children by primary care physicians in the United Kingdom. To determine time trends in mastoiditis incidence, the frequency of antecedent otitis media, and the effect of ...
TotSpot Is Los Angeles' Favorite Tech Startup.
Mar 07, 2009 ... Family social publishing site, TotSpot (www.totspot.com), was voted the Fan Favorite at last night's Twiistup event, Los Angeles' premiere startup showcase. TotSpot.com, the world's first social networking site that enables parents to create private profiles about their ...
Generational Shockwaves Changing Higher Education.
Mar 07, 2009 ... A generational collision is shocking American colleges and universities into rethinking how they operate, attract students, even how they teach. Higher education is challenged to serve a melting pot of Baby Boomers (born between 1943 and 1960), Gen X'ers (their children and ...
Study findings from N. Zmyj et al broaden understanding of pediatrics.(Report)
Mar 07, 2009 ... According to recent research from Leipzig, Germany, "Studies on rational imitation have provided evidence for the fact that infants as young as 12 months of age engage in rational imitation. However, the developmental onset of this ability is unclear." "In this study, we ...
Research results from T.H. Thomas and colleagues update understanding of pediatrics.
Mar 07, 2009 ... "Optimal cannula position is essential during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). We hypothesize that echocardiography is superior to chest radiography in diagnosing abnormal cannula position during ECMO. Retrospective. Pediatric hospital," scientists in the United States report. ...