NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In comparison with results in adults with diabetes, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1C) testing in younger patients doesn’t have the same level of discrimination, researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For children with bleeding disorders who experience head trauma, cranial CT scans are usually not necessary if symptoms are absent, investigators report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sumatriptan given subcutaneously relieves cyclic vomiting syndrome associated with migraine, researchers from Japan report in the December 8th online Cephalalgia. “Try sumatriptan for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children diagnosed with ulcerative colitis have a good chance of attaining remission after 1 year of treatment with azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women and pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) should be treated with biological therapy to induce and maintain remission, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children with chronic uveitis, adalimumab appears more effective than infliximab in maintaining remission, according to a small cohort study by Italian investigators.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Standard echocardiography will confirm or exclude a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in most children, without the need for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), clinicians from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Skeletal surveys are often critical to the diagnosis of physical abuse in children, researchers report in the December 13th online issue of Pediatrics.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new test makes feasible the early detection of Turner syndrome, according to a report in the December 8 issue of The Journal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In boys with nonpalpable cryptorchidism, performing ultrasound before surgery to localize the testes is not necessary and shouldn’t be done, two urologists from…