NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Methylprednisolone does not improve outcomes in newborns undergoing cardiac surgery, and it may increase the risk of infection in some of those infants,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Whether suspected intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) at term is managed by induction of labor or by expectant monitoring, the degree of neonatal morbidity…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While respiratory stimulation with caffeine in very preterm infants with apnea of prematurity reduces rates of impairment at 18 months, the benefits are…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Oral sucrose remains effective over time for easing pain associated with repeated heel sticks in preterm infants, a new study shows. “Facilitated tucking”…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children with intestinal failure who are dependent on parenteral nutrition through an indwelling central venous catheter, the use of ethanol locks rather…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with focal forms of congenital hyperinsulinism are likely to be cured of hypoglycemia after partial pancreatectomy, clinicians from France report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Analysis of the ST segment on the fetal electrocardiogram combined with conventional cardiotocography during intrapartum monitoring reduces the rate of operative vaginal deliveries…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The optimum timing for planned delivery of uncomplicated monochorionic and dichorionic twin pregnancies is unclear. New research suggests that, with close fetal surveillance,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In pregnant HIV-infected women treated with a single intrapartum dose of nevirapine (NVP) to prevent vertical HIV transmission, the subsequent selection of nevirapine-resistant…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Moxifloxacin is as effective as amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in the treatment of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the outpatient setting, according…