NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Transureteral lithotripsy seems to deal with distal ureteral calculi in young children more effectively than shockwave lithotripsy, as long as appropriate instruments and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Infants with mild acute respiratory failure better tolerate noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) when it’s delivered through a helmet than with a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When kids have asthma symptoms on moderate doses of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), adding a long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) achieves the same effect as doubling…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Doctors should make sure immunizations are up to date before cochlear implant surgery in children, new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Oral zinc is not an effective treatment for acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in children from developed countries, suggest results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) ñ Allergen-specific immune therapy allows children with allergic asthma to reduce their steroid use, a randomized trial has shown. Based on the results, immunotherapy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For children and very lean adults who use a 5 mm insulin needle, angling the injection into a pinched skin fold reduces pain…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There’s guidance on the dosing of prophylactic oseltamivir for premature neonates exposed to H1N1 influenza, in a “Brief Report” in the Journal of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Bedside ultrasound can reliably diagnose clavicle fractures in children seen in the emergency department, with no more discomfort than radiographs — and without…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A course of intravenous antibiotic therapy lasting no more than 3 days for hospitalized infants with urinary tract infections is just as successful…