Tag: Kids: Misc.
Active Video Games Offer Health Benefit for Children/Teens
Active video games have large effect on health outcomes compared with sedentary behaviors
Shortened Fasting Feasible for Children Undergoing Surgery
Improves perioperative experience without raising pulmonary aspiration incidence
Some Childhood Cancer Survivors at Higher Risk of Later Obesity
Certain treatments linked to later weight gain
Many Foods Marketed to Children Don’t Meet Nutrition Guidelines
53 percent of products advertised do not meet Interagency Working Group's recommendations
Acupuncture Effective for Post-Tonsillectomy Pain in Children
Less pain, analgesic drug consumption for children treated with acupuncture, standard analgesics
High Doses of Triptorelin Needed for Ovarian Suppression in SLE
High doses tolerated by adolescent female patients with childhood-onset SLE
Computerized Visual Acuity Test Effective for Children
High sensitivity and specificity for Jaeb Visual Acuity Screener for 3- to 7-year-old children
Concussion in Football Often Occurs During Practice
Limiting player-to-player contact may reduce risk of head trauma, researchers suggest
April 2015 Briefing – Pediatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pediatrics for April 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Pediatric Academic Societies, April 25-28
The Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies was held from April 25 to 28 in San...