]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/pediatrics Blog Articles Tagged with 'pediatrics' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/junkfood-science/927022?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Research that enables pediatricians to provide the best care for their young patients is something many wonderful doctors truly care about, and certainly parents do, too. That s why it is unimaginable this article appeared in a medical journal. The... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/junkfood-science/927022?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:34:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/effect-measure/926952?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Promises, promises. Since the New Years is a time for resolutions, we bring you news you already know about resolutions. News like this. Evolution has hard wired a drive to reproduce in young, healthy humans. That's how the species survives. Maybe yo... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/effect-measure/926952?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:41:09 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-gwenn-is-in/926936?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Happy New Year! Have you and your kids come up with your New Year's Resolutions yet? The best way to create resolutions with kids is to keep it simple and focused on their experiences. Health, media, friends, family, school, activities are all areas ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-gwenn-is-in/926936?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:59:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/planet-lactose/926848?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Vitamin D is necessary for many reasons, not least because it helps the body absorb calcium better. I've been telling you You Need More Vitamin D with Your Calcium and that there are Vitamin D Deficiency Problems in Teens and Adults.Now the American ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/planet-lactose/926848?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:26:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/926523?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Citing overdoses, misuse and limited evidence that cold medicines even work in children, Canadian health officials have urged parents not to give over-the-counter cold remedies to kids under the age of 6, expanding their original recommendation of 2 ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/926523?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:33:22 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/junkfood-science/926431?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics The bigger story s been missed. No one has put the pieces together. Two medical news stories this month may have appeared to be completely unrelated, but they had everything to do with each other. What they forewarn may be the most important messag... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/junkfood-science/926431?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:02:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-notes/925814?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics A new study found that nearly three-quarters of youths with diabetes insufficient in vitamin D. The study will appear in the January 2009 issue of The Journal of Pediatrics.Calcium is needed throughout our lives for strong bones and teeth, but... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-notes/925814?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:04:17 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-gwenn-is-in/925715?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics With holiday vacation about to begin today for most public schools, perhaps a day early due to our first major snow storm in New England, kids will be coming home with one thought on their minds: next week's holidays. Here's some tips from the Americ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-gwenn-is-in/925715?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:26:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/925967?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics As a new feature of CNNhealth.com, our team of expert doctors will answer readers questions. Here s a question for Dr. Gupta.Asked by Tom, Avon, Maine As a father of a newborn, I am wondering what is the best way to prevent SIDS? Answer:Con... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/925967?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:40:02 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/925626?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Boston Medical Center, where I trained for residency, is going through some tough times.With the highest proportion of poor and indigent patients in the city, they were disproportionally hurt when Massachusetts chose to lower Medicaid payments.The di... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/925626?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-butterys/926025?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics ScienceDaily (Dec. 16, 2008) More than half a million babies are born preterm in the United States each year, and preterm births are on the rise. Late preterm births, or births that occur between 34 and 36 weeks (approximately 4 to 6 weeks before... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-butterys/926025?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:30:16 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-gwenn-is-in/925718?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Staying healthy this time of year is an enormous challenge. Our daily routine of healthy eating and exercise quickly gets replaces with food to go, treats, and parties gallore. And, let's be brutally honest with each other, exercise gets either put o... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-gwenn-is-in/925718?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/925953?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics December 15, 2008 (EurekAlert) - Three-quarters of youths with type 1 diabetes were found to have insufficient levels of vitamin D, according to a study by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center findings that suggest children with the disease ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/925953?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:05:09 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/925120?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Cambridge Consultants has licensed its Conix Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) technology platform to 3M, which will try to implement this novel type of inhaler for vaccines and certain medications. Medgadget had a report about this inhaler back in 2006.From... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/925120?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:08:52 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/925095?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics There are innumerable organizations advising doctors with clinical guidelines.But who ensures the standards behind the recommendations? It's somewhat concerning to read the lack of evidence-based rigor behind many policy recommendations. For instan... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/925095?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:07:01 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/925440?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics December 9, 2008 (EurekAlert) - Overweight siblings of children with type 2 diabetes are four times more likely to have abnormal glucose levels compared to other overweight children. Because abnormal glucose levels may indicate risk for diabetes or d... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/925440?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:36:07 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/planet-lactose/925059?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Here's a sad and frightening article, Too much water not good for infants by Dan Kelly of the Reading Eagle.A Florida woman brought her infant son, unconscious and convulsing, into the St. Petersburg Hospital emergency room.The diagnosis: Water intox... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/planet-lactose/925059?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:31:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/get-ready-for-flu/924748?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Today's guest blog entry is by Carol J. Baker, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, moderator for the Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition; professor of pediatrics, molecular virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine; and immediate past president of ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/get-ready-for-flu/924748?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:55:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/924573?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics More news from Old Europe. DexCom Inc. out of San Diego has received European approval for the company's SEVEN continuous glucose monitoring system. As the name implies, the system features a subdermal sensor (pictured right) that can be worn for ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/924573?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:00:05 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/that-health-rules/924988?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics As the world is becoming more obese as our food industry is creating better marketing strategies to entice people to eat as we see more children spending more time watching television not surprisingly, we see more kids suffering from the ch... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/that-health-rules/924988?rsstype=tag&tag=pediatrics Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:47:47 -0500