Pneumonia Taking Severe Toll On Children In Developing World
Around 12 million children under the age of five are hospitalised with chest infections such as pneumonia and bronchiolitis each year, a global study suggests. Researchers also found that an estimated 265,000 children under five suffering from chest infections die in hospital each year. Almost all of these deaths - 99 per cent - take place in the developing world. About eight out of ten children who die from chest infections do so outside of hospital care... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
Gastric tube feeding may be comparable with IV in babies with bronchiolitis
(Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - January 4, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Antibiotics for persistent cough or wheeze following acute bronchiolitis in children
Source: Cochrane
Area: Evidence > Disease Focused Reviews
Background
Bronchiolitis is a common acute respiratory infectious condition, with a high prevalence worldwide. It is a clinically diagnosed syndrome, manifested by tachypnoea (rapid breathing), with crackles or wheeze in young children. In the acute phase of bronchiolitis (< 14 days), antibiotics have only been recommended when a secondary bacterial infection is suspected. Although bronchiolitis is usually a self-limiting condition, a number of children have persistent respiratory symptoms such as cough and wheezing in post-acute bronchiol...
Source: NeLM - Disease Focused Reviews - January 3, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: news
