Cesarean–asthma link shunned
Researchers have found that a previously reported association between birth by cesarean section and risk for asthma may be largely due to confounding by familial factors. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - July 11, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Autistic comorbidities take toll in pediatric bipolar disorder
Autistic spectrum disorders may be present in nearly a third of children with bipolar I disorder, further impairing their social functioning, say researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - July 9, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Pediatric mania rarely persists
Most children with symptoms of mania improve rapidly and are unlikely to be diagnosed with a bipolar spectrum disorder, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - July 4, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
House dampness linked to pediatric wheeze worldwide
Results from an international study confirm that damp housing conditions are significantly associated with past and current wheeze in children. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - July 1, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Controlling children’s blood pressure pays vascular dividends
Children with hypertension have increased cardiovascular risk later in life, unless their blood pressure is brought under control by the time they reach adulthood, shows a long-term study. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - June 24, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Recession has second-hand consequences for children with asthma
Data from the US recession period suggest that during times of economic hardship, unemployment becomes a stronger determinant of smoking by parents of children with asthma. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - June 21, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Quantitative over qualitative for preschool caries assessment
An algorithm-based quantitative approach is the best means of caries risk assessment in preschool children, suggests research published in the Journal of Clinical Dentistry. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - June 21, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Depression impact overlooked in pediatric bipolar disorder
Depression has a larger effect than mania on the functioning of children with bipolar disorder, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - June 20, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Early asthma link to ADHD
Children who develop asthma early in life have a significantly increased risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder later in childhood, show the results of a nationwide, prospective study. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - June 17, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Mutation prematurely releases puberty brake
Scientists have identified a genetic mutation that drives central precocious puberty in girls and boys. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - June 14, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Vitamin D supplement reduces pediatric AOM
Research shows that children who are prone to acute otitis media are at increased risk for recurrence if they have depleted levels of vitamin D. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - June 10, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Gender does not affect pediatric bipolar I disorder presentation
US researchers have found that girls and boys with pediatric bipolar I disorder have similar clinical presentations, and that the disorder is equally familial in both gender. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - June 6, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Deprivation linked to childhood asthma hospitalization
Swedish data show that children living in deprived areas have a significantly higher risk for hospitalization for asthma than do children from wealthier neighborhoods. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - June 4, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Current tests inadequate to diagnose pediatric M. pneumoniae
A study of children shows that Mycoplasma pneumoniae is commonly carried in the respiratory tract without causing symptoms. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - June 3, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Pediatric BDR cutoff shunned
Researchers say that the definition of a significant bronchodilator response as a change in forced expiratory volume in 1 second of at least 12% is inappropriate for use in children. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - June 3, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
