Study finds laundry detergent pods, serious poisoning risk for children
Laundry detergent pods began appearing on U.S. store shelves in early 2010, and people have used them in growing numbers ever since. The small packets can be tossed into a washing machine without ever...
View ArticleA child is treated in a US emergency department every three minutes for a...
'Tis the season for toys. Children are writing lists full of them, and parents are standing in lines (or tapping on computers) trying to find them. Playing with toys this season or any other is an...
View ArticleVideo game technology helps measure upper extremity movement in patients with...
Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital have developed a way to measure upper extremity movement in patients with muscular dystrophy using interactive video game technology. Their hope is to...
View ArticleImmune system may play key role in viral therapy's effectiveness against tumors
Viral therapy for childhood cancer could possibly improve if treatments such as chemotherapy do not first suppress patients' immune systems, according to findings published today in the journal...
View ArticleMore evidence supports that kids' headaches increase at back-to-school time
Findings from Nationwide Children's Hospital physicians demonstrate that headaches increase in fall in children, a trend that may be due to back-to-school changes in stress, routines and sleep....
View ArticleStudy finds tests used to measure internal bleeding for patients may not be...
A recently-published study found that while internal bleeding may be uncommon as a result of taking blood thinners such as Xarelto (rivaroxaban) and Eliquis (apixaban), the normal coagulation tests...
View ArticleConjoined twins successfully separated
Twin girls born joined at the pelvic and hip region are recovering after separation surgery Thursday, Sept. 3, at Nationwide Children's Hospital. The girls are named Acen and Apio, but on Thursday they...
View ArticleGenetic testing for pediatric epilepsy can be complicated, but beneficial
The use of genetic testing in pediatric epilepsy is complicated and the list of known epilepsy genes changes almost daily. The steps from a doctor initially evaluating a patient when they first...
View ArticleHydrocortisone effects on neurodevelopment for extremely low birthweight infants
Hydrocortisone is one of the 15 most frequently prescribed medications in extremely low birth weight (?1000 g) infants in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU).
View ArticleChildhood kidney stones associated with atherosclerosis, study shows
A recent study published in the Journal of Pediatrics is the first to examine and identify a link between kidney stones in children and thickened or hardened arteries—precursors to a wide variety of...
View ArticleStudies find that delayed umbilical cord clamping may benefit some high-risk...
Clamping and cutting of the umbilical cord happens within 10 seconds after birth in most cases, in part so members of a medical team can more quickly begin caring for a newborn. But research from...
View ArticleNew study finds zipline-related injuries are rapidly increasing
The popularity of ziplining has skyrocketed rapidly in recent years. The number of commercial ziplines in the U.S. rose from 10 in 2001 to more than 200 in 2012, in addition to more than 13,000 amateur...
View ArticleStudy shows babies born extremely premature may benefit from proactive,...
Denise Foyle had been pregnant for just 23 weeks when she gave birth to her daughter, Bryn. She weighed one pound and three ounces, and measured only 12 inches long.
View ArticleBreast milk purchased online contains caffeine and tobacco, but no illicit drugs
In the latest update on the testing of breast milk samples purchased online, researchers found that no samples appeared to be contaminated with illicit drugs.
View ArticleAdolescent bariatric surgery reverses type 2 diabetes in 95 percent of teens,...
The results of a new study to be published November 6, 2015 in The New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with presentation at The Obesity Society Annual meeting in Los Angeles, California show...
View ArticleModerate amounts of caffeine during pregnancy do not harm baby's IQ, study shows
Women drinking and eating moderate amounts of caffeine during pregnancy should be reassured that they are not harming their child's intelligence, according to a study from The Research Institute at...
View ArticleDown syndrome research gets a boost with new biobank initiative
Nationwide Children's Hospital and research advocacy group DownSyndrome Achieves have joined forces to create the first biobank in the country dedicated to collecting and managing blood samples from...
View ArticleAntibiotics alone can be a safe, effective treatment for children with...
Using antibiotics alone to treat children with uncomplicated acute appendicitis is a reasonable alternative to surgery when chosen by the family. A study led by researchers at Nationwide Children's...
View ArticleStudy evaluates pay-for-performance program for Medicaid children in an ACO
The first pay-for-performance (P4P) evaluation of pediatricians under a full-risk Medicaid accountable care organization (ACO) for children shows P4P incentives were partially responsible for higher...
View ArticleStakeholder involvement in clinical trial design leads to greater...
By seeking the advice of patients, families and other stakeholders in designing a clinical trial investigating pediatric appendicitis, researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital found a way to...
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