The Director of Immunization, Department of Health, UK has written a letter to UK doctors warning about the risk of febrile convulsions in children aged under five years and seasonal influenza vaccines marketed by Pfizer Vaccines (Enzira® and CSL Biotherapies generic influenza vaccine)...

Academics at Northumbria University have demonstrated a link between teenage binge drinking and damage to prospective memory. Prospective memory is an important aspect of day-to-day memory function and is defined as the cognitive ability to remember to carry out an activity at some future point in time...

Scientists have successfully used "next generation sequencing" to identify mutations that may cause a rare and mysterious genetic disorder...

Hockey fans likely would assume that body-checking - intentionally slamming an opponent against the boards - causes the most injuries in youth ice hockey. But they would be wrong...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received reports of malignancies in children using tumor necrosis factor a (TNF) blockers, raising concerns of an associated risk and prompting an investigation...

Improved diagnostic methods and treatments are on the horizon.
Medscape Medical News

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to market the first-ever, rapid point-of-care, laboratory-quality blood test for measuring total bilirubin in newborns.
Medscape Medical News

The CASCADE trial shows that initiation of HIV treatment when CD4 cell counts drop below 500 cells/uL slows disease progression and reduces mortality; little benefit was seen with earlier treatment.
Medscape Medical News

Children who live in damp, water-damaged homes may be more likely to develop nasal allergies, a new study suggests.
Reuters Health Information

Children and teenagers exposed to secondhand smoke at home may get poorer grades than their peers from smoke-free homes, a study of Hong Kong students suggests.
Reuters Health Information

(MedPage Today) -- Vitamin D supplements reduce the arterial stiffness associated with pervasive vitamin D deficiency among black teens, even in sunny climes, researchers found.

A statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics on cochlear implants in children covers surgical site infections and prevention and treatment of acute otitis media and meningitis.
Medscape Medical News

Needles as short as 5 mm can be used to deliver insulin reliably into the subcutaneous layer of the skin, while minimizing the risk for intramuscular and intradermal delivery.
Medscape Medical News

How can e-coli outbreaks be prevented? This study looks at widespread illness resulting from tainted beef.
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report

Would you and your staff be willing to clean toilets to keep your practice viable? Here's an example of creative cost-cutting.
Family Practice Management

Cancer cases reported in children treated with TNF blockers were confounded by underlying illnesses and concomitant use of immunosuppressants.
Medscape Medical News

Research suggests up to a third of children and adolescents receiving psychiatric care have insomnia or other sleep disturbances and at least a quarter are treated with medications for the problem.
Medscape Medical News

A 21-month-old boy presents to the ED with a change in mental status. What's the diagnosis?
Medscape Emergency Medicine

The group Alaskans Against Government Mandates -- which opposes a ballot initiative that would require parental notification for state minors seeking abortions -- has reported collecting five times the money disclosed by Alaskans for Parental Rights, which supports the initiative, the AP/Anchorage Daily News reports...

Health insurers have started to back down "on their decision to pull out of the child-only coverage market after the Obama administration addressed their concerns about the potential damage to their bottom lines," The Hill reports. "The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday clarified regulations mandating that insurance plans agree to cover sick children...