A new study reviewing more than 50,000 narcotic-containing precriptions for children found that about 4 percent of them received an overdose amount.
Of more concern was the finding that the youngest children had the greatest chance of receiving an overdose, according to lead researcher Dr. William T. Basco Jr., associate professor and director of the Division [...]
Inflammatory bowel disease is becoming increasingly common in kids, but many of them may not be diagnosed in a timely manner, according to pediatric experts.
Gastroenterologists from the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Johns Hopkins Children’s in Baltimore say that many of the hundreds of children they see were referred to them only after months [...]
Nearly 4,000 men, women and children in the United States die from accidental choking each year.
And almost two thirds of children who choke to death are three years of age or younger. Most of these deaths can be avoided. Understanding how to prevent choking, as well as what to do when choking occurs, can save [...]
Computed tomography examinations of children in hospital emergency departments increased fivefold from 1995 to 2008, highlighting the need for appropriate use and interpretation of these exams, a new study shows.
The number of pediatric emergency department visits that included a computerized tomography or CT examination increased from roughly 330,000 in 1995 to 1.65 million in 2008, [...]
The use of antipsychotic drugs for very young children with behavior problems approximately doubled between 1999-2001 and 2007. Yet fewer than half of these children received a mental health assessment, a psychotherapy visit, or a visit with a psychiatrist while taking these medications, reveals a new study.
These findings raise safety concerns, note the researchers. They [...]
The nation’s leading pediatrician’s group now says toddlers should remain in rear-facing car seats until the age of 2, rather than the previous age requirement of 12 months.
In a new policy published in the April 2011 issue of Pediatrics (published online March 21), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises parents to keep their toddlers [...]
Play time for babies and toddlers should be fun for both the young ones and their parents.
But for 250,100 children in 2009, play time stopped being fun as they were treated for toy related injuries at hospitals, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. That same year, 12 children died from toy-related injuries.
Most (46 percent) [...]
Much care should be taken when using x-rays on pregnant women and infants because of the potential for a slight increase in the risk of children developing cancer, a new study says.
The study is consistent with what doctors have long suspected, and why women of childbearing age are always asked about the possibility of pregnancy [...]
Nearly 10,000 children under 2 are rushed to emergency departments each year as a result of injuries associated with cribs, playpens and bassinets, a new study has found.
Conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, the study examined such injuries among [...]
Parents are still giving over-the-counter cough and cold medicine to children under 2, despite warnings and a recommendation by the US Food and Drug Administration against doing so.
Research has linked over-the-counter cough and cold products to poisoning or death in hundreds of children, ages 2 and younger. And studies have shown that these medicines do [...]
