The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new, once-daily oral stimulant medication for treatment of attention deficit
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Less Peanut Allergy in Australia if Introduced Into Diet Earlier
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Peanut allergy has dropped in Australia after children began to be introduced to peanuts early
Continue reading »Multiple Factors Tied to Hearing Loss in Children Given Cisplatin
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although cumulative dose is important, how cisplatin is administered to young patients with cancer also
Continue reading »Phenobarbital for NOWS: Less Morphine, Briefer Hospital Stay
(Reuters Health) – Infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) may have shorter hospital stays and spend less time on
Continue reading »FDA Clears Device to Protect Kids Against Head Injury
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a new over-the-counter device designed to protect children aged 13 years
Continue reading »Murthy for SG, Levine for HHS Get Mostly Positive Senate Reception
The Biden administration nominees for surgeon general and assistant secretary for health had a mostly positive reception from senators during
Continue reading »Paper Linking Nonionizing Radiation to ADHD Retracted, Replaced
A JAMA journal is retracting and replacing a 2020 paper which linked exposure to nonionizing radiation — think cellphones, Bluetooth
Continue reading »Hirschsprung Disease Tied to Increased Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
(Reuters Health) – Children with Hirschsprung disease may be at increased risk for developing inflammatory bowel disease, a Canadian study
Continue reading »Mathematical modeling suggests kids half as susceptible to COVID-19 as adults
A new computational analysis suggests that people under the age of 20 are about half as susceptible to COVID-19 infection
Continue reading »New US dietary guidelines: No candy, cake for kids under 2
Parents now have an extra reason to say no to candy, cake and ice cream for young children. The first
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