High-dose brachytherapy (HBRT), alone or in combination with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT), produces "excellent" local control rates in pediatric soft tissue sarcoma, according to a report in the April 19th issue of the BMC journal Radiation Oncology. Reuters Health Information
Use of a 70% helium and 30% oxygen mixture (heliox) enhances nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in managing severe bronchiolitis in infants, Spanish researchers report in the May issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
US adolescents who were adopted as infants are about twice as likely to have a disruptive behavior disorder as their non-adopted peers, research shows. Reuters Health Information
The results of a study published in the May issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood suggest that the use of a vibrating bladder stimulator does not significantly reduce the time to pass urine in pre-continent children. Reuters Health Information
More behavioral problems are found in children with dysfunctional voiding than in those with urge syndrome, according to findings published in the May issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
B cell depletion therapy with rituximab is effective and safe for treating children with refractory systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), according to a report in the May issue of the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Reuters Health Information
Long-term follow-up of children with congenital lactic acidosis suggests that dichloroacetate treatment is generally well tolerated and of continuing value, researchers report in the May issue of Pediatrics. However, there is an indication of possible peripheral neuropathy. Reuters Health Information
German neonatologists report that human astrovirus (HastV) infection appears to be an important causative factor in necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants. Reuters Health Information
Immunization of preterm infants at 2 months with the diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine does not increase the risk of prolonged apnea or bradycardia, according to a report in the May issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
Neonatal vaccination with an acellular pertussis (aP) vaccine accelerates pertussis antibody production in infants, according to German and Swiss researchers. Reuters Health Information
