Infants with lysosomal and peroxisomal disorders (LSD), such as Krabbe disease and Hurler syndrome, which are often fatal, can be managed with umbilical cord blood transfusions from unrelated donors. Reuters Health Information
Preterm neonates should not be resuscitated using room air, warn the authors of prospective study published in the June issue of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
EMLA cream and nitrous oxide can relieve the pain associated with palivizumab injection in infants and young children, according to a report by researchers in France. Reuters Health Information
Results of a retrospective study suggest that the combination of aspirin and clopidogrel appears to be an effective and "relatively" safe antiplatelet treatment in children with heart disease at risk for thromboembolic events. Reuters Health Information
Temperatures measured by an infrared skin thermometer and a rectal thermometer are comparable in newborns, according to a report in the January Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition. Reuters Health Information
In an Australian cross-sectional study, teens who were obese or overweight had a higher risk for chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and fatty liver disease. Medscape Medical News
