|
|
Other links at Articles > Pediatrics |
| 1. |
Biochemical Markers Help Spot Patent Ductus Arteriosus
|
|
|
Using biochemical markers in combination with echocardiography appears to improve identification of preterm infants with a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) who are at high risk of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) or death, researchers in Ireland and Australia report in the Archives of Disease in Childhood--Fetal and Neonatal Edition. Reuters Health Information
|
| 2. |
Ketogenic Diet-Related Hypercholesterolemia May Resolve Naturally Over Time
|
|
|
A new study confirms that hypercholesterolemia occurs in most children on a high fat/low carbohydrate ketogenic diet for intractable epilepsy. The study also shows that cholesterol levels improve naturally in approximately half of these children without any intervention. Reuters Health Information
|
| 4. |
Major Organ Involvement Common in Children With SLE
|
|
|
Most children who have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a variety of serious clinical manifestations, Canadian researchers report in the April issue of the Journal of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
|
| 5. |
Screening Probably Caused Cystic Fibrosis Decline
|
|
|
Massachusetts researchers have seen a dramatic statewide drop in the number of newborns with cystic fibrosis, and said on Wednesday the decline may be due to a national effort to screen for the genetic disease. Reuters Health Information
|
|
|
