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<< OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN INFANTS AND ITS MANAGEMENT WITH NASAL CONTINUOUS

POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE

Nasal continuous positive airway pressure is an effective therapy for the

management of infants with OSA in the home environment.

CHEST 116(1):10-16, 1999

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/11835.rhtml

LIMITED BENEFIT FROM TONSIL AND ADENOID SURGERY

Adenoidectomy and adenotonsillectomy have limited and short-term

effectiveness in reducing new middle ear infections in children with

recurrent ear infections and usually should not be considered a first

course of action.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/11793.rhtml

EAR PAIN IN CHILDREN DURING AIR TRAVEL

Pseudoephedrine, an over-the-counter remedy used by adults to reduce

travel-associated ear pain, does not work in children according to a study

by a Mayo Clinic pediatrician.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/11890.rhtml

VACCINE EXPERTS QUESTION THIMEROSAL CONCERN

Physicians are being urged to reduce as much as possible the amount of

thimerosal they inject into children via immunizations.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/11758.rhtml

PET KEEPING CAN AGGRAVATE ASTHMA SYMPTOMS

Sensitized asthmatics who own cats and dogs appear to have more pronounced

asthma symptoms than do similar asthmatics who do not keep such pets,

according to Scandinavian researchers.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/11781.rhtml

CRYING MAY REDUCE ABSORPTION OF INHALED ANTI-ASTHMA AGENTS IN INFANTS

Contrary to expectations, crying in infants significantly reduces

absorption of nebulized sodium cromoglycate (cromolyn sodium), British

researchers report in the August issue of the Archives of Disease in

Childhood.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/11809.rhtml

ADHD MAY BE OVERDIAGNOSED IN SOME COMMUNITIES

The proportion of schoolchildren who are treated for attention

deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in southeastern Virginia is two to

three times higher than national estimates.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/11811.rhtml

ADENOIDECTOMY, ADENOTONSILLECTOMY: LIMITED EFFICACY AGAINST RECURRENT ACUTE

OTITIS MEDIA

Performance of adenoidectomy and adenotonsillectomy is associated with only

slight, short-term benefits in children with recurrent otitis media,

according to a report in the September 8th issue of The Journal of the

American Medical Association.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/11813.rhtml

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE ON HOLD AS CDC INVESTIGATES RISK

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials hope to have an answer

by October about the possible relationship between the rotavirus vaccine

and intussusception.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/11851.rhtml

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MEASLES-UNITED STATES, 1998

During 1998, a provisional total of 100 confirmed measles cases was

reported to CDC by state and local health departments, representing a

record low number of cases and 28% fewer than the 138 cases reported in

1997.

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/11853.rhtml

SURGERY OUTCOME BETTER WITH PRE-OP FEEDING, NOT FASTING

The traditional instruction to patients awaiting elective surgery to take

nothing by mouth may rapidly become a thing of the past, according to a

presentation at the 21st Annual Conference of the European Society of

Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN).

http://pediatrics.medscape.com/11858.rhtml

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