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Expert calls for standard epinephrine doses when treating children in cardiac arrest

Monday, October 29th, 2007

  Medical personnel attempting to resuscitate a child in cardiac arrest should abide by epinephrine dosing levels outlined in the Pediatric Advanced ...

Supplements help prevent cavities in children where water quality and fluoride content is poor

Monday, October 29th, 2007

  Primary care clinicians who practice in areas where the water supply is deficient in fluoride should prescribe oral fluoride supplements to ...

Prediction of adult diseases in infancy

Monday, October 29th, 2007

  A new way of predicting which young children are most at risk of eventually contracting diabetes and heart disease in adult ...

Common anemia drug may protect hearts of infants undergoing surgical repair of congenital defects

Monday, October 29th, 2007

  Medical College of Wisconsin researchers may have promising news for the many infants who are born with a congenital heart defect ...

Soy infant formula recalled

Monday, October 29th, 2007

  The Food Standards Agency today warned that small fragments of metal have been found in some tins of SMA Wysoy milk ...

New book to examine the many issues of child maltreatment

Monday, October 29th, 2007

  A book to be launched tomorrow examines the many issues surrounding the social problem of child maltreatment and the response to ...

Daycare and siblings increase likelihood of contracting respiratory syncytial virus and rhinovirus

Monday, October 29th, 2007

  Daycare attendance and siblings are associated with viral-induced wheezing in children. Pre-existing immunologic factors may influence the expression of viral infections ...

New 4 year child development study on infant feeding practice and dietary patterns

Monday, October 29th, 2007

  Researchers at the University of Southampton are embarking on a four-year investigation into how diet in the first year of life ...

Caffeine and children, some sound advice

Monday, October 29th, 2007

  Many adults are dependent on the caffeine in their morning coffee to get them going. But what about kids? Children who ...

Medicaid costs for a child’s trip to an emergency room or clinic can be reduced annually by at least $198

Monday, October 29th, 2007

  Medicaid costs for a child's trip to an emergency room or clinic can be reduced annually by at least $198 per ...