Effects of therapeutic irradiation delivered in early childhood upon subsequent lung function.

abstract：:Rising global temperatures are causing major physical, chemical, and ecological changes in the planet. There is wide consensus among scientific organizations and climatologists that these broad effects, known as "climate change," are the result of contemporary human activity. Climate change poses threats to human heal...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-three children with acute rheumatic fever were studied using echocardiography to characterize heart involvement in this disease. Among 26 subjects with a first episode of acute rheumatic fever, 18 had a clinical diagnosis of carditis and six had heart failure. Heart failure usually resulted from valvular incomp...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Vardi P,Markiewicz W,Weiss Y,Levi J,Benderly A

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Localized abscess formation is a rare but previously described manifestation of Haemophilus influenzae infection. A majority of the reported cases were caused by nontypeable strains of H influenzae. We report a case of an extensive subscapular abscess due to beta-lactamase-negative H influenzae type B. This, to our kn...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： San Joaquin VH,Kimball JB

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A number of studies have shown that victimization from bullying behavior is associated with substantial adverse effects on physical and psychological health, but it is unclear which comes first, the victimization or the health-related symptoms. In our present study, we investigated whether victimization prec...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Fekkes M,Pijpers FI,Fredriks AM,Vogels T,Verloove-Vanhorick SP

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Individuals with fragile X syndrome (FXS) are frequently codiagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Most of our current knowledge about ASD in FXS comes from family surveys and small studies. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of the ASD diagnosis in a large clinic-base...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Kaufmann WE,Kidd SA,Andrews HF,Budimirovic DB,Esler A,Haas-Givler B,Stackhouse T,Riley C,Peacock G,Sherman SL,Brown WT,Berry-Kravis E

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agriculture is the second most dangerous occupation in the United States, and unlike other occupations, children make up a significant portion of the work force. This study presents national data on the morbidity and mortality due to farm injuries to children and adolescents less than or equal to 19 years of age. Data...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Rivara FP

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suicide is the third leading cause of death for adolescents 15 to 19 years old.(1) Pediatricians can help prevent adolescent suicide by knowing the symptoms of depression and other presuicidal behavior. This statement updates the previous statement(2) by the American Academy of Pediatrics and assists the pediatrician ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors：

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In a population-based case-control study, we investigated the association between congenital heart defects and maternal smoking. METHODS:The National Birth Defects Prevention Study enrolled 3067 infants with nonsyndromic congenital heart defects and their parents and 3947 infants without birth defects and t...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Malik S,Cleves MA,Honein MA,Romitti PA,Botto LD,Yang S,Hobbs CA,National Birth Defects Prevention Study.

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Every child with failure to thrive has at least one organic medical disease: malnutrition. It is well documented that lead and other heavy metals are absorbed more readily in the presence of both malnutrition and iron deficiency anemia. Malnutrition and lead exposure tend to be found in the same population groups. Fur...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Bithoney WG

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relation between smoke exposure in early life, the prenatal period in particular, and the vascular development of young children is largely unknown. METHODS:Data from the birth cohort participating in the WHISTLER-Cardio study were used to relate the smoking of parents during pregnancy to subsequent vas...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Geerts CC,Bots ML,van der Ent CK,Grobbee DE,Uiterwaal CS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A preterm, very low birth weight infant was born to a mother with early latent syphilis who was treated 10 days and 3 days before delivery with 2.4 mU of benzathine penicillin. The infant had clinical, laboratory, and radiographic abnormalities consistent with congenital syphilis, ie, a Venereal Disease Research Labor...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Benzick AE,Wirthwein DP,Weinberg A,Wendel GD Jr,Alsaadi R,Leos NK,Zeray F,Sánchez PJ

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group B streptococcal colonization of normal newborn infants increased from 22.5% within 20 hours of birth to 65.4% at the time of hospital discharge (P less than .001). In contrast, colonization in mothers did not change significantly between the time of admission to labor and delivery (27.7%) and the time of dischar...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Paredes A,Wong P,Mason EO Jr,Taber LH,Barrett FF

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of persistent blood pressure elevations in an eighth-grade population composed of three ethnic groups, and to determine the feasibility of using school health facilities for hypertension screening. Blood pressure was recorded in 10,641 subjects (90% of the tota...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Fixler DE,Laird WP,Fitzgerald V,Stead S,Adams R

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of pacifier use and whether this habit adversely affects the health of 6-month-old infants. DESIGN:Data collected via self-completion questionnaires from mothers forming part of the prospective, population-based Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood. METHODS:The mothers...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： North K,Fleming P,Golding J

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the efficacy of otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) as a screening test for hearing impairment in children with acute bacterial meningitis. Hearing tests were performed before discharge from the hospital in an attempt to improve coverage and avoid delays in the diagnosis of postmeningitic hearing loss. ME...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Richardson MP,Williamson TJ,Reid A,Tarlow MJ,Rudd PT

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Metropolitan Atlanta Developmental Disabilities Study is the first US, population-based epidemiologic study of the prevalence of mental retardation, cerebral palsy, hearing impairment, and visual impairment among school-age children. The study population consisted of children who were 10 years of age between 1985 ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Yeargin-Allsopp M,Murphy CC,Oakley GP,Sikes RK

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine whether the use of continuous subcutaneous glucose monitoring will help in detecting unrecognized nocturnal hypoglycemia and in lowering hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels (without increasing the risk for severe hypoglycemia) in children with type 1 diabetes. METHODS:Eleven children with type 1 diabete...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Chase HP,Kim LM,Owen SL,MacKenzie TA,Klingensmith GJ,Murtfeldt R,Garg SK

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the United States, 15- to 24-year-olds represent approximately 14% of HIV cases diagnosed in 2006 and almost 50% of the 19 million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) reported annually. This survey assessed pediatricians' practices regarding preventive health care screening, provision of reproductive he...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Henry-Reid LM,O'Connor KG,Klein JD,Cooper E,Flynn P,Futterman DC

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two matched groups of children with a family history of atopy/allergy were observed from birth. In one group (n = 65) the mothers had a diet free from eggs, cow's milk, and fish during the first 3 months of lactation, whereas the mothers in the other group (n = 50) had a normal diet. Atopic/allergic manifestations, sk...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Sigurs N,Hattevig G,Kjellman B

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gender-incongruent (GI) youth have high rates of mental health problems. Although gender-affirming medical care (GAMC) provides psychological benefit, some GI youth present to care at older ages. Whether a relationship exists between age of presentation to GAMC and mental health difficulties warrants study. ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Sorbara JC,Chiniara LN,Thompson S,Palmert MR

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze, in extremely low birth weight infants, associations between peak bilirubin concentration and evidence of brain damage, and between peak bilirubin concentration and blindness attributable to retinopathy of prematurity. METHODS:Retrospective study of 128 infants of

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Yeo KL,Perlman M,Hao Y,Mullaney P

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Serum alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) levels are commonly used as biochemical indicators of hepatocellular injury but can also detect occult muscle disease. High concomitant serum creatine phosphokinase (CPK) levels can point to muscle as the source of high transaminase levels. Nev...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： McMillan HJ,Gregas M,Darras BT,Kang PB

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effects of dietary experience and milk feeding regimen on acceptance of their first vegetable by 4- to 6-month-old infants. DESIGN:Longitudinal study, of 26-days duration, observing infants aged 4 to 6 months at the start of the study. Random assignment to treatments, within-subject control. ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Sullivan SA,Birch LL

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bacterial sepsis is associated with high morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. However, diagnosis of sepsis and identification of the causative agent remains challenging. Our aim was to determine genome-wide expression profiles of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with and without bacterial sepsis a...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Cernada M,Serna E,Bauerl C,Collado MC,Pérez-Martínez G,Vento M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial blood gases and regional lung function, measured with a 133xenon technique, were used to evalute the physiological defects and follow the natural history of 16 infants with lobar hyperinflation ("emphysema"). Hypoxemia was due to V/Q inequality at rest. Worsening of hypoxemia (mean Pao2 delta--26 mm Hg) with ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Shannon DC,Todres ID,Moylan FM

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare findings on hard copies of cranial ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) obtained between birth and term in a group of preterm infants. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:Infants born at or below a gestational age of 30 weeks who underwent cranial US scan and MRI on the same day were eligible...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Maalouf EF,Duggan PJ,Counsell SJ,Rutherford MA,Cowan F,Azzopardi D,Edwards AD

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated sulfite oxidase deficiency is a rare but devastating neurologic disease that usually presents in early infancy with seizures and alterations in muscle tone. Only 21 cases have been reported in the literature. We report a case of a newborn infant boy with isolated sulfite oxidase deficiency who presented with ...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Tan WH,Eichler FS,Hoda S,Lee MS,Baris H,Hanley CA,Grant PE,Krishnamoorthy KS,Shih VE

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released its new Technical Report and Policy Statement on male circumcision, concluding that current evidence indicates that the health benefits of newborn male circumcision outweigh the risks. The technical report is based on the scrutiny of a large number of complex scient...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Frisch M,Aigrain Y,Barauskas V,Bjarnason R,Boddy SA,Czauderna P,de Gier RP,de Jong TP,Fasching G,Fetter W,Gahr M,Graugaard C,Greisen G,Gunnarsdottir A,Hartmann W,Havranek P,Hitchcock R,Huddart S,Janson S,Jaszczak P

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Persistent patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) often produces hemodynamic and respiratory derangement necessitating use of inotropic drugs and escalating ventilatory support in premature infants. When medical therapy fails, surgical ligation is indicated. Because of the risks of transferring unstable neonates t...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Gould DS,Montenegro LM,Gaynor JW,Lacy SP,Ittenbach R,Stephens P,Steven JM,Spray TL,Nicolson SC

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The Joint Commission introduced 3 Children's Asthma Care (CAC 1-3) measures to improve the quality of pediatric inpatient asthma care. Validity of the commission's measures has not yet been demonstrated. The objectives of this quality improvement study were to examine changes in provider compl...

journal_title：Pediatrics

authors： Fassl BA,Nkoy FL,Stone BL,Srivastava R,Simon TD,Uchida DA,Koopmeiners K,Greene T,Cook LJ,Maloney CG

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00