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84% of Devices Had Not Been Tested on Any Child Before The Approval Was Granted.

Apr 14, 2014

A study of 25 high-risk medical devices approved for use on children showed that 84 percent of those devices approved by FDA since 2008 had not been tested on any child under 18 years of age before the approval was granted. Eleven had not ...

Tags: Health, Medicine

Many Mothers with Children Suffer Physical and Psychological Distress From The Stress

Mar 4, 2014

Many mothers with children on life-sustaining medical devices, such as ventilators and breathing or feeding tubes, suffer physical and psychological distress from the stress of juggling treatments, appointments, therapies and daily family ...

Tags: Mental Health of Mothers, Technology-Dependent Children

Retail-Based Clinics Do Not Provide Children with The High-Quality, Healthcare They Need

Feb 26, 2014

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics says retail-based health clinics do not provide children with the high-quality, preventive healthcare they need. An updated policy statement, scheduled to be ...

Tags: healthcare, children, health clinics

Children with FSE Receive Earlier Treatment with AEDs Experience a Reduction

Feb 26, 2014

New research shows that children with febrile status epilepticus (FSE) who receive earlier treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) experience a reduction in the duration of the seizure. The study published in Epilepsia, a journal of the ...

Tags: AED, FSE, Seizure, FEBSTAT

Chesapeake Urology Introduces Chesapeake Urology for Kids

Feb 25, 2014

Chesapeake Associates, PA, the premier urology practice in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region, introduces Chesapeake Urology for Kids, a comprehensive program to treat urologic conditions in children from pre-natal to 18 years of age. ...

Tags: Pediatric Care, superior care, care philosophy

Here Are Some of The Latest Health and Medical News Developments,Compiled by The Editors

Feb 13, 2014

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: New Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign Targets Youth Ruined teeth and damaged skin are among the images being used in a new U.S. government ...

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U.S. FDA Today Approved The Expanded Use of Blood Sugar Monitoring System

Feb 13, 2014

February 3, 2014 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the expanded use of the Dexcom G4 Platinum Continuous Monitoring System for patients with diabetes ages 2 to 17 years. The G4 Platinum System, which monitors blood ...

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Researchers Have Found a New Way to Boost The Survival of Pediatric Patients

Jan 20, 2014

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford have found a new way to boost the survival of pediatric patients whose hearts stop while they are hospitalized. The researchers ...

Tags: Cardiac Arrest, Pediatric Patients, New Way to Boost Survival

Acute Otitis Media Is The Most Common Ailment Among Kids of Preschool Age

Jan 13, 2014

Acute otitis media, or ear infection, is the most common ailment among kids of preschool age and younger in the U.S., primarily because these children have immature middle-ear drainage systems, higher exposure to respiratory illnesses and ...

Tags: acute otitis media, ear infection, kids health, health care

Mylan Announced That Its U.S. Has Launched Mycophenolic Acid Delayed-Release Tablets

Jan 10, 2014

Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) today announced that its U.S.-based subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched Mycophenolic Acid Delayed-release Tablets, 180 mg and 360 mg. This product is the generic version of Novartis' Myfortic® ...

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SOURCE Sebastian Ferrero Foundation

Jan 2, 2014

Sebastian Ferrero Foundation's holiday toy initiative helped grant holiday wishes for over 150 local children by partnering with the local Children's Advocacy Center in support of the organizations "Help for the Holidays" program and UF ...

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CBT Resulted in Greater Reductions in Headache Frequency and Migraine-Related Disability

Dec 27, 2013

Among children and adolescents with chronic migraine, the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) resulted in greater reductions in headache frequency and migraine-related disability compared with headache education, according to a study ...

Tags: chronic migraine, cognitive behavioral therapy

Guerbet Announced That Novation Has Awarded a New Agreement for Dotarem Injection

Nov 12, 2013

Guerbet announced that Novation has awarded a new agreement for Dotarem (gadoterate meglumine) injection. Dotarem injection is a gadolinium-based contrast agent indicated for intravenous use with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in brain ...

Tags: Novation, Dotarem injection, Guerbet

Ranbaxy Laboratories Has Secured Approval From CDSCO

Oct 23, 2013

Ranbaxy Laboratories has secured approval from India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to manufacture and sell 'Synriam' to treat uncomplicated malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax parasite in adult patients. Phase III ...

Tags: Ranbaxy Laboratories, Drug Synriam

Crospon Has Obtained an Approval From FDA for Its EsoFLIP Balloon Dilation Catheter

Oct 12, 2013

Ireland-based Crospon has obtained an approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its EsoFLIP balloon dilation catheter. The device allows measurements of lumen diameter to be made electrically and it eliminates the patient's ...

Tags: balloon dilation catheter, Medicine

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