Child Health

Venipunctures are one of the most stressful situations in clinics and practices. This study gives two further suggestions and shows that the more attractive the distractions are, the better they work.

Recurrent abdominal pain is one of the most common reasons for children to see a doctor. Linaclotide has now been tested in a phase 2 study on children with irritable bowel syndrome.

A completely different approach, involving treatment with the monoclonal anti-IgE antibody omalizumab in children and adolescents with severe allergies to dietary proteins, has now been tested.

Maternal RSV vaccination in the late stages of pregnancy reduces the infant’s risk of having a severe RSV infection in the first six months of life. …

80-90% of bacterial infections in the first 3 months of life are urinary tract infections. Paediatric emergency departments in the UK and Ireland have now studied……

In the past, it was thought that blinding of patients was the prerequisite for measuring a placebo effect. In recent years, however, studies with adults have shown...

The first step in cases of young children presenting with abdominal pain or non-specific gastrointestinal complaints is the exclusion of more serious causes such as cardiac insufficiency, intestinal inflammation or food intolerance. Once they can be ruled out, clinicians will have to convince parents that…

In cases of “febrile seizures” any inflammatory conditions must be ruled out, especially all types of meningitis. Most children presenting with febrile seizures for the first time…

The purpose of automated insulin pumps, i.e. insulin pumps controlled by the glucose concentration in the subcutaneous adipose tissue, is to improve the glucose turnover rate. In a multicentre study…

In a comprehensive Finnish sleep study, polysomnographic apnoea was detected in snoring infants. To answer the question of whether there are clinical criteria for the identification of a particular risk of short-term respiratory failure...

To test the efficacy of corticosteroids, infants with acute obstructive bronchitis received oral prednisolone, while infants of the control group received a placebo.

Acute infections of the upper respiratory tract – i.e. colds, flu-like infections – are usually viral, but are often treated with antibiotics due to their acute nature and to prevent bacterial superinfections. A middle ground between immediate antibiotic prescription and no antibiotic prescription is…

A bioelectrical impedance analysis is used to measure body fat, body water, muscle mass and other body compartments. Because of the known correlation between obesity and type 2 diabetes, this method was used to determine…

The association between the human gut microbiota and the development of obesity or obesity-related diseases has been the focus of increasing scientific attention for several years. The imbalance in the gut microbiota caused…

The retrospective analysis of the electronic health records of 67,127 children and adolescents, whose chief complaint was a sore throat, led to…

Chicken soup for colds and ginger for nausea? Do these home remedies really work and is there any scientific evidence to prove it?

Obesity is known to be caused by genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors. The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) is putting the theory that obesity is non-communicable to the test.

The intestinal microbiota is attributed an increasingly important role in colic and excessive crying. Studies have shown that the meconium already contains a diverse microbiome and that colonisation of the infant intestine begins in utero.

Today, half of Europe’s young people under the age of 20 are short-sighted. A study shows that, in addition to genetics…

A persistent cough is distressing, disturbs the whole family’s sleep and is normally treated with one of the numerous cough medications on the market, whose effectiveness is rarely sufficiently tested. An old household remedy – honey – is another popular demulcent.

Children with mild to severe hearing loss of 26-40 decibels or more exhibit poorer language development and school performance than those without. In a cross-sectional study, they examined whether there is…

An Austrian team of paediatric surgeons, radiologists and neuropaediatricians recommend the reduction in the number of cranial CTs to below the common Standard. Their protocol was as follows…

The incidence of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is increasing around the world. The Australian working group has now presented the results of a case-control study on the possible relationship between...

In the serum of patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus C-peptide was detected. Since C-peptide is released when...

Young children often walk with their feet turned inwards. This can cause concern amongst parents for functional or aesthetic reasons. A retrospective medical record review...

The data of 250 cases of sleep-related infant suffocation was evaluated with regard to their circumstances. 69% of the cases were attributed to…

Assuming that 6-8 hour blocks of uninterrupted sleep should be achieved at age 6 to 12 months, parents are often advised to use coaching techniques to reach this goal.

During a 13-year period a total of 2479 young infants were presented in a pediatric emergency unit with a history of fever. To study the significance of fever itself, infants with clear clinical evidence…