Because individuals can react differently to antidepressant medications, regular follow-up is important during the first few weeks of treatment, according to an editorial by Group Health psychiatrist and researcher Greg Simon, MD, MPH.
Researchers report an inverse relationship between antidepressant prescriptions and the rates of suicide in children and adolescents — a finding that contradicts the Food and Drug Administration’s “black box” warning for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medications, also known as SSRI drugs.
An educational intervention program for parents of infants born prematurely that is implemented early in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can reduce parental stress, depression and anxiety, enhance parent-infant interactions, and reduce hospital length of stay, according to a study led by Dr. Bernadette Melnyk, Dean and Distinguished Foundation Professor in Nursing at Arizona State University College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation, Phoenix.
Long-term consequences of arsenic poisoning during infancy is due to contaminated milk powder, a study published in Environmental Health by Miwako Dakeishi, Katsuyuki Murata and Philippe Grandjean. Arsenic toxicity is a global health problem affecting many millions of people.
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center has opened a new clinical study using a vaccine strain of the measles virus to attack recurrent glioblastoma multiforme, a largely untreatable brain tumor. This is the second of several pending molecular medicine studies in patients using measles to kill cancer.
New autopsy data provide the strongest evidence yet that sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is not a “mystery” disease but has a concrete biological basis. In the November 1 issue of JAMA, researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston document abnormalities in the brainstem — a part of the brain that regulates breathing, blood pressure, body heat, and arousal — in babies who died from SIDS. The term cot death is often used in the United Kingdom, and crib death in North America.
Children between the ages of 10 and 17 years are needed to participate in a research study of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) at the University of Pittsburgh. The study will use Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to attempt to identify which areas of the brain are active when responding to certain stimuli.
Child life programs, which address psychosocial issues and provide information to children and families pertaining to hospital stays, surgery or procedures, illness, and other health care experiences, are an essential component of quality pediatric health care for children and families, says a new American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement.
In a new clinical practice guideline, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) outlines recommendations for diagnosing and managing bronchiolitis, the most common lower respiratory infection in children under age 2. The symptoms of bronchiolitis often mirror those of asthma or bacterial pneumonia, resulting in misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment.
The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has reduced the number of uninsured children in the U.S., while improving access and utilization of health care services.