The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Risperdal (risperidone) for the treatment of schizophrenia in adolescents, ages 13 to 17, and for the short-term treatment of manic or mixed episodes of bipolar I disorder in children and adolescents ages 10 to 17.
Experts are struggling to find ways to contain the growing number of children who are becoming obese. One useful approach might be to encourage them to choose low glycaemic index (GI) foods. However, until now there has been little evidence that this approach will work for children in the long term.
Restless legs syndrome is a common problem in children 8 years of age and older in the United States and the United Kingdom, according to a new report from an international team of researchers.
Large burns can trigger cardiac problems and enhanced inflammatory and hypermetabolic responses in patients, a study in the online open access journal Critical Care suggests. Effective treatments may need to focus on these multiple aspects.
In a study of children and adolescents with hypertension, only about one in four had been previously diagnosed with the condition, according to a study in the Aug. 22/29 issue of JAMA.
Non-medicinal interventions are highly effective in preventing the behavioral and academic problems associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a five-year study led by researchers at Lehigh University?s College of Education.
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have found key features that distinguish influenza viruses found in birds from those that infect humans.
More than half of American adults support the State Children’s Health Insurance Program for children and their parents who earn an annual income of up to $32,000 ? or approximately 200 percent of the federal poverty level for a family of three ? say researchers with the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children?s Hospital National Poll on Children?s Health.
A change to the Pharmaceutical Benefits scheme (PBS) from 1 October 2007 will provide subsidised access to adults and children of Remicade? (infliximab) for the treatment of Crohn?s disease.
Exhaust fumes heighten the risk of asthma in children who are already genetically susceptible to respiratory disease, indicates research published ahead of print in the journal Thorax.