Birth defects linked to greater risk of cancer in later life: BMJ study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 Dec 2020 6:00 AM ISTPeople born with major birth defects face a higher risk of cancer throughout life, although the relative risk is greatest in childhood and then...
Malaria chemoprevention after discharge lowers death in anemic children: NEJM Medha Baranwal3 Dec 2020 4:00 AM ISTAfrica: Three months of malaria chemoprevention with dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine helps in preventing deaths or readmission after hospital discharge...
Late school timings may help reduce migraine attacks in teens Hina Zahid1 Dec 2020 12:30 PM ISTResearch indicates that starting school later in the morning yields health and academic benefits for high schoolers, whose natural body clock tends...
Early weight gain in children linked to ability to produce the hormone leptin Hina Zahid29 Nov 2020 4:48 PM ISTYoung children of African ancestry are more at risk of developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the...
Mobile messaging may help control severity of early childhood caries: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan27 Nov 2020 9:17 PM ISTAccording to recent research, investigators have observed that parental-oriented mobile text messages were effective to control the severity...
LMA not superior to face-mask ventilation for lowering death risk in neonatal asphyxia: NEJM MD Bureau27 Nov 2020 3:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that laryngeal Mask Airway is not as effective as face-mask ventilation in lowering early neonatal death and...
Vitamin D bolus plus 1000 IU daily, effective repletion strategy in kids with SCD Dr Kartikeya Kohli26 Nov 2020 7:00 PM ISTPrevalence of vitamin D deficiency is high in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) with rates ranging from 56% to96%. On a previous trial by P....
No benefit of nebulized magnesium with albuterol in reractory pediatric asthma: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 Nov 2020 4:15 PM ISTA recent study in children with refractory acute asthma showed nebulized magnesium with albuterol, compared with placebo with albuterol, did not...
Maraxilibat significantly reduces pruritus in children with Alagille syndrome Hina Zahid22 Nov 2020 8:02 PM ISTHouston - On behalf of Childhood Liver Disease Research Network (ChiLDReN), Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine researchers...
FDA approves first ever treatment for Rare Rapid-Aging Disease Progeria Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Nov 2020 9:45 AM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lonafarnib (Zokinvy) capsules for the for the treatment of Progeria and processing-deficient...
Probiotics show promise in atopic dermatitis in children; finds study Dr Satabdi Saha20 Nov 2020 10:23 PM ISTOral probiotics can reduce risk of atopic dermatitis in children with a familial history , suggests recent study findings published in Archives of...
Mass azithromycin distribution tied to antibiotic resistance among children: NEJM Dr Satabdi Saha20 Nov 2020 9:45 PM ISTAfter mass distributions of azithromycin or placebo twice yearly for 4 years, antibiotic resistance was more common in the villages that received...
