Bilirubinemia May Protect Against Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity in Extremely Preterm Infants: Study Medha Baranwal6 Sept 2024 5:15 AM ISTUSA: Bilirubinemia might offer protection against the severity of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a recent study has concluded.The study published...
Waist-to-height ratio could replace BMI as inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 March 2024 1:30 AM ISTFinland: A new study published in Pediatric Research has shown waist circumference-to-height ratio (WHtR) to be an inexpensive alternative to body...
Acetaminophen use during pregnancy linked to language delays in children Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 Jan 2024 8:00 PM ISTAcetaminophen is considered the safest over-the-counter pain reliever and fever reducer available during pregnancy. Studies have shown that 50%-65% of...
Majority of children getting treatment for Lyme disease improve in 6 months Dr.Niharika Harsha B8 May 2023 11:00 AM ISTA new study found that most of the pediatric patients who were treated for Lyme disease had complete recovery within 6 months including those who...
Ketogenic diet safe and effective for managing drug-resistant epilepsy among kids Medha Baranwal25 March 2023 11:00 AM ISTEgypt: A ketogenic diet appears to be a safe and effective non-pharmacologic, non-surgical therapy for managing childhood drug-resistant epilepsy...
Nicotine exposure during pregnancy may increase risk of sudden infant death Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Feb 2023 10:15 AM ISTInfants whose mothers have used snus (a moist oral tobacco product) during pregnancy run three times the risk of sudden infant death, according to a...
Physical activity inversely related to URTI among preschoolers Dr.Niharika Harsha B31 Jan 2023 8:00 PM ISTPoland: A new study by Polish researchers found that less physical activity among preschoolers is leading to increased susceptibility to upper...
Medical Bulletin 2/December/2022 Dr. Nandita Mohan2 Dec 2022 1:45 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Biomarker in urine -the first to reveal early-stage Alzheimer's disease?Alzheimer's disease can remain...
Zika-exposed children may display neurodevelopmental differences Dr. Nandita Mohan2 Dec 2022 9:30 AM ISTChildren who are exposed to the Zika virus while in the womb, but who are not subsequently diagnosed with Zika-related birth defects and congenital...
Stool biomarkers may help predict necrotizing enterocolitis in preemies: Study Dr. Shravani Dali11 Sept 2021 7:45 AM ISTThe lipocalin-2 and calprotectin can efficiently predict necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature neonates, suggests a study published in the...
Seizures in preterm infants linked to smaller brain volumes, Finds study Dr. Nandita Mohan30 April 2021 7:45 AM ISTResearchers have recently found in a new study that seizures in preterm infants are common and associated with smaller term-equivalent age (TEA)...
