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Study: All kids should have cholesterol tests
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In a report published in the journal Pediatrics, they call for screening of all children, expanding one set of current recommendations that target only those whose parents or grandparents have heart disease or high cholesterol. Another existing set of guidelines doesn't call for screening in any children. Screening all children would "identify a number of children who are of very significant risk of premature heart disease," said Dr. William Neal
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NACHRI and CHCA to explore new relationship
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The boards of directors of NACHRI and CHCA have agreed to convene a joint task force aimed at bringing the two groups into a closer working relationship. Based on the results of a comprehensive survey
of members from both organizations, the boards have convened a joint task force to discuss possible alternatives and define a new vision for the relationship.
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Jobs @ Hospitals
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Looking for a new job? Looking for top-notch candidates? Is your job listing posted at the NACHRI online Job Bank? If not, you're missing the opportunity to reach out to professionals with a wide range of skills and specializations at more than 200 children's hospitals across the United States. Check out new job listings or post your open position.
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Parallel processing refers to the introduction of a candidate to multiple clients by the same firm. Tyler & Company, specializing in children's hospitals executive recruitment, explains why
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Medical records going online
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The Obama administration rolled out an ambitious five-year plan yesterday for moving doctors and hospitals to computerized medical records, promising greater safety for patients and lower costs. Starting next year, doctors' offices and hospitals can get federal money to help defray the costs of the systems, which can run to millions of dollars for hospitals. Providers who don't comply by 2015 will face cuts in Medicare payments.
Federal incentive payments for doctors and hospitals to buy computerized systems could reach $27 billion over 10 years, and that's only a fraction of what technology vendors stand to take in.
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Childhood: Obesity in young subjects drops in study
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Thousands of sixth graders who participated in a school-based health program were less obese by eighth grade than a group of similar children who did not, according to a new study done for the National Institutes of Health. But the findings, reported June 27, by The New England Journal of Medicine, held
a pleasant surprise for the researchers: overall rates of obesity and excessive weight dropped in both groups, suggesting that childhood obesity may finally be declining.
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Doctors can influence when parents wean children from bottle, study finds
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Family doctors and pediatricians can influence when parents wean their children from the bottle, thereby helping to reduce tooth decay, obesity and iron deficiency, according to a new study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and The Hospital for Sick Children. Only five minutes of advice at the nine-month "well baby" checkup about the dangers of prolonged bottle use resulted in a dramatic, 60-percent drop in the number of
babies still using the bottle at age two, said Dr. Jonathon Maguire, a pediatrician at St. Michael's and lead author of the study.
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Study of infants backs shorter IV treatments
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Infants treated with shorter courses of antibiotic therapy were less likely to be re-hospitalized for serious urinary tract infections than infants who got longer-term treatments, new research from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center shows. The study, published online Monday in the journal Pediatrics, compared the effectiveness of three or fewer days of intravenous antibiotic treatment to four or more days of IV
antibiotics for infants hospitalized with urinary tract infections.
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Slowdown in rate of US teens who shun smoking: study
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The rate at which U.S. teens are shunning smoking has slowed sharply, with health authorities calling for an advertising counter-attack to spur U.S. high school students to stop or not try cigarettes, a study showed recently. After rising between 1991 and 1997, the rate at which U.S. high school students used cigarettes fell from more than 36 percent in 1997 to nearly 22 percent in 2003, but then the rate of decline slowed sharply,
a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
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Supporting your family-centered care initiatives is easy with CaringBridge. It's a free website to help patients stay connected during a serious health event. Learn more |
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Children and teens with Tourette Syndrome find relief with self-hypnosis
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A new study of children and adolescents with Tourette Syndrome finds that self-hypnosis taught with the aid of videotape training reduced their symptoms and improved their quality of life. Seventy-nine percent of the 33 research participants achieved enough improvement in tic control to report personal satisfaction with the technique, according to the study published online in the July issue of the Journal of Development and
Behavioral Pediatrics. This is the largest case series of patients with Tourette Syndrome treated with self-hypnosis.
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Coping therapies unlikely to ease kids' stem cell treatment: study
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For children undergoing stem cell transplantation, complementary therapies such as massage and humor therapy don't seem to reduce their distress, researchers found. Stem cell transplantation is used to treat cancer and other illnesses, and it is a prolonged and physically demanding process that often causes children and their families high levels of distress, the authors
of the study noted. Previous studies have shown that complementary therapies, such as hypnosis and massage, can sometimes help adult patients cope with stem cell transplantation.
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Kids can develop PTSD after animal attacks
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According to a new study, some kids might develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after being attacked by an animal. Some people suffer PTSD after experiencing an event that puts them or another person in danger, such as a car accident or assault. People with PTSD often have disturbing memories and dreams of that event that may interfere with their everyday lives.
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Tooth problems may predict obesity
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Wellness for kids isn’t confined to the mouth—but it can begin there. Good dental care is important for children starting at age 1, experts say, and this summer new research is showing a connection between youngsters' dental health and their chances of being too heavy. The new study by University at Buffalo faculty members, which was presented last month at a national conference, shows that 2-to 5-year-olds who had
cavities in their baby teeth requiring intensive intervention had a much greater chance than other children of being overweight or obese.
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