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Drugging kids for parents' relief called abusive
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If the kids become too much to handle, slip 'em a little cold medicine. It's an often-repeated joke — or advice — that parents share on the playground or on Twitter and Facebook pages. One mom, Jill Smokler, said she doesn't vilify parents who medicate their kids: "It's not the end of the world." But drugging children with over-the-counter or prescription medications can have unintended consequences, said the author of a research
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Seeking children's hospital health information technology best practices
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In cooperation with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), NACHRI is seeking health IT implementation and use best practices within children’s hospitals. Submit your best practice example by Friday, Aug. 13, to potentially be featured on the HHS website as "go-to" organization for HIT delivery and use. For more information,
contact Allan Castro, Director, Child HIT Initiatives, at (703) 797-6077 or acastro@nachri.org.
Shine On Now
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NACHRI is excited to announce a new partnership with American Girl: the Shine On Now
campaign. Girls of all ages can go to www.shineonnow.com and donate up to 100 free stars a day through July 31. The stars translate to donations of American Girl dolls to patients in children's hospitals. The more stars, the more dolls, so help us spread the word!
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Over 400 birthing hospitals and 1 in 5 Children's Hospitals use the HALO® Safer Way to Sleep® Program. Learn how your hospital can implement this highly effective
SIDS education program by contacting us for your FREE HALO® SleepSack® wearable blanket sample and information kit today. Request a FREE SAMPLE!
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Medical device problems hurt kids, contact lenses top cause
The Associated Press via the Chicago Tribune
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More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed national estimate suggests. About one-fourth of the problems were things like infections and eye abrasions in contact lens wearers. These are sometimes preventable and can result from wearing contact lenses too long without cleaning them.
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Combining MMR, chickenpox shots can be risky
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Toddlers who get a vaccine that combines the measles-mumps-rubella and chickenpox immunizations are at twice the usual risk for fevers that lead to convulsions, a new study reports. The risk for a so-called febrile seizure after any measles vaccination is less than 1 seizure per 1,000 vaccinations; but among children who received the combined vaccine, there is 1 additional seizure for every 2,300 vaccinated, said Dr. Nicola Klein,
the study's lead investigator and director of the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center.
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fairies and sometimes I see flowers in the pretty colors." girl in Oncology, age 12
"I see two dinosaurs!" boy, age 9 in ED Exam Room.
Vara Kamin's backlit artworks engages infants, toddlers, kids & teens as well as their families.
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Head trauma in kids warrants eye exam
MedPage Today
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Children younger than five who suffer head trauma or an unexplained life-threatening event should have an ophthalmologic evaluation, particularly if there is suspicion of abuse, according to a clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The same holds true when children die unexpectedly, according to Alex V. Levin, MD, of the Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia and Cindy W. Christian, M.D., of Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia, authors of the report.
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Link between childhood physical abuse and heart disease
Science Daily
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Childhood physical abuse is associated with significantly elevated rates of heart disease in adulthood, according to new findings by University of Toronto researchers, published in this month's issue of the journal Child Abuse & Neglect. "Individuals who reported they had been physically abused as children had 45 per cent higher odds of heart disease than their peers who had not been abused, despite the fact we had adjusted for most
of the known risk factors for heart disease," says Professor Esme Fuller-Thomson, who holds the Sandra Rotman Chair at U of T's Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and Department of Family and Community Medicine.
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Autistic kids grow normally despite limited diet
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Children with autism tend to be picky eaters, but a new study suggests that their growth may not be impaired because of it. The study, which followed 79 U.K. children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and nearly 13,000 autism-free children to the age of 7, found that although children with ASDs were more often rated as picky eaters by their parents, their average intake of calories and major nutrients
was similar to their peers'.
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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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US program involves whole family to tackle child obesity
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Zachary had always been a big child but when he turned 10, his weight started to rise rapidly and he stopped going outside to play. His parents, who had thought Zachary would "grow into his weight," become concerned as their son seemed to lose his zest for life and any interest in taking part in anything active. This led his mother, Leslie Frantzen, to sign Zachary up to a 10-week weight program at The Children's Hospital in Denver
called the Shapedown Program which teaches not just the child but also the parents about nutrition, the emotional side of eating — and that exercise can be fun.
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Nonprofit health insurers holding large surpluses, consumer group reports
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Nonprofit health insurers may be setting aside unnecessarily large surpluses even as some of them continue to raise premiums, according to an analysis by a consumer rights group. The report released last week by the Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, found that seven of 10 Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates examined had amassed surpluses that are more than three times the level regulators deemed necessary
for them to remain solvent.
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Off-hours delivery may not affect preemie survival
Reuters via MSNBC
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While studies have found that infants born during hospital off-hours may have a heightened risk of death, the same may not be true of the tiniest preemies cared for at major medical centers, a new study suggests. A number of studies have found that infants born during night or weekend shifts have a relatively higher risk of dying or suffering complications than those born on weekdays — though the absolute risks among full-term
infants is still quite low, regardless of the day or time of day of delivery.
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Brain operation quiets the storm of seizures for epileptics
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Starting at age 3, Breanna Hopps had 40 to 60 epileptic seizures every day of her life. Some were quick — the blond girl that her family calls "Weeble" shook her hands, smiled and moaned. Other episodes were violent, causing Breanna to jerk her head, gasp for air and scream. Now 8, but with the naiveté of a 2-year-old, Breanna knows only about two dozen words. She can't tie her own shoes or watch a television show from
beginning to end. But last month, doctors at Orlando's Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children performed an operation that quieted the electrical storm inside Breanna's brain, reducing the number of seizures to four to six a day. It was a first in Central Florida.
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Fat kid, fat feet?
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Researchers have known that overweight children tend to have "flatter" feet than their normal-weight peers, but it has not been clear whether the problem is because of a potential problem in the
structure of the foot bone or simply extra fat padding. A new study suggests it could be both. Generally, people with flat feet have a lowered arch at the inside of the foot, which typically makes them leave a complete footprint on a flat surface. All babies and toddlers have flat feet, with the arch developing during childhood. Obese children are more likely to retain a flat foot. It has been assumed that this is because their extra weight creates a fallen arch.
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