News tagged with pediatric blood
Convenient blood test not as effective for diagnosing diabetes in children
Doctors are increasingly using a convenient blood glucose test for diagnosing diabetes and pre-diabetes, but a study by the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital shows it's not the best way to diagnose diabetes ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Study shows obesity in infants can be diagnosed at 6 months
Obesity can be detected in infants as young as 6 months, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Pediatric cancer survivors at risk for diseases that predispose them to heart disease
Survivors of pediatric cancer are at greater risk for high cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure, all of which predispose them to heart disease. These risk factors for heart disease are being found at an earlier age ...
Jan 07, 2010 |
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Latest analysis confirms suboptimal vitamin D levels in millions of US children
Millions of children in the United States between the ages of 1 and 11 may suffer from suboptimal levels of vitamin D, according to a large nationally representative study published in the November issue of Pediatrics, accomp ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Pediatrician creates easier way to identify kids' high BP
Pediatricians now have a new and simple way to diagnose a serious problem facing our nation's children - thanks to David Kaelber, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., MetroHealth System pediatrician, internist, and chief medical informatics ...
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May 26, 2009 |
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Gene mutation increases drug toxicity, rejection risk in pediatric kidney transplants
Screening for mutations in a gene that helps the body metabolize a kidney transplant anti-rejection drug may predict which children are at higher risk for side effects, including compromised white blood cell count or organ ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 18, 2009 |
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End-of-life care at hospitals varies for children with cancer
Though treatment of pain and attention to end-of-life care for pediatric cancer patients has improved over the last few decades, there is still work to be done. Additionally, opioid prescriptions for pediatric cancer patients ...
Feb 05, 2009 |
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