News tagged with pediatrician
Folk remedies for colic do not work, review says
That nonstop crying of a baby with colic has some parents turning to popular folk remedies. Unfortunately, there's no good evidence they work, according to a review of 15 studies.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Socioeconomic status more influential than race in determination of child abuse
An Indiana University School of Medicine study has determined that a patient's socioeconomic status has more influence than race on physician diagnosis of whether a child's injury was accidental or caused by abuse.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Web startups aim to give consumers more control over their health
When new mom Leah Dillon needed advice for her son's first fever, she wondered where to turn. Recently arrived in Palo Alto, Calif., she couldn't ask neighbors for guidance and wasn't sure if she should page her son's pediatrician ...
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Revisiting ADHD and Ritalin
Fifteen years ago, Dr. Lawrence H. Diller, a pediatrician from Walnut Creek, Calif., ignited a national debate over the steep rise in children being diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and treated with ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 17, 2011 |
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Docs warn about Facebook use and teen depression
(AP) -- Add "Facebook depression" to potential harms linked with social media, an influential doctors' group warns, referring to a condition it says may affect troubled teens who obsess over the online site.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Study maps need for kids' doctors in rural areas
(AP) -- There are enough children's doctors in the United States, they just work in the wrong places, a new study finds. Some wealthy areas are oversaturated with pediatricians and family doctors. Other parts ...
Dec 20, 2010 |
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Health law kicks into 2nd gear; does it help me?
(AP) -- The nation's new health care law turns 6 months old Thursday and starts delivering protections and dollars-and-cents benefits that Americans can grasp. But it won't affect all consumers the same way, which may cause ...
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Doctors can influence when parents wean children from bottle, study finds
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 ...
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Pediatric clinical studies appear prone to bias, Hopkins review shows
A Johns Hopkins review of nearly 150 randomized controlled trials on children — all published in well-regarded medical journals — reveals that 40 to 60 percent of the studies either failed to take steps to minimize risk for ...
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare
In a new study, the amount of television viewed by many young children in child care settings doubles the previous estimates of early childhood screen time, with those in home-based settings watching significantly more on ...
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Pediatricians take on bullies, dating violence
(AP) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to take an active role in preventing bullying in schools and violence among dating teenagers.
Jun 13, 2009 |
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Officials confront first US death from swine flu
(AP) -- A 23-month-old Texas toddler became the first confirmed swine flu death outside of Mexico as authorities around the world struggled to contain a growing global health menace that has also swept Germany ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Common childhood virus packs an increasingly potent punch
Five-year-old Kate Levschan and her 18-month-old brother, Jacob, have never sat on Santa's lap. Their mother, Marti Levschan, wants to keep it that way.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Pediatricians say colleagues cautious about treating chronic pain in children
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many pediatricians don't think it's their responsibility to treat severe, chronic pain in their patients, according to a new study co-authored by several University of Florida College of Medicine researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 03, 2010 |
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Physicians knowledge of childhood food allergies needs room for improvement
With an estimated four to six percent of children in the U.S. suffering from food allergies, a new study shows that pediatricians and family physicians aren't always confident they have the ability to diagnose or treat food ...
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Pediatrics
Pediatrics (or paediatrics) is a branch of medical care that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The upper age limit ranges from age 14 to 18, depending on the country.
A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician (also spelled paediatrician).
The word pediatrics and its cognates mean healer of children; they derive from two Greek words: παῖς (pais = child) and ἰατρός (iatros = doctor or healer).
For more information about Pediatrics, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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