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Presentations By UH Rainbow Doctors Include Such Topics As Minority Obesity, Perinatal Health, And Testicular Cancer

Date: Oct-23-2012
Combating obesity in minorities, looking at improvements in perinatal health in Ohio, and treating rare testicular cancer in adolescents are among the presentations physicians from University Hospitals (UH) Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital given at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 2012 National Conference in New Orleans...

Association Between Lack Of Sleep And Teen Sports Injuries

Date: Oct-23-2012
Adolescent athletes who slept eight or more hours each night were 68 percent less likely to be injured than athletes who regularly slept less, according to an abstract presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. For the abstract, "Lack of Sleep is Associated with Increased Risk of Injury in Adolescent Athletes," researchers asked middle and high school athletes (grades 7 to 12) enrolled at the Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City, Calif...

Spanish Study Finds Young People Who Go Out Drinking Start Earlier And Consume More And More Alcohol

Date: Oct-23-2012
Teenagers and university students are unaware of the negative consequences of alcohol consumption or the chances of developing an addiction as a result. In addition, they start at a younger and younger age and drink more and stronger alcohol according to a study headed by the University of Valencia. Current drinking trends amongst Spanish youth are characterised by what is known as botellón or drinking in the streets...

Text Messaging Used More And More By Pediatric Hospitalists To Communicate

Date: Oct-23-2012
More pediatric hospital physicians are communicating through cell phone text messaging, rather than the traditional pager method, according to research presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. Since the early 1980s, physicians traditionally have relied on pagers to contact other physicians, residents, nurses and hospital staff. However, with the surge in cellphone use - and the fact that many cellphones now accept pages - many physicians and staff are sending text messages with questions and requests for assistance...

Nearly All Pediatric Intensive Care Patients Prescribed Off-Label Medications

Date: Oct-23-2012
"Off label" drugs are medications that have not been tested for safety or efficacy for a specific patient age or condition. New research presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans found that off-label treatments were ordered for 96 percent of all pediatric patients, and 100 percent of patients ages 13-17, in the intensive care unit of an urban children's hospital...

Pediatric Medicaid Patients Not Accepted By Many Orthopedic Surgeons

Date: Oct-23-2012
Compared to six years ago, the number of orthopedic surgeons willing to see a child with a broken arm who is covered by Medicaid has dropped 39 percent, and even children with private insurance may face obstacles in getting a timely appointment, according to research presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. In the study, "National Access to Pediatric Fracture Care," five general orthopedic practices were identified in each state...

Gender Gap In Mortality From Myocardial Infarction

Date: Oct-23-2012
Women are more likely to die from a myocardial infarction than men, according to research presented at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2012. The gender gap in mortality was independent of patient characteristics, revascularisation delays and revascularisation modalities. Women also had longer treatment delays, less aggressive treatment, more complications and longer hospital stays. The study was presented by Dr Guillaume Leurent from the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire in Rennes, France...

Transport To Hospital By Ambulance Improves Heart Attack Survival

Date: Oct-23-2012
The Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2012 is the first annual meeting of the newly launched Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). It took place from 20 to 22 October in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Istanbul Lufti Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre (ICEC). Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI), also called balloon treatment, opens the coronary vessel and is preferred over intravenous (IV) medicine (called thrombolysis) to dissolve blood clots in patients with heart attacks...

Children Admitted To Hospital With Throat Infections Has Seen A Sharp Rise Since 1999

Date: Oct-23-2012
The number of children admitted to hospital in England for acute throat infections increased by 76 per cent between 1999 and 2010, according to new research published in Archives of Disease in Childhood. Acute throat infection (ATI), which includes acute tonsillitis and acute pharyngitis, is one of the most common reasons for consulting a GP. The majority of ATIs are self-limiting and can be managed at home or by the GP, but a small proportion may require hospital admission...

Cardiac Arrest Survival Improved By Coronary Angioplasty

Date: Oct-23-2012
Coronary angioplasty improves survival in all patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest, according to research presented at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2012. The study was presented by Dr Annamaria Nicolino from the Santa Corona General Hospital in Pietra Ligure, Italy. The Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2012 is the first annual meeting of the newly launched Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). It takes place during 20-22 October in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Istanbul Lufti Kirdar Convention and Exhibition Centre (ICEC)...