1 Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and The Children’s Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore Address for Correspondence: Dr Lynette Shek, Department of Paediatrics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074. Email: [email protected] Asthma today a...

1Department of Pediatrics, Hyogo Children Hospital, Hyogo; 2Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Aichi; 3Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Hyogo; 4Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido; 5Department of Pediatrics, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Yamaguchi; 6Department o...

Chronic illnesses represent a growing burden of disease among children and adolescents, making it imperative to understand the factors that affect coping and medical adherence in this population. Spirituality has been identified as an important factor in the overall health and wellbeing of pediatric patients; however, in this regard, most studies have focused on pediatric palliative and end-of-...

SummaryThe distance learning is extremely relevant in nowadays Ukraine. In the era of Internet technologies, many aspects our life are transferred to network, thus accelerating development information society and overcoming geographical barriers. Despite martial law, it necessary continue education throughout country. The Ministry Education Science Ukraine recommends that heads higher instituti...

Purpose: To assess dispensing and prescribing practices with regard to antimalarial drugs for pediatrics in private pharmacies and public hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study that assessed the knowledge and practice of 200 drug dispensers in the private community pharmacies in Dar es Salaam. Two hundred (200) parents of children seeking ma...

Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is associated with a number of comorbidities in pediatrics. However, its association with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has not been reported. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of ADHD in pediatric patients newly diagnosed with GERD. Materials and Methods: Sixty newly-diagnosed treatment naive GERD...

Background: Beta-thalassemia major is a type of inherited blood disease that results in variable outcomes such as severe anemia due to haemoglobin chains. Recurrent and lifelong blood transfusions as a treatment in beta-thalassemia major disease lead to iron deposition in various organs and cause the failure of multiple organs. Failure of affected organs leads to Body mass index (BMI) abnormali...

In 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American College of Nurse-Midwives, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and American Society for Microbiology published revised group B streptococcal (GBS) guidelines entitled “Prevention of perinatal group B streptococca...

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1Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis; 2Department of Pediatrics, Alberta Children’s Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB; 3Department of Pediatrics and Program in Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA; 4Departments of Microbiology and Infectious Disease, and Community of Health Sciences, and ...