OBJECTIVE To analyze the shuttle walk test, and its respective retest, comparing children with cystic fibrosis (CF) to normal children. METHODS The children were divided into two groups: the CF group, composed of children in whom the diagnosis had been confirmed through sweat testing; and the control group, composed of normal children with no history of pulmonary diseases and no alterations i...

Review was undertaken from February 1969 to January 1998 at the State forensic science center (Forensic Science) in Adelaide, South Australia, of all cases of murder-suicide involving children <16 years of age. A total of 13 separate cases were identified involving 30 victims, all of whom were related to the perpetrators. There were 7 male and 6 female perpetrators (age range, 23-41 years; aver...

I Hill P. Ofl'Iicense and oil label prescribing in children: litigation fears for physicians. Arch Do Child 2005;90:17-5. 2 Conroy S. Choonara 1, Impicciatore P, Mohn A, Arnell H, Rane A, et al. Survey of unlicensed and off label drug use in paediatric wards in European countries BAf/ 2000; 320:7 9-52. 3 McIntyre I, Conroy 5, Avery A, Corns H, Choonara I Unlicensed and off lapel prescribing of ...

OBJECTIVES The prevalence of childhood overweight in the United States has markedly increased over the last 30 years. We examined differences in the secular trends for BMI, weight, and height among white, black, and Mexican-American children. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Analyses were based on nationally representative data collected from 2 to 17 year olds in four examinations (1971-1974 t...

Although the light-induced melatonin suppression response is well characterized in adults, studies examining the dynamics of this effect in children are scarce. The purpose of this study was to quantify the magnitude of evening light-induced melatonin suppression in preschool-age children. Healthy children (n = 10; 7 females; 4.3 ± 1.1 years) participated in a 7-day protocol. On days 1-5, child...

OBJECTIVE To determine if watching a children's program on a portable video player reduces anxiety levels in preschool children before cryotherapy for cutaneous viral warts. DESIGN Nonblinded before-after trial. SETTING General dermatology clinic. PARTICIPANTS Consecutive patients aged 2 to 6 years who underwent cryotherapy for cutaneous viral warts. INTERVENTION Patients were shown a c...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Pediatric cervical spine injuries (CSIs) are rare and differ from adult CSIs. Our objective was to describe CSIs in a large, representative cohort of children. METHODS We conducted a 5-year retrospective review of children <16 years old with CSIs at 17 Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network hospitals. Investigators reviewed imaging reports and consultations...

Introduction: Foreign-body aspiration is still considered one of the most important diagnostic and therapeutic issues for physicians. Mortality rates and the prevalence of diseases caused by foreign bodies in the airway are higher in children because of the relatively narrow airway and immature protective mechanisms. The aim of this study was to study the pattern of foreign-body aspiration in t...

OBJECTIVE To compare healthcare professionals' assessment of the quality of life of spinal muscular atrophy type 1 children with that of the care providers for the children. DESIGN The care providers of all 53 surviving spinal muscular atrophy type 1 children managed in one neuromuscular disease clinic were sent Likert-scale surveys of six quality of life issues and ten polar-adjective pairs....