FPN || Child & Adolescent Medicine

TNF blocker adalimumab approved for pediatric Crohn’s disease

Posted on: 25/09/2014 - 22:05

The tumor necrosis factor blocker adalimumab is now approved for treating children with Crohn’s disease, down to age 6 years, AbbVie, the manufacturer, announced on Sept. 25. The approved...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

USPSTF releases updated recommendations for STI counseling, screening

Posted on: 22/09/2014 - 22:00

Intensive behavioral counseling reduces risky sexual behaviors and the likelihood of sexually transmitted infections, and is recommended for all sexually active adolescents and adults who are at...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

New ACOG opinions address gynecologic concerns in young cancer patients

Posted on: 22/07/2014 - 22:00

Cancer treatments in children and adolescents can adversely affect reproductive health and future pregnancy outcomes, so gynecologists should be aware of these effects and be involved in patient...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Chlamydia prevalence is high, many infections go undiagnosed

Posted on: 13/06/2014 - 19:05

ATLANTA – An estimated 1 in 15 sexually active adolescent girls has a chlamydial infection, and many of these infections go undiagnosed, according to an analysis of National Health and Nutrition...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Parents, teens misunderstand parameters of confidential interviews

Posted on: 09/05/2014 - 17:25

PHILADELPHIA – Despite an overall agreement on its merit, both parents and their adolescent daughters are leery of the confidential interview in the gynecologic setting, in part because each cohort...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Low FODMAP diet reduced kids’ IBS pain

Posted on: 05/05/2014 - 20:10

CHICAGO – A diet that restricts wheat, beans, dairy, and fruit juice in children with irritable bowel syndrome reduced the frequency and severity of abdominal pain, according to a study presented at...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Approval of mercaptopurine suspension will facilitate pediatric dosing

Posted on: 29/04/2014 - 18:30

More than 60 years after it first became available as a 50-mg tablet, an oral suspension formulation of mercaptopurine has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The oral suspension...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Diet, exercise in prediabetes may prevent long-term progression and mortality

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 23:10

A 6-year program of diet, exercise, or both helped delay the onset of diabetes in adults, and had significant mortality benefits for women 23 years later, researchers reported online in the Lancet...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Pediatric information added to label of hepatitis B antiviral entecavir

Posted on: 26/03/2014 - 19:30

Information on the use of entecavir in children down to age 2 years has been added to the prescribing information for the chronic hepatitis B drug, the Food and Drug Administration has announced....

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Pediatric information added to label of hepatitis B antiviral entecavir

Posted on: 26/03/2014 - 19:30

Information on the use of entecavir in children down to age 2 years has been added to the prescribing information for the chronic hepatitis B drug, the Food and Drug Administration has announced....

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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