Pediatrics

Reye's Syndrome: Symptoms and Risk
by Health Canada
Reye's Syndrome (RS) is a rare disease that affects mainly children or teenagers during a viral illness, such as chicken pox or influenza. It can be fatal. The use of ASA (Acetylsalicylic Acid) has been strongly linked with the development of RS.

Infant Botulism: The Cause, Symptoms and Treatment
by Health Canada
Infant botulism is caused by a food poisoning bacterium called Clostridium botulinum. When an infant swallows spores of this bacterium, the spores grow and produce a poison in the baby's intestine.

Prevent Your Child From Choking : The Dangers of Choking
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Candy, popcorn, and even hot dogs can pose a danger to young eaters. Find out what you can do to reduce the risk. Peanuts and popcorn, hot dogs, candy, carrots, and sunflower seeds. Ayal Willner, M.D., has seen them all stuck in children's throats

Medical Devices Designed for Children
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Children need specially designed medical devices to meet their short- and long-term needs. Designing a rib-replacement device for children was the easiest part of a 15-year medical crusade by Texas orthopedic surgeon Robert C. Campbell.

Children and Antidepressants
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Experts give advice on the safe use of antidepressants in children. Concerns about a possible risk of suicidality in children taking antidepressants emerged from an FDA analysis of a May 2003 report on pediatric studies of the antidepressant drug Paxil

Cochlear Implants and Bacterial Meningitis
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Recommendations for parents of children with cochlear implants. Children with a cochlear implant to treat hearing loss have a greater risk of developing bacterial meningitis compared to children in the general population, according to a study conducted

Drug Research and Children : Building the Foundation
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
As a result of pediatric initiatives, there have been about 30 studies initiated on cancer drugs, which will help researchers gain access to potential new cancer therapies for children.

Drug Research and Children : What's Spurring the Research?
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The pediatric exclusivity provision has done more to spur pediatric studies than any other regulatory or legislative initiative so far. The provision extends patent protection to give companies an additional six months of marketing exclusivity

Drug Research and Children
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Most drugs prescribed for children have not been tested in children. Only 20 percent to 30 percent of drugs approved by the FDA are labeled for pediatric use. So by necessity, doctors have routinely given drugs to children off label, which means the drug

Pediatric Drug Safety
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
More than half of the prescription drugs that children are likely to use have not been adequately tested or labeled for youngsters. But an FDA rule now requires makers of many drugs to provide information on safe pediatric use.

Dehydration in Children
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Dehydration as a result of vomiting and diarrhea is one of the most common problems of infancy and early childhood. Oral rehydration therapy, readily available in fluid form for home use, is saving children's lives both in the United States and abroad.

Preventing Childhood Poisoning : Signs of Poisoning, Part 2
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
With FDA's new proposed regulations regarding packaging of high-dose, iron-containing pills in mind, it's important to remember that no packaging or warnings can protect without your involvement. Nonprescription OTC drugs sold in the United States

Preventing Childhood Poisoning : Signs of Poisoning
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Children poisoned with iron face immediate and long-term problems. Within minutes or hours of swallowing iron tablets, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and gastrointestinal bleeding can occur. These problems can progress to shock, coma, seizures, and death.

Preventing Childhood Poisoning : Lead Poisoning, Iron Poisoning
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Although lead levels in food and drink are the lowest in history, concern remains about lead leaching into food from ceramic ware. Improperly fired or formulated glazes on ceramic ware can allow lead to leach into food or drink.

How to Give Medicine to Children
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Vigilance is key to making sure that medicines help, rather than hurt, children. Caregivers need to always be alert to several factors, including drug interactions, proper dosage, and possible tampering.

FDA Helps Russia Improve Vaccine Program
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
After the Soviet Union broke up, childhood vaccination rates plunged there for number of reasons. At Russia's request, FDA is working with the former Soviet republics as they adapt their immunization programs to a newly independent society.

Youngsters with Hemophilia
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A string of scientific and technological marvels have improved the picture for young people (mostly boys) with this blood-clotting disorder. But obstacles will have to be overcome to make the hope of a cure a reality.

Kawasaki Syndrome Treatment
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The early signs of Kawasaki syndrome may mimic those of less serious childhood maladies, but left untreated it can be life-threatening. FDA recently approved use of a biologic with aspirin to prevent coronary artery problems that can result.

Medications for Growth Disorders
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
When a child's growth doesn't progress normally, parents may seek medical help. Several new drugs can set a child on the right growth track, but their use is sometimes controversial. When a child's growth or development goes awry, it often dismays parents

Feeding Baby: Nature and Nurture
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Parents of a new baby have a million things to do, but menu-planning isn't one of them. Until a baby is 4 to 6 months old, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner--and of course, the infamous middle-of-the-night feeding--the only items on the menu