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Dr Krysko: I'm Kristin Krysko. I'm a neurologist and a multiple sclerosis/neuroimmunology clinical research fellow at the University of California, San Francisco, where I'm studying treatment of pediatric MS. This study is entitled “Real-world Effectiveness of Initial Treatment with Newer compared to Injectable Disease-modifying Therapies in Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis.”
By Frederik Joelving
<p><img src="/sites/default/files/images/Screen%20shot%202012-10-15%20at%201.27.33%20PM.png" alt="concussion" title="concussion" width="90" height="90" style="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"><br>Each year, roughly 3 million children under the age of 14 play organized tackle football in the United States. Unfortunately, with the health benefits of organized sports for young children also comes the risk of injury. </p>
By Anne HardingNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A national database analysis shows little benefit from giving beta blockers before coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery.
Researchers evaluated the impact of the inhaled pravastatin on overall lung airways and overproduction of mucus.
A new study examined how exercise can aid diabetic patients in reducing their waist circumference and body fat.
Researchers evaluated 635 children in the Project Viva Cohort to determine the effects of various early- to mid-childhood adiposity measures on measures of liver health.
In a cohort of children with refractory immune thrombocytopenic purpura, researchers compared effects of a combination therapy vs dexamethasone alone.
In addition to seeing improvements in cholesterol levels, older men taking statins may notice some positive effects from the medication in the bedroom as well.
Researchers have discovered a new class of lipids called fatty-acid esters of hydroxyl fatty acids (FAHFAs) that may be a useful tool in the battle against type 2 diabetes.
Although most of the literature on home insulin pump use currently focuses on adults with type 1 diabetes, Sarah Lawson, MD, and her team recently developed a study that looks at the pediatric population. Dr Lawson discusses her team's findings and how it fills the current gap in the literature on this topic.
I humbly disagree with the authors of a Photoclinic case on bilateral clinodactyly of the fifth finger that was published in your January issue. Drs Alexander Leung and W. Lane M. Robson write: "In most cases, the condition is an isolated anomaly and is not of any medical significance.
A new study examined the effects of a walnut-enriched diet on learning skills, memory, anxiety, and motor coordination in Alzheimer’s disease.
<p>T<span>he use of videolaryngoscopy is associated with improved neonatal intubation rates by inexperienced trainees, researchers report.</span></p>
<p>Addressing the fact that many children and adolescents have few rules and little supervision of their media use, a revised AAP statement provides pediatric health care providers with practical recommendations and advice to offer patients and their parents about safe, savvy, and sensible use of screens and the content on them.</p>
<p>Nearly 90% of foster and adopted children with FASD have never been diagnosed or have been misdiagnosed, according to a new study.</p>
A flurry of recent reports has supported the health benefits of whole-fat milk. Increased dairy fat has been linked to lower rates of diabetes, and to improved cardiovascular health. The traditional advice – that low-fat or skim milk can help reduce weight, and help improve health – may have been based on faulty assumptions about the way ingested dairy fat affects metabolism.