Needle Lung Biopsy Safe, Effective in Kids
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Lung biopsy performed with a needle and guided with CT imaging is a safe, accurate alternative to surgical biopsy in children, a new study find. Moreover, the researchers note, the needle, or "percutaneous," approach is less costly than surgical biopsy and results in speedier recovery.
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For children who need to go to the ER because of a severe asthma attack, giving them an intravenous infusion of magnesium sulphate along with conventional medications provides an additional benefit, Hong Kong doctors report.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A new study says long-term exposure to pollution can cause irreversible lung damage in children. California air pollution experts are calling the study landmark news.
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NEW YORK  - Routine pneumococcal vaccination of infants in developing countries is estimated to be highly cost-effective and associated with a marked reduction in childhood mortality, according to a study in The Lancet.
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BRISBANE, Australia  - Forget the liver  biopsy. Now it's possible to detect advanced fibrosis -- a  complication of many liver diseases including hepatitis B,  hepatitis C, fatty liver disease and hemochromatosis -- by  means of a simple breath test.
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Four proteins in the blood  appear to be useful in helping to establish a diagnosis of lung  cancer, North Carolina-based researchers report in the Journal  of Clinical Oncology.
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Manufacturers should conduct clinical studies to show that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines are effective in children less than 12 years old, a U.S. advisory panel said on Friday.
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TUESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDayNews) -- Specific asthma characteristics in children may help doctors determine the most effective treatment for each child, according to researchers at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) Childhood Asthma Research and Education Network.
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Sometimes the numbing effect of TV can be helpful. Especially if you're a kid being stuck with a needle at the hospital.
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Children who live in polluted communities are five times more likely to have clinically low lung function - less than 80 percent of the lung function expected for their age.
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Children experience fewer asthma problems when their homes are scrubbed, filtered, vacuumed, exterminated or otherwise protected from allergy triggers, a new study of inner-city kids in Dallas and six other US cities suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Children who make regular  visits to an indoor pool may develop damage to a type of lung  cell that helps prevent airway inflammation, a new study  suggests.
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Poking holes in a lung is usually a bad idea. But dozens of people suffocating from a disease that traps stale air in their lungs are volunteering to try it. The idea: Spark a slow leak in lungs so overinflated that there's not enough room left to take a deep breath, and do so without open surgery.
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No kid likes to be stuck with a needle. IVs? Forget about it.
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SATURDAY, June 2 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they&#39;ve developed new tests that can determine the precise genetic pathways that lead to lung cancer.
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TUESDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Less invasive approaches for determining how far lung cancer has spread may be better than traditional, invasive procedures.
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Helium can be mighty dangerous on its own, but when combined with oxygen it seems to help lung patients breathe more easily. In Bodyhack.