Study Suggests Steroid for Kids With Croup
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A single dose of a steroid can quiet the barking cough of croup and let children and parents get some sleep, Canadian doctors report. One dose was known to help children with moderate to serious croup, but doctors did not know if it would be worth using the drug for mild symptoms that would go away in three days anyway.
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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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NEW YORK  - 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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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - Warning labels for certain  steroid-based allergy and asthma drugs provide sufficient  warnings about potential side effects -- including stunted  growth --  in children and teenagers,  a U.S. panel of medical  experts concluded on Wednesday.
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BOSTON  - Following an asthma flare-up,  children who are given inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) with a  nebulizer are less likely to be re-hospitalized or need to go  the ER than are their peers using steroids delivered by a  non-nebulizer device, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - After an ER visit for asthma, a  single steroid shot is just as good as an 8-day course of  steroid pills at preventing a disease relapse, new research  suggests. The authors believe that the shot might be  particularly useful for patients who have difficulty taking the  pills as prescribed.
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Breast milk is best for babies' health and well-being, but a new study finds it doesn't help prevent asthma or allergies
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NEW YORK  - Many children with chronic  medical conditions such as cancer and cystic fibrosis may be  taking dietary supplements that are not part of their  prescribed treatment, a new survey shows.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- An imbalance in a hormone-like substance called prostaglandin could explain tough-to-treat bed-wetting in some children, Danish researchers report.
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Giving young children the pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar has had a significant impact on pneumococcal diseases, such as pneumonia and middle ear infections, researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - Children with sleep disordered breathing who undergo adenotonsillectomy - surgical removal of the tonsils and adenoids -- may not only start sleeping better, but may also show improvements in behavior, the results of a new study suggests.
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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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By Ed Edelson, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Giving steroids to reduce brain swelling can be deadly for patients with severe head injuries, according to the largest study ever done on the subject.    The research, which included more than 10,000 patients treated at 239 hospitals in 49 countries, found that 21 percent of those who were given steroids died within two weeks, compared to 18 percent of those given a placebo...
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NEW YORK  - Five-year-old children who  snore or have sleep apnea -- the more serious disorder in which  breathing stops intermittently while they sleep-- score worse  on tests of memory and intelligence than unaffected kids,  investigators report.
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For parents worried about how to treat children's colds now that some medicines have been called into question, the answer may be a dose of salt water.
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Don&#39;t rip out the carpeting. Or buy a humidifier. Or get rid of the cat. Not, at least, until your allergist or pediatrician tells you such steps might alleviate sniffling
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Children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at increased risk for behavioral and emotional difficulties, but tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy can improve both these problems as well as quality of life, new research shows.