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If you know of a child with arthritis or you know people who could use some help understanding what it is like to be a child with the disease, the Arthritis Foundation offers a free book called Arthritis in Children. According to their web site, the book helps you to “Learn about different forms […]
It can happen to any child, at any age: Juvenile Arthritis. It’s hard to imagine that a child can experience the same kind of chronic pain and disability that we imagine is only for the elderly, but it’s true.
On the other hand, many with JRA (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis) are able to […]
Infants in neonatal intensive care units have to undergo many procedures in order to save their lives; several of these procedures are painful. But, according to a study in the July 2 issue of JAMA, many of the procedures are done without any form of pain control.
According to the study, only 20% of infants received […]
FDA Approves ACIPHEX(R) (rabeprazole sodium) 20 mg for Short-Term Treatment of GERD in Adolescents
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., June 30 /PRNewswire/ — Eisai Corporation of North America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyo-based Eisai Co., Ltd., announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Aciphex (rabeprazole sodium) 20 mg for […]
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Limit sucrose as painkiller for newborns
Randomized controlled trial
Using sucrose to reduce pain in newborns undergoing painful procedures should be limited to babies having blood taken (venipuncture) for the newborn screening test but not for intramuscular injections, write Dr. Anna Taddio and co-authors.
In this double-blind, randomized controlled trial of 240 newborns at Toronto’s Mount Sinai […]
Even the innocent games we all played can result in tragedy. Hopefully, the pain this girl is suffering right now will be a distant memory soon. Eight-year-old Alyssa Martin was taking part in a charity event and was playing tug-of-war. Somehow, her left hand got caught in the rope and four of her fingers were […]
Can children get complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), formerly called reflex dystrophy syndrome (RSD)? They can. In fact, thousands of children of all ages across North America, have the disease.
As difficult as it is to treat adults with chronic pain CRPS, it’s much harder to treat children. It’s easy to forget that children do live […]
Not all that long ago, painful procedures like circumcisions were done without anesthetic. It was felt, after all, that infants didn’t feel pain. And - even if they did - how much of it could they remember?
As parents, this idea is horrifying; purposely exposing our vulnerable infants to pain, no matter how short term. […]
It’s almost like a rite of passage for kids: an ear infection. And some children get them more than others. But what do we know about ear infections? Take this quiz to find out how much *you* know about them:
Ear infections in children quiz: Get the facts
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Back pain in children usually has different causes than with adults, particularly in the younger ones.
This posting, Health Tip: Back Pain in Children, tells you about recommendations from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons regarding back pain in younger children and when to be concerned.
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