Topic: Children'S Health

Hospital train heals Argentina's poor

Children from this desperately poor village in northern Argentina rushed to welcome a special hospital train rolling into town, their only chance to receive specialized care for a year.Hundreds of women and children waited in the scorching heat as the Alma Foundation's ...

Baby P doctor wins 'erasure' chance

A doctor accused of failing to spot that Baby P had a broken back days before his death has won a crucial High Court battle in her bid to avoid a disciplinary hearing.. The General Medical Council (GMC) says granting the 54-year-old ...
Many children admitted to a children's hospital receive antibiotics while there, but the use of antibiotics varies widely by hospital, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in Pediatrics.. Jeffrey S. Gerber, M.D., of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and colleagues ...
Pediatrics has changed significantly in the past several decades. Children can now be protected from diseases such as whooping cough and chicken pox, diseases their parents and grandparents had to fight. Children with Special Needs Children with special needs make up a ...
According to Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. They included names such as, Cornelius Drebbel, Robert Fludd and Santorio Santorio, Philo and Hero of Alexandria and Guiseppe Biancani. Philo and Hero of Alexandria described a demonstration of a closed tube partially filled with air, ...

How to Become a Pediatric Nurse

Are you interested in becoming a pediatric nurse ? Pediatric nurses are RNs who have completed specialized training in pediatrics —that is, working with children and babies.

How to Find a Pediatrician

A good pediatrician will be your partner in your child's health care from birth until they head off to college, and maybe even a little longer.
Being a parent of a young child can often seem isolating, especially if you choose to stay at home. It's great practice for a young child to be around other kids, and parents can take a break and chit chat. If you ...

The best hospitals in Atlanta

We are fortunate to have some of the best hospitals and doctors around the southeast in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta hospitals also have ready access and cooperation with the federal Center for Disease Control (CDC) located in downtown Atlanta. Among the very best ...

Infantile acid reflux explained

Infantile acid reflux (A.R.) is caused by the sphincter muscle's inability to close completely during digestion, thus allowing the acid to be regurgitated. When my daughter developed A.R. at 3 weeks of age, I was horrifiedI couldn't imagine such a small baby ...