Childhood obesity: here are the sugary products to avoid to protect children
A study observed that the type of sugar consumed is more important than the quantity in the onset of childhood ...
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Bronchiolitis: should we deprive babies of hugs?
The bronchiolitis epidemic is early this winter and has affected, since the beginning of November, almost all of metropolitan France. ...
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Bronchiolitis: how to spot if your child has it
With a “rapid and earlier” restart, the circulation of the bronchiolitis virus is worrying while two regions, the Grand-Est and ...
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Sleep apnea: a link with respiratory infections in childhood
The development of obstructive sleep apnea would be favored by infections of the lower respiratory tract during childhood. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Babies: the importance of crawling to perceive risk
Babies who crawl a lot have a better perception of risk and better avoid falls. THE ESSENTIAL A study points ...
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Still too many drugs prescribed to French children
In France, drug prescriptions for children remain at high levels. THE ESSENTIAL France is one of the countries that consume ...
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Sudden infant death syndrome: pillows, stuffed animals and bed bumpers indicted
The majority of premature infant deaths are due to the elements present in their beds, responsible for three out of ...
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Bronchiolitis: the epidemic arrives two months late
Public Health France reports that the bronchiolitis epidemic is ongoing in six metropolitan regions while five other regions are in ...
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Children with cancer: the forgotten of the health crisis
Pediatric cancer care has been affected in more than three-quarters of hospitals worldwide by the health crisis. One in ten ...
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Pediatric cancers: “France must continue to heal more and better”
Professor Gilles Vassal, pediatrician, oncologist, pharmacologist and professor, gives us the state of scientific knowledge on pediatric cancers, the geographical ...
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Fight against infant mortality: Covid-19 threatens the progress made
Disruptions to child health services due to the Covid-19 pandemic are threatening the lives of millions of children around the ...
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New hope for children with resistant acute lymphoblastic leukemia
With this discovery, it will now be easier to tackle leukemia for children for whom chemotherapy was not enough.Soon, scientists ...
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Pediatric brain cancer: we know why we can’t find a treatment
Childhood brain cancer remains incurable, in part because of where and how it develops.Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), or pediatric ...
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Pediatrics: when does a child become an adult?
When does childhood end? This is a question physicians and researchers around the world ask themselves when setting age thresholds ...
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A pediatric intern denounces the lack of involvement of fathers
A pediatric emergency intern has launched a Twitter account entitled "Pediatric mental load", to denounce the lack of involvement of ...
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Global warming: children highly exposed to diseases
Global warming directly threatens the health of children. Infectious diseases will multiply, air pollution will favor respiratory diseases.This is a ...
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Childhood anxiety: a shrink rather than drugs
Cognitive behavioral therapy has just been validated to help overly anxious children.To help anxious children, cognitive behavioral therapy has just ...
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Why is acute lymphoblastic leukemia in young adults better treated in pediatrics?
Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a type of cancer of the blood, are more likely to ...
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“Flat head” syndrome: the High Authority for Health is working on recommendations
The HAS will publish information sheets on the prevention and management of positional plagiocephaly in the coming months."Wouldn't he be ...
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Bedwetting: consult after five years
Enuresis should lead to a consultation for children over 5 years old. The problem is often physical and not psychological.Almost ...
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Flat head: getting children to sleep on their backs remains a must
INTERVIEW - A patient association claims that plagiocephaly is on the rise because of lying on your back. This questioning ...
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End of life: “Focusing everything on the comfort of the child”
INTERVIEW - The decision to stop caring for a child at the end of life can generate conflicts between caregivers ...
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Pediatric surgery: a unique robot at Necker hospital
The Necker Hospital in Paris has acquired a new surgical robot dedicated to pediatric surgery. This first in France will ...
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Liver transplant: transplanted children live at least 20 years
Following a liver transplant in children, their life expectancy is 20 years, according to a European study.The minimum life expectancy ...
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Epilepsy: the ketogenic diet to the rescue of resistant forms
Against refractory forms of epilepsy, a radical change in diet may be useful. The ketogenic diet is particularly effective in ...
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Pain: children do not know how to assess it before 5 years
No need to ask a small child to rate his pain on a scale of 1 to 10. He is ...
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Pediatric cancers: long-term survival improves
The death rate after pediatric cancer was halved between the 1970s and 1990s. An improvement possible thanks to more reasoned ...
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Bronchiolitis: saturated pediatric emergencies in Midi-Pyrénées
The Midi-Pyrénées region is facing an outbreak of bronchiolitis cases. Some practical advice to avoid saturated pediatric emergency departments.At the ...
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Premature babies: the kangaroo method reduces mortality
Skin-to-skin contact, using the "kangaroo" technique, is effective in preventing complications in premature newborns, or at low birth weight.Human beings ...
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Children with allergies have double the rate of high blood pressure
Children with allergies need to take care of their hearts. They are twice as affected by high blood pressure and ...
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