Use of a helium/oxygen mixture can improve gas exchange and pulmonary mechanics in very low birth weight infants on long-term mechanical ventilation, new research shows. Reuters Health Information
Commentary on this F1000 study discusses the effects of oral acyclovir suppression on neurodevelopment in the newborn with herpes simplex virus. Faculty of 1000
In children with obesity that is not lifestyle related, sibutramine therapy seems to result in clinically significant weight reduction, according to findings published in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Reuters Health Information
In a study of children with arthritis, researchers found that "percent true" calcium absorption hovered in the low-to-normal range. Reuters Health Information
Vaccine expert Paul A. Offit, MD, describes the new guidelines for influenza vaccine in those with egg allergy. Learn more here. Medscape Infectious Diseases
