Research Summaries

Acute Respiratory Infection
Acute Respiratory Infection
07/30/2019
Researchers examined rates of recommendations for cough and cold medicines and antihistamines for ARIs.
07/30/2019
parasites
parasites
07/17/2019
The CDC recently issued an advisory for cryptosporidiosis, which is commonly linked to swimming pools. Consultant360 spoke with Joseph Eisenberg, PhD, MPH, from the University of Michigan School of Public...
07/17/2019
enterovirus
enterovirus
07/10/2019
As the investigation into the regular outbreaks of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) continue, the CDC is asking for increased vigilance among health care providers who see patients with acute onset of flaccid...
07/10/2019
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
07/01/2019
The authors of a recent study analyzed how the relationship between fatty acids and indoor air pollution affects disease severity and symptoms in children with asthma.
07/01/2019
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
07/01/2019
While it is understood that low vitamin D is associated with hypertension in adults, authors of a new study measured the impact of vitamin D status in early life on blood pressure in later childhood and...
07/01/2019
opioids
opioids
05/28/2019
Teens and young adults are at a high risk for opioid misuse. However, the epidemiology of opioid prescribing among this patient population is unclear. A new study investigates.
05/28/2019
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
05/22/2019
While the 6-food elimination diet is commonly recommended to reduce symptoms of pediatric EoE, authors of a study presented at DDW sought to determine whether a less-restrictive food-elimination diet could...
05/22/2019
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
05/22/2019
New research examined the relationship between exposure to violence, health risk behaviors, and current asthma among adolescents in the United States.
05/22/2019
suicide
suicide
05/20/2019
In a recent study, researchers sought to examine changes in rates of suicide among male and female youth in the US.
05/20/2019
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
05/18/2019
The results of a study presented at DDW 2019 suggest a different—and better—approach than watching and waiting when a child swallows a button battery.
05/18/2019