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Topic of the Month July: Paediatrics

ADHD: What Stirs Up The Kid?

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[01/07/2009] If a child continuously disrupts class, always fidgets and annoys everybody, the diagnosis ADHD will be obvious in the eyes of many doctors. The reason of the disease is still unknown. Although it is also unclear how Ritalin works, a lot of little patients are medicated with this drug. ADHD: What Stirs Up The Kid? - read more

Preventing Allergy: Cow Dung Makes the Difference

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[01/07/2009] In spring and summer, many people suffer from allergies. They often take drugs to alleviate the symptoms. There may be better help for it, yet, as researchers have found special bacteria in cowsheds which are able to immunize children against hay fever and asthma. Preventing Allergy: Cow Dung Makes the Difference - read more

Type 2 Diabetes: „You Can Achieve a Lot Only by Changing Drinks”

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[01/07/2009] 20 years ago type 2 diabetes was unknown in paediatrics. In the beginning of the nineties the first cases of the disease appeared in children and teenagers. Today there are about 500 cases of illnesses in Germany – and the rising trend continues. Type 2 Diabetes: „You Can Achieve a Lot Only by Changing Drinks” - read more

Sleep Research: Irregularities Are Largely Underdiagnosed

( Source: MEDICA.de )

[01/07/2009] Primary care pediatricians may be underdiagnosing sleep disorders in children and teens, according to a research abstract of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Sleep Research: Irregularities Are Largely Underdiagnosed - read more