Bundled protocol may help avoid ventilator-associated pneumonia
The use of a bundled protocol in mechanically ventilated babies and children may help reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a study published in the journal Critical Care Nurse. The care bundle includes an elevated bed, age-appropriate oral care, and hand hygiene before and after contact with patient or the device. BeckersHospitalReview.com
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More N.Y. parents forgo vaccinations for religious reasons
The rate of religious exemptions for vaccinations in 34 counties across New York more than doubled from 2000 to 2011, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics. Researchers noted that counties with at least 1% of children getting religious exemptions for a vaccine had a higher number of pertussis cases compared with counties that had lower exemption rates. DailyRx.com
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NIH's Collins defends study of oxygen dosing in premature infants
NIH chief Dr. Francis Collins rejected criticism from the Office of Human Research Protections over a study that evaluated dosing of oxygen for premature infants. At the time the study began, data did not indicate outcomes would be worse at either end of the studied spectrum of oxygen dosing, Collins and two other NIH officials write in the New England Journal of Medicine. The controversy "has alarmed some of the parents of infants who were in the study, confused the biomedical research community, and befuddled [Institutional Review Boards]," they wrote. National Public Radio
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C-section delivery linked to increased odds of childhood obesity
Data on more than 10,000 babies born in the U.K. between 1991 and 1992 showed that those born via cesarean section had an 83% higher risk of being overweight or obese by age 11 than babies born vaginally. The association between C-section delivery and increased obesity risk was particularly strong among children whose mothers were overweight, researchers reported in the International Journal of Obesity. Reuters
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NANN's Small Grants Program application deadline extended
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