Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the role played by the patient's age and physician's experience in determining the contamination rate of pediatric blood cultures. Methods ...

A percentile shows the relative position of the child's measurement (such as Blood Pressure or Height) among children of the same sex and age. For example, a boy at the 25th percentile for height is ...

Why monitor blood pressure (BP)? Hypertension (high blood pressure) is an important health issue in children, because of its association with obesity. High blood pressure is considered a risk factor ...

After nearly a decade of success, a pop-up children's museum in Beaver Falls is ready to expand. KDKA-TV's Alexandra Todd ...

Background and aims: Intravenous (IV) access for infusion or blood withdrawal may be cumbersome, especially in small children. Multiple puncture attempts for gaining IV access are traumatic and ...

The Alabama Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders is much more than a place. It is an extraordinary partnership of local, national and international centers of excellence that provides care ...

When the weather's bad and there's no prospect of a trip to the park, we might well reach for crayons, pencils and paper as a way to keep our children entertained. But drawing is much more than a ...

UAB pediatric hematology-oncology fellows are motivated and passionate about improving the lives of families affected by childhood cancer and blood disorders through advocacy, education, clinical ...

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[Lydiah Nyawira/ Standard] For two years, Catherine Njore has been mentoring children in rural schools in Kieni Constituency on drawing maps and reading for fun. Ms Njore, a senior cartographer at ...

A woman in the national capital left the Internet divided after she made a weired attempt to scare children and people on ...

Children with aggressive blood cancer could benefit from a new treatment being launched at Great Ormond Street, which experts hope will cure the disease. Youngsters with T-cell acute ...