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- Blackouts and near drownings may signal sudden death risk
- Most healthy women would benefit from light meal during labor
- Pediatric patients prescribed more opioids than needed for pain after surgery
- Magnesium during labor may reduce risk of fever in mothers and complications in babies
- The American Academy of Pediatrics tackles youth football injuries
| Blackouts and near drownings may signal sudden death risk Posted: 25 Oct 2015 06:27 AM PDT Blackouts and near drowning events may signal an increased risk of sudden death, reveals new research. Such events point to long QT syndrome, a genetic heart condition that can be undetected or misdiagnosed as epilepsy or a panic attack. |
| Most healthy women would benefit from light meal during labor Posted: 24 Oct 2015 10:07 PM PDT Most healthy women can skip the fasting and, in fact, would benefit from eating a light meal during labor, suggests new research. Improvements in anesthesia care have made pain control during labor safer, reducing risks related to eating, researchers note. |
| Pediatric patients prescribed more opioids than needed for pain after surgery Posted: 24 Oct 2015 10:07 PM PDT Although it is not uncommon for pediatric patients to be prescribed opioids to treat certain types of moderate to severe pain, new research suggests these patients may be prescribed more opioids than necessary following surgery. A new study found nearly 60 percent of opioids dispensed to pediatric patients following surgery remained unused, which could lead to the unused medication being abused by other adolescents in the household. |
| Magnesium during labor may reduce risk of fever in mothers and complications in babies Posted: 24 Oct 2015 10:07 PM PDT Women who received magnesium sulfate during labor were less likely to develop maternal fever, a condition that can lead to a variety of complications in newborns including difficulty breathing, seizures, cerebral palsy and a condition known as "floppy baby syndrome," characterized by inadequate muscle tone, according to a retrospective study. |
| The American Academy of Pediatrics tackles youth football injuries Posted: 24 Oct 2015 10:06 PM PDT With football remaining one of the most popular sports for children and teens, the American Academy of Pediatrics is issuing new recommendations to improve the safety of all players while on the field. |
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