In a new evidence-based clinical guideline, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends isotonic intravenous fluids (IVFs) with appropriate potassium chloride and dextrose for most children ...

Credit: Getty Images. Researchers investigated whether use of intravenous magnesium therapy for children with asthma was linked to subsequent hospitalization of these children. The administration of ...

Infection with E. coli bacteria can wreak havoc in children, leading to bloody diarrhea, fever and kidney failure. But giving children intravenous fluids early in the course of an E. coli O157:H7 ...

(HealthDay News) – For children requiring maintenance intravenous (IV) fluids, isotonic fluids are safer than hypotonic fluids in terms of plasma sodium (pNa) levels, according to a meta-analysis ...

The administering of intravenous fluids during the first 4 days of diarrhea onset is associated with a reduced risk for renal failure among children at risk for hemolytic uremic syndrome, according to ...

The Committee on Fetus and Newborn of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has endorsed 1 to 2 mg/dl as the normal range of serum tocopherol level. Our Cochrane review has shown that vitamin E ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a potential cause of serious morbidity and even mortality among children undergoing hematopoietic SCT (HSCT). Contrary to the available information regarding the ...

SAN DIEGO — Intavenous ibuprofen (IV) ibuprofen is more effective than acetaminophen administered orally or by suppository at reducing fever in pediatric patients, according to the results of a new ...

IVIG may reduce seizure frequency in some children with drug-resistant epilepsy, especially those with generalized seizures.