21-Apr-2006 4:30 PM EDT
Prevalence of ED and Use of ED Medications Among Teens, Young Men
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

A first-of-its-kind survey found that a significant number of young men have used erectile dysfunction medications (EDM) such as Viagra(TM) -- many in conjunction with other recreational drugs, and most without consulting their physician.

Released: 21-Jan-2016 10:05 AM EST
Antibiotics Over Surgery for Appendicitis? Experts Say Proceed with Caution
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Several recent studies suggesting that appendicitis — the leading cause of emergency abdominal surgery in children — could be treated with antibiotics alone have generated serious buzz among clinicians and parents alike.

Released: 25-Jan-2016 1:00 PM EST
“Concussion”: In the Eve of Super Bowl Sunday, Pediatricians Discuss Recent Film and Football Brain Injuries
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

With the recent release of the Will Smith film “Concussion” and the upcoming Super Bowl sports-related traumatic brain injuries are bound to take center stage and rekindle anxiety among parents whose children play football. But sports medicine and trauma specialists at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago caution that such dramatic Hollywood accounts — while raising important questions about public health and the politics of professional sports — could inadvertently focus too much attention on a single sport, obscuring the reality that about half of all pediatric concussions occur during non-athletic, recreational activities.

Released: 8-Feb-2016 10:05 AM EST
What You Need to Know About Zika Virus and Microcephaly
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) recent announcement of a public health emergency of international concern has many individuals searching for information on the Zika virus. Larry Kociolek, MD, Infectious Diseases at Lurie Children’s explains the virus, addresses the concern for risk in pregnant women and how you can prevent contracting the illness.

Released: 8-Feb-2016 5:00 PM EST
A Child’s Cardiac Arrest Should Prompt Check-Ups for the Rest of the Family
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

With fewer than 3,500 episodes a year, cardiac arrest in children is decidedly rare, but it could be a dramatic signal that the victim’s family members may be at a heightened risk for sudden cardiac death. This is why, in the aftermath of such a traumatic event, clinical evaluation of the child’s parents and siblings could lead to lifesaving diagnoses and therapies, averting further tragedy, say cardiologists at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Released: 16-Feb-2016 8:30 AM EST
Molecular Detectives: Lurie Children’s, Northwestern Scientists Track the Genetic Footprints of Heart Disease
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Standard autopsies of people who suffer sudden death do not always reveal inherited cardiac anomalies, so it can be difficult to determine whether the culprit was inherited heart disease or something else. To help improve the likelihood of detecting inherited cardiac anomalies in families and to avert further tragedy, Gregory Webster, MD, MPH, a cardiologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital has teamed up with colleagues from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine to trace the footprints of genetic heart disease in young people who died suddenly and whose cause of death has not been determined through traditional autopsy.

Released: 19-Feb-2016 12:05 PM EST
Tips From One of the Country’s Leading Lead Expert's
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Lead expert Dr. Helen Binns gives general advice for families who want to make sure their kids are not exposed to high concentrations of lead in their water.

Released: 29-Feb-2016 5:05 PM EST
Worried About Super Lice? Keep Comb & Carry On
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Karen Sheehan, MD, general pediatrician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, shares tips on what you need to know about super lice.

Released: 7-Mar-2016 2:05 PM EST
Vitamin D Level, Body Fat in Newborn Linked to Health Status in Pregnancy
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Study suggests that overweight or obesity in pregnancy is linked to lower vitamin D levels in both the mother and the newborn

Released: 22-Mar-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Study: Children with Simple Skull Fractures May Not Need Hospitalization
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Challenging the longstanding practice of keeping all children with head injuries in the hospital overnight, new research from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital suggests that patients with simple skull fractures can be sent home safely if they have no evidence of brain injury and no neurological symptoms.

Released: 24-Mar-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Toward Personalized Medicine for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

For a highly variable disease like cystic fibrosis, personalized medicine promises treatments based on individual factors, down to the molecular level. This promise is especially alluring for the treatment of children with cystic fibrosis, who are at particular risk for complications that could affect them throughout their lives.

28-Mar-2016 4:05 PM EDT
Study Highlights Risk of Lapse in Surgical Skills Among Nation’s Pediatric Surgeons
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Some pediatric surgeons perform so few rare and complex procedures once they finish their surgical training that they may have a hard time maintaining operative skills in the long run, according to a new study led by researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. The study, to be published March 30 in JAMA Surgery, did look at how well patients fared based on the number of procedures their surgeons had performed. However, the authors say, the findings are alarming because there is strong evidence linking the frequency and number of surgeries performed to a surgeon’s skill level and patient outcomes.

Released: 31-Mar-2016 4:05 PM EDT
Beyond Seizure Control: Even Seizure-Free, Children with Epilepsy Can Face Social Problems as Adults
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Learning difficulties and behavioral problems during childhood can lead to suboptimal social and educational outcomes among young adults with childhood epilepsy even when their seizures are well under control and their disease in remission, according to findings from a study led by researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

Released: 4-Apr-2016 2:05 PM EDT
A Chink in the Armor of Breast Cancer Cells:Scientists Succeed in Killing Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer in Lab Experiments
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Working with human breast cancer cells, a team of scientists from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago have successfully turned off a misbehaving protein that fuels the growth of a particularly aggressive, drug-resistant form of the disease known as triple-negative breast cancer. In a set of lab experiments, the team managed to neutralize the protein, called Nodal, a growth factor already known for its role in early embryonic development.

Released: 20-Apr-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Developing a Non-Invasive Test to Assess Esophagus Disease
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

A non-invasive test to diagnose and monitor an inflammatory disease that injures the esophagus – called eosinophilic esophagitis or EoE – would replace the need for repeated endoscopy for a growing number of children and adults with this relatively new condition.

Release date: 25-Apr-2016 10:05 AM EDT
common steroid shows promise in healing damaged newborn lungs
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Research from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago conducted in mice shows the drug hydrocortisone — a steroid commonly used to treat a variety of inflammatory and allergic conditions — can also prevent lung damage that often develops in premature babies treated with oxygen.

Released: 25-Apr-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Common Steroid Shows Promise in Healing Damaged Newborn Lungs
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Research from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago conducted in mice shows the drug hydrocortisone — a steroid commonly used to treat a variety of inflammatory and allergic conditions — can also prevent lung damage that often develops in premature babies treated with oxygen.

Released: 16-May-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Radiation-Free Handheld Scanner May Offer Safer, Cheaper Imaging for Kids’ Sunken Chests
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

A handheld, lightweight scanner — similar to the barcode reader at a store checkout — that uses white light instead of dangerous ionizing radiation can safely and reliably capture the upper body anatomy of children with chest deformities, according to pediatric surgeons from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

Released: 23-May-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Study Suggests Kids with Food-Triggered Eczema Are at Risk for Developing Life-Threatening Food Allergy
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Elimination of the food that triggers atopic dermatitis, or eczema, is associated with increased risk of developing immediate reactions to that food, according to the results of a large-scale study recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Immediate reactions to the culprit food range from hives to life-threatening anaphylaxis.

Released: 26-May-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Literacy Advocate and Pediatrician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Mariana Glusman Publishes Book to Address “30 Million Word Gap”
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Pediatrician and literacy advocate writes book to curb the 30 million word gap. It is on the critical importance of reading and talking to you baby the minute they are out of the womb.

Release date: 26-May-2016 11:05 AM EDT
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Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Pediatrician and literacy advocate writes book to curb the 30 million word gap. It is on the critical importance of reading and talking to you baby the minute they are out of the womb.

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Released: 2-Jun-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Appoints an International Leader in Healthcare Philanthropy to Head Its Foundation
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has appointed Grant Stirling, PhD, an international leader in healthcare philanthropy as the Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer for Lurie Children’s Foundation.

Released: 9-Jun-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Launches New Advertising Campaign: “All, for Your One”
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago – one of the top children’s hospitals in the country - is announcing a new advertising campaign that stresses “All, for your one” – the hospital’s promise to families to give its “all” for each and every child.

Released: 13-Jun-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Healing the Heart From Within
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Babies born with heart defects live longer than ever thanks to advances in the diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease. Yet, despite substantial progress, many continue to face bleak odds, lifelong medication, multiple surgeries and progressive heart failure, often requiring a transplant.

Released: 23-Jun-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Smartphone App Helps Parents Be Better Prepared When Bringing Preemies Home, Study Suggests
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

A smartphone app designed to support parents of premature infants as they transition from neonatal intensive care unit to home

Released: 1-Jul-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Lurie Children’s Named Level I Pediatric Surgery Center by American College of Surgeons
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

The level I verification — the highest of three — is awarded by a multi-organizational taskforce led by the ACS, the body responsible for setting the nation’s standards for quality of surgical care, practice and training.

Released: 7-Jul-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Lurie Children’s Hospital to Participate in White House-Led Precision Medicine Initiative
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Lurie Children's Hospital is part of a nationwide research effort on precision medicine

Released: 12-Jul-2016 12:05 AM EDT
Study Shows Most Siblings of Food Allergic Kids Do Not Have Food Allergy
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Lurie Children's Hospital data suggests that the risk of food allergy in siblings of an affected child is only minimally higher than in the general population.

Released: 11-Aug-2016 1:05 PM EDT
First Treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy to Be Submitted for FDA Approval Based on Positive Results in Clinical Trial
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

A major milestone was reached when nusinersen, an investigational treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), was shown to significantly improve achievement of motor milestones in babies with infantile-onset SMA.

Released: 17-Aug-2016 10:05 AM EDT
How a Family Comes to Terms with a Diagnosis of Autism
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Experts give advice on parents coping with a child of autism

22-Aug-2016 10:00 AM EDT
Study Found a Gene Associated with Asthma in Children Who Had a Viral Illness Early in Life
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Results of a study published in PLOS ONE show that asthma risk increased 17 times when children who had bronchiolitis in the first two years of life also had a common variation of the Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene.

Released: 7-Sep-2016 10:05 AM EDT
Acetaminophen Not Associated with Worse Asthma in Kids
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Children with mild, persistent asthma did not have worse asthma symptoms after taking acetaminophen (e.g., Tylenol) for pain or fever, compared to using ibuprofen (e.g., Advil), according to the results of a randomized, double-blind clinical trial recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Released: 7-Sep-2016 3:05 PM EDT
RNA Test Detects Bacterial Infections in Infants with Fever
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

A blood test used to measure patterns of ribonucleic acid (RNA) expression can help determine if fever in infants under 2 months old is caused by bacterial or viral infection, according to a preliminary study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Released: 15-Sep-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Study Discovers Potential New Target for Treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

For the first time, scientists found that in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the affected nerve cells that control muscle movement, or motor neurons, have defects in their mitochondria, which generate energy used by the cell. Impaired mitochondrial function and structure in motor neurons were discovered before symptoms occurred, suggesting a role in disease development.

Released: 21-Sep-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Lurie Children’s Receives NIH Support to Study How Control of Breathing Impacts Premature Babies’ Respiratory and Neurologic Outcomes
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago was selected to participate in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded Prematurity-Related Ventilatory Control (Pre-Vent) study consortium. Physicians and researchers at Lurie Children’s will partner with investigators from other leading national hospitals to expand knowledge of neurorespiratory maturation in premature infants. Lurie Children’s site-specific study will investigate how autonomic, neurologic control of breathing matures in infants born at less than 29 weeks of gestation.

28-Sep-2016 4:15 PM EDT
Hard-to-Control Asthma Has Distinct Features, Study Shows
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Bronchodilator responsiveness, nasal inflammation and allergy were among the most significant baseline features that distinguished hard-to-control asthma in inner-city children and adolescents. These characteristics identified patients whose asthma did not improve throughout the year, despite adherence to the most intensive treatment based on national guidelines. Patients with hard-to-control asthma also had exacerbations peaking in the spring and fall, and more nighttime symptoms in the fall and winter.

Released: 4-Oct-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Study Shows Eczema in Children Has Unique Immune Profile, Offering New Targets for Treatment
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Atopic dermatitis, or eczema, is a common skin disorder that usually starts by 5 years of age, but virtually all of the studies that have defined the immune changes underlying eczema and are directing new treatment options have been done in adult skin. A study just published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology characterizes immune changes for the first time in the skin of young children with eczema.

Released: 13-Oct-2016 3:05 PM EDT
Lurie Children’s in New NIH Consortium on Child Health
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Researchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago will play leadership roles in the new Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) consortium, as part of the $11 million grant awarded to Northwestern University by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The seven-year national study will explore the impact of exposures on children that range from air pollution, to societal factors, to individual behaviors like sleep and diet.

17-Oct-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Study Shows Promise to Repair the Urethra Using Bone Marrow Stem Cells
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

A study published in Scientific Reports describes a potential new strategy that may be utilized to correct hypospadias, a birth defect which occurs when boys are born with a urinary opening on the underside of the penis, found in up to one in every 200 boys. Current treatment involves surgical reconstruction with a graft using tissue taken from the inside of a child’s cheek. This approach is associated with multiple complications and sometimes requires repeated surgeries.

Released: 25-Oct-2016 8:05 AM EDT
Barsness Receives PCORI Award to Develop Patient and Family Advisory Board To Help Improve Patient Experience
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Katherine Barsness, MD, MS, pediatric surgeon at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has received a funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) that will support a project that brings together patients and clinicians to discuss ways to improve the pediatric surgery patient experience.

   
27-Oct-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Confusing Food Labels Place Consumers with Food Allergy at Risk
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

A study found that consumers with food allergy concerns often misunderstand food labels about allergens that say “may contain” or “manufactured on shared equipment.” While they should avoid such products to prevent what could be a serious allergic reaction, up to 40 percent bought food items with precautionary allergen labels.

Released: 7-Nov-2016 9:05 AM EST
Lurie Children’s Surgeon Named to American College of Surgeons’ Board
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Arun Gosain, MD, a pediatric plastic surgeon at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, was recently named to the Board of Governors of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). As a Governor he is one of the leaders of the largest organization of surgeons in the world.

Released: 17-Nov-2016 2:05 PM EST
Why Is Food Allergy Increasing? Skin Might Be Involved
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Early exposure to a food allergen through broken skin might prompt the development of food allergy. This theory gained further support from a recent study that found increased prevalence of food allergy if a child had skin infection or eczema in the first year of life.

Released: 13-Dec-2016 10:05 AM EST
Text Messaging Improves Medication Use by HIV-Positive Youth
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

A randomized clinical trial published in AIDS and Behavior showed that personalized two-way daily text messaging improved adherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-positive youth ages 16-29. The HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis (PRS) project at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified this intervention as meeting criteria for good evidence of efficacy.


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