The results of a new study show that vaccinating children of five years and younger didn’t decrease in number for influenza related child hospitalization or doctor’s visits.

Dr. Robert Belshe, who is professor of medicine and pediatrics and director of the Center for Vaccine Development at the Saint Louis University Medical Center, said “The finding is not surprising at all if we compare the poor match between the flu vaccine and circulating strains in the past two years.” It’s worth mentioning that Dr. Robert wasn’t involved in the study.

The results of another study that is going to be published in the October issue of Pediatrics show that in the US children flu related deaths are on increase and that’s why the flu shots have become quite important.
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In the Bristol-based trial 156 children (Aged 6months to 6years) were involved and it showed that ibuprofen decreased temperature faster than paracetamol.

A study from the British Medical Journal also says that changing the drug may prove helpful and it has been already recommended by some GPs. However, in line with official guidance, some experts seemed to advise against this as they showed concern to relative ease with which children can get an overdose.

In young children fever is quite common and it affects seven out of ten preschool children every year.

The fever often proves quite miserable for the child and makes parents worried as well. Most of the time, many fevers settle by themselves but some are the cause of serious infections like pneumonia.

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INDIANAPOLIS – At Riley Hospital, caution lights will hover over the snoozing patients at the Children’s neonatal intensive care unit. This device will flash when the sound levels go beyond the normal level. As the decibels go up, the colors on the new monitoring system will automatically change from green to yellow to red, indicating the chatting parents or visitors to keep quiet so that the babies get adequate rest for their growth.

A sound level indicator of the Sonicu system hangs from the ceiling of the neonatal intensive care unit at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 19, 2008. The unit measures noise and displays a visual representation of measured sound levels. As decibels rise, the colors change from green to yellow to red, hushing chatty parents or doctors so the babies get the rest they need to develop.
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“A noise which is little bit louder than the normal level can cause the hearts of sick or premature babies to beat slowly or quickly”, said Dr. William Engle at Riley hospital. Disturbing the babies’ sleep or vital signs can slow down their growth and healing because their bodies do most of the work while they sleep.

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