bronchiolitis/diarrhea

STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Overview: This pilot randomized control trial (RCT) will enroll 92 children from 6 months to 6 years of age that have chronic lung disease (CLD) such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia during two pulmonary illness seasons. If the minimum number of patients (n=92) in Season 1 is

Probiotic can be defined as "live microorganisms that grant health effects to the host if consumed in sufficient amounts". Probiotic bacteria, which beneficially affect the host by improving the intestinal microbial balance, may affect the immune response, thus boosting the body system to combat

1.0 Background While atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia requiring therapy, it is also associated with increased risk of stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, dementia, and death. The number of Americans affected with AF is expected to surge to nearly 16

Introduction The relationship between viral and bacterial infections in the respiratory tract in children has long been learnt and documented in the medical literature. A large scale American study which was held during the "swine flu" (influenza A H1N1) pandemic in 2009-2010 documented pneumonia

Acute gastroenteritis is a common disease especially in children. With bronchiolitis and influenza, she participated widely in weight of winter epidemics that causes problems every year our health care system, particularly in the pediatric emergency and inpatient since they are the second leading

Community-acquired pneumonia is a common and potentially serious infection that affects children worldwide. The annual incidence of pneumonia in children younger than five years of age is 34 to 40 cases per 1000 in Europe and North America, higher than at any other time of life [1]. In developing