Pediatric Anaphylaxis Author: Jeffrey F Linzer Sr, MD, MICP, FAAP, FACEP; Chief Editor: Kirsten A Bechtel, MD more… Updated: Nov 7, 2014 Overview Anaphylaxis is an acute, potentially life­threatening syndrome — with multisystemic manifestations due to the rapid release of inflammatory mediators. In children, foods can be a significant trigger for immunoglobulin E (IgE)­ mediated

ABSTRACT: Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) now affect 1–2% of the children born in the United States. Hundreds of genetic, metabolic and environmental factors are known to increase the risk of ASD. Similar factors are known to influence the risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; however, a unifying mechanistic explanation has remained elusive. Here we used

ABSTRACT: In the past 50 y, there has been a decline in average sleep duration and quality, with adverse consequences on general health. A representative survey of 1,508 American adults recently revealed that 90% of Americans used some type of electronics at least a few nights per week within 1 h before bedtime. Mounting evidence

ScienceDaily: Report on remission in patients with MS three years after stem cell transplant December 29, 2014 The JAMA Network Journals Three years after a small number of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) were treated with high­dose immunosuppressive therapy (HDIT) and then transplanted with their own hematopoietic stem cells, most of the patients sustained remission of