Keli Rising

During a press conference at Kidney Week 2011, Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, stressed how important it is for pediatricians and pediatric nephrologists to promote the process of kidney transplant to happen as soon as possible in children who are diagnosed with ESRD.

Last week, the FDA announced the approval of Onfi tablets (clobazam) as an adjunctive (add-on) treatment for seizures related to Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

During "Improving HIV Care: Access, Reform, and the National AIDS Strategy" session, the three speakers discussed the importance of developing a national strategy, the impact of the Affordable Care Act, and the financial sense and burden of caring for people with HIV.

In this video, Joel Gallant, MD, lead author, board member at HIVMA, associate director at Johns Hopkins AIDS Service, discusses issues related to a policy paper recently released by the HIV Medicine Association.

Tom Tryon, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, evaluates pediatricians' approaches in dealing with parents who are hesitant to have their children immunized.

Known as the "essential reference for infectious disease treatment," the Sanford Guide was awarded a contract with the US Department of Veteran Affairs to make its web edition available to all VA Medical Centers.

Dr. Clarke-Pearson comments about the dangers of violent video games, specifically citing what happened at Columbine High School.

Tobacco disease is considered by many to be a non-communicable disease epidemic with approximately six million needless deaths due to tobacco use worldwide each year.

Dr. Kathleen Clarke-Pearson comments on how media violence can increase the risk of aggressive behavior in children and adolescents.

"The biggest issue is that alcohol and drug use are the leading causes of death in 15-24-year-olds in the US," said Dr. Patricia Kokotailo who talked about "Prescription Drugs and New Drugs of Abuse: Continuing Issues for Adolescents."

Dr. John Kulig commented on news stories about parents who have taken it upon themselves to administer medical marijuana to their children without consulting a physician.

Mark Wolraich, MD, FAAP, lead author, discussed the updated ADHD guidelines which now include information on the diagnosis and treatment of children and adolescents.

Eric Kossoff, MD, started off the session "First and Second Seizure…Now What Do I Do?" saying how important it is as physicians to calm parents down when their child experiences a seizure.

Dr. Marion Burton, AAP President, started his address by talking about a YouTube video that had gone viral featuring a little boy who excitedly proclaimed, "I feel happy of myself!" The message of this video was featured throughout Burton's discussion.

Keynote speaker Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who plays Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the famous children's TV show Sesame Street, spoke this morning about the importance of compassion.

With its patent protection is looming, the WSJ reported that, according to unnamed sources, Pfizer is considering whether to pursue an OTC version of Lipitor.

May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which focuses on raising public awareness about stroke.

Tomorrow, CES will host the Digital Health Summit, featuring "consumer-based health and wellness innovations at the convergence of technology and healthcare."

Costa Rica offers something for everyone, whether you're a beach bum, risk taker, or animal lover.

One physician might define an emergency differently from another, so how can you accurately quantify the number of office-based emergencies?

Dr. Frank Domino presented his top 10 practice changing concepts from the last year and how evidence-based medicine can be employed into practice.

The main focus of this session was how to determine the best treatment strategies for diabetes patients, with two case studies to illustrate the points.

Cigarette manufacturers will soon have to replace words like "light," "mild," and "medium" with colors to reflect the type of cigarette that the box contains.

Fibromyalgia is a complex illness, especially when there are some healthcare professionals who do not consider it to be an illness. However, there is a high prevalence of fibromyalgia (3-4.7% of the general population) and patients who have it experience poor quality of life and place a high economic burden on themselves, their families, and society.

During his keynote address, MDNG editorial board member Danny Sands really stressed the importance of empowering patients to learn about their health. "We need to make sure patients have access to knowledge," he said.

In a session that focused on potential adverse reactions to rheumatologic infusion therapies, Jacqueline M. Fritz, RN, MSN, CNS, Arthritis and Osteoporosis, La Palma, California, explained that infusion therapies take time to administer.

Researchers reported their findings about using insulin to treat Alzheimer's disease.

How often are you faced with the decision of whether to treat a patient with a medication that has produced positive results in one population and negative results in a second?

Researchers have been studying the brain tissue from retired NFL athletes posthumously, and are "shedding light on what concussions look like in the brain" with stunning results.