Medical Treatment Of Children Research Articles

The Supreme Court Retreats Another Step on Abortion

The 1973 "Roe v. Wade" decision is being further dismantled by the Supreme Court. However, in recent decisions, the new Court majority (except Justice Antonia Scalia) seems to say that there is a constitutional right to abortion. The "Hodgson v. Minnesota" and "Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health" decisions addressed difficult topics; the ability of a minor to give informed consent; and the rights of parents with regard to minor children. In most circumstances, medical treatment of children must be authorized by a guardian. However, in many states, children may seek treatment for pregnancy, substance abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, and psychological disturbances. In "Planned Parenthood of Central Missouri v. Danforth" and "Bellati v. Baird," the Supreme Court ruled that constitutional protection of abortion could not be conditioned by age, and that parents could not say no to their daughter's wish to have an abortion. If a girl did not want to notify her parent, she could go to a judge instead. The Court never ruled on whether parental notification was constitutional, or whether 1 parent (and, if so, which) or both had to be notified. All of these issues were addressed in "Hodgson" and "Ohio" in ways that were damaging to the welfare and rights of women. In "Hodgson," the Court decided that states may require both biological parents to be notified as long as they have judicial bypass. In "Ohio," the Court approved the state's complicated legal judicial bypass proceedings. It also ruled that the proceedings do not have to be anonymous, just confidential. The reasoning behind the decisions is ambiguous and contradictory. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor agreed that the Minnesota law is very stringent. She said that it was "unreasonable when one considers that only 1/2 of the minors in the State of Minnesota reside with both biological parents." The Court's majority explained that a 48-hour waiting period between the notification and the abortion might place a burden on the rights of the minor, but the Court considered that burden "minimal." The future constitutionally of abortion is on the line. The impending Court changes are the forerunners of more retreat from abortion rights.

Contraceptive Advice and Medical Treatment for Children

Contraceptive Advice and Medical Treatment for Children

Parents' Perception of Diagnostic Reports and Conferences

The purpose of this study was to evaluate parents' reactions and understanding of diagnostic information from written reports and conferences in a clinic which provides multidisciplinary evaluations for children with speech, learning, language, and hearing problems. Previous studies and anecdotal reports suggested that many parents do not receive appropriate diagnostic information about their children. In the present study questionnaires were mailed to parents who had received reports of evaluations and most of whom had attended hour-long conferences covering the findings. Questionnaires were also sent to professionals who had received reports. Fifty-seven percent of the parents, and 63% of the professionals returned the questionnaires. Ninety percent of the parents indicated that they had understood the results as they were presented in the conference. Ninety-three percent of the professionals and 89% of the parents stated they understood the conclusions of the written reports .Further, 83% of the parents and 80% of the professionals reported that the findings had made a change in the child's educational or medical treatment. The percentage of parents who reported understanding the findings was greater than expected. The specific informing techniques used in this study are discussed.

Risk Factors for Persistent Middle-Ear Effusions

To ascertain risk factors for persistent middle-ear effusions (PMEE), we interviewed the parents of two groups of children. The first consisted of 76 children with PMEE who were admitted to the hospital for tympanostomy-tube insertion. The second, a control group, consisted of 76 children admitted for other types of surgery, who were matched for age, sex, season, and surgical ward. Nearly all (97%) of the children admitted for insertion of tympanostomy tubes had one or more episodes of suppurative otitis media. Only 59% of the control children had previous ear infections. Frequent ear infections sharply increased the risk for persistent effusions. Catarrh, household cigarette smoke exposure, and atopy also occurred more frequently in children with PMEE. The risk for middle-ear effusions was greatest when these three factors were all present. The avoidance of daily exposure to domestic tobacco smoke and, if atopic, of specific allergens should be included in the medical treatment of children with PMEE.

Of Love and Laetrile: Medical Decision Making in a Child's Best Interests

AbstractTwo recent cases have raised important questions concerning the appropriateness of state intervention in parental choices of unorthodox medical treatment for children with life-threatening conditions. This Note first discusses whether, and if so, when, state intervention in a child's treatment selection by its parents is appropriate, and then analyzes the tests a court should apply in deciding upon an appropriate treatment. The Note recommends a decision-making approach that requires the appropriate state agency to prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that the parents' choice of medical treatment either is directly or is indirectly harming their child. Under this approach, if the state meets its burden of proof the court then must apply the ‘best interests’ test, rather than the ‘substituted judgment’ test, to choose an appropriate medical treatment for the child.

Pediatric and Pediatrics

I wish to express my concern with the widespread, incorrect use of the words "pediatric" and "pediatrics." With increasing frequency, medical journals and even more often, people in conversation, use such phrases as "pediatrics resident," "pediatrics service," and "pediatrics department," employing a noun as a modifier of another noun. Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language states: pediatric also paediatric/ /adj. (paed- + -iadnic): of or relating to the care and medical treatment of children (an effective ~ service): belonging to or concerned with pediatrics.

ULCERATIVE COLITIS IN CHILDREN. II. MEDICAL AND SURGICAL THERAPY.

Progress in the therapy of ulcerative colitis has been definite during the last ten years. A few reports have shown that definitive surgery, namely subtotal colectomy and ileostomy, can be lifesaving and return the child to normal health within several months.1-3There has been a paucity of reports on the response to medical treatment in children.4In part 1 of this report the various problems concerning the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis in children are discussed.5It is the purpose of this report to describe in some detail the medical management of the child with ulcerative colitis and the indications for surgical therapy, and to discuss the results of therapy as well as the problems encountered during treatment of a group of 80 children with ulcerative colitis. Material From Jan 1, 1953, to Jan 1, 1963, at the Cleveland Clinic the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis was made in

Pediatrics. The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children.

Pediatrics. The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children.

Medical Inspection and After: Medical Treatment of Children in London

Medical Inspection and After: Medical Treatment of Children in London

Book Review Pediatrics . The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children. By Thomas Morgan Rotch, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard University. Fifth edition, rearranged and rewritten. Illustrated by numerous engravings in the text and by colored plates. Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Company.

Book Review Pediatrics . The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children. By Thomas Morgan Rotch, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard University. Fifth edition, rearranged and rewritten. Illustrated by numerous engravings in the text and by colored plates. Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Company.

Pediatrics. The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children.

Pediatrics. The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children.

Recent Literature Pediatrics . The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children. By Thomas Morgan Rotch, M.D. Third edition, rearranged and rewritten. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co. 1901.

Recent Literature Pediatrics . The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children. By Thomas Morgan Rotch, M.D. Third edition, rearranged and rewritten. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co. 1901.

Pediatrics. The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children

Pediatrics. The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children

Pædiatrics. The Hygienic And Medical Treatment of Children

Pædiatrics. The Hygienic And Medical Treatment of Children

Pediatrics; the Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children.

Pediatrics; the Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children.

Review A Treatise on the Physical and Medical Treatment of Children . By William P. Dewees, M.D. Member of the American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia, and of the Philadelphia Medical Society; Lecturer on Midwifery, &c Philadelphia: H. C. Carey and I. Lea. p. 496.

Review A Treatise on the Physical and Medical Treatment of Children . By William P. Dewees, M.D. Member of the American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia, and of the Philadelphia Medical Society; Lecturer on Midwifery, &c Philadelphia: H. C. Carey and I. Lea. p. 496.

Review A Treatise on the Physical and Medical Treatment of Children . By William P. Dewees, M.D. Member of the American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia, and of the Philadelphia Medical Society; Lecturer on Midwifery, &c. Philadelphia: H. C. Carey and I. Lea. pp. 496.

Review A Treatise on the Physical and Medical Treatment of Children . By William P. Dewees, M.D. Member of the American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia, and of the Philadelphia Medical Society; Lecturer on Midwifery, &c. Philadelphia: H. C. Carey and I. Lea. pp. 496.