Posts tagged as: Paediatrics

Abbott expanding manufacturing capacity in China to meet demands of fast-growing nutrition market

Abbott will be investing US$230 million to build a state-of-the-art nutrition manufacturing facility in Jiaxing, China. When completed, the plant will become Abbott’s first fully integrated spray drying, blending and packaging facility in China. The facility represents Abbott’s largest investment in China to date. Abbott anticipates launching a number of new products across the paediatric [...]

Intranasal corticosteroid treatment may benefit children with obstructive sleep apnoea

Treatment with intranasal corticosteroid fluticasone furoate may be beneficial for children with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), as the intranasal corticosteroid appears to reduce production of certain inflammatory cell proteins that may play a role in development of OSA, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. [...]

Study shows vitamin E, metformin did not reduce liver enzymes in children and teens

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Neither vitamin E nor the diabetes drug metformin successfully reduced liver enzymes in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children or teens, according to a study published on April 27 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study, however, found that in patients with a severe type of fatty liver disease, liver biopsy [...]

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