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The article details a research which revealed that more children than adults are having influenza-related neurological disorders.

The article informs that the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) support mandatory immunization for health care workers (HCWs).

The article describes the early warning system that Rachel Lowe, PhD, of the Catalan Institute of Climate Sciences in Barcelona, Spain and colleagues have developed to assess the likelihood of a dengue epidemic in Brazil during the World Cup.

The article focuses on a study which concluded that the use of statins in patients with candidemia may be beneficial in patients with candidemia.

The article focuses on a study which found that unrecognized coronary artery disease (CAD) in middle-aged patients with HIV infection.

The article discusses a study which found that fungal infections are prevalent in transplant recipients, after six months of follow-up.

The article discusses research conducted by Michael L. Rinke, Medical Doctor (MD) and colleagues, which found that best practice central-line maintenance care bundle reduced bacteremias by more than 50 percent in ambulatory pediatric oncology patients with central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI).

The article highlights a study by Nivedita Krishnan, Medical Doctor (MD) and colleagues, which found that children who visit friends and relatives in dengue-endemic areas such as the Caribbean are at increased risk for contracting the disease due to frequent and/or prolonged visits.

The article highlights a study which found that noncompliance with palivizumab dosing increased the risk for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalization among Medicaid population in the U.S.

The article discusses a study which found that gloving after hand hygiene and before patient and line contact was associated with fewer gram-positive and potential central line-associated blood stream infection in preterm infants.

The article highlights the hypothesis by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, Missouri, that an Audio-enhanced Computer-Assisted Self-Interview (ACASI) could be used to increase sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing in adolescents with indications for testing.

The article discusses a research conducted by Terho Heikkinen and colleagues, which found that live-attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) significantly reduced the incidence of all-cause acute otitis media (AOM) among infants and young children.

The article highlights a study which found that children with suspected tuberculosis (TB) infection may require numerous specimens to confirm TB diagnosis because they can have intermittently positive gastric aspirate cultures.

The article discusses research conducted on live-attenuated vaccines (LAIV) and trivalent inactivated vaccines (TIV), which found that LAIV are more effective than TIV in inducing mucosal antibody production.

The article discusses a research conducted by Florence Bourgeois and colleagues, wherein they identified drug trials for the 10 highest burden conditions registered from 2006 to 2011 in ClinicalTrials.gov to measure how much research activity is devoted to conditions representing a high burden of pediatric disease.

The article highlights a study which found that many general pediatric providers failed to provide written instructions on the need for a rest period in the management of pediatric concussion.

The article discusses a research conducted by University of Michigan researcher Stephen Patrick and colleagues, which evaluated the incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and maternal opiate use during pregnancy from 2000 to 2009 and found that about one child born every hour suffers from NAS.

The article offers updates in infectious disease including a study which showed that most patients with pertussis in Israel presented with 4 main strains of Bordetella pertussis, 2 of which are closely related, that glycemic controlled insulin is neither safe nor effective for hypoglycemia and that younger children with peers in the same grade may more likely be diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

The article discusses research on the effectiveness of Edarbyclor than Benicar HCT in treating type 2 hypertension, referencing a study by W. C. Cushman published in a 2012 issue of "Hypertension."

The article discusses research on the association of statin therapy with reduced risk for pancreatitis, referencing a study by D. Preiss, published in a 2012 issue of the "Journal of the American Medical Association."

The article discusses research on the risk for developmental disorders of children with congenital heart disease, referencing a study by B. S. Marino, published in a 2012 issue of "Circulation."

The article discusses research on mortality of patients with preoperative hyponatremia 30 days after surgery, referencng a study by A. A. Leung published in an issue of "Archives of Internal Medicine."

The article discusses research which revealed that people with type A personality traits and those who have chronic stress appear to have a heightened risk for stroke, referencing a study by J. A. Egido, published in a 2012 issue of the "Journal of Neurologic and Neurosurgery Psychiatry."

The article discusses research on job stress as a risk factor for chronic heart disease (CHD), referencing a study by M. Kivimäki, published in a 2012 issue of "Lancet."

The article discusses research which revealed the feasibility of repositionable transcatheter heart valve and led to good short-term and hemodynamic outcomes in a first-in-human study, referencing a study by A. B. Willson, published in a 2012 issue of the "Journal of the American College of Cardiology."

The article discusses research on the effect of vitamin D supplements on blood cholesterol levels, referencing a study by M. P. Ponda, published in the 2012 issue of "Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology."