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Seven-month Developmental Outcomes of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Enrolled in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Delayed Versus Immediate Cord Clamping
Does the additional whole cord blood provided by briefly delayed cord clamping provide significant, long-term beneficial effects to the premature infant?
Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association
Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association
Categories: General Pediatrics
Parents Consider "Hastening Death" in Children With Terminal Cancer
The first study of its kind found that parents who had lost a child to cancer considered "hastening death" in cases of uncontrollable pain and suffering.
Medscape Medical News
Medscape Medical News
Categories: General Pediatrics
Kids' Flu Shots Stop Community Transmission (CME/CE, with audio)
Vaccinating healthy kids effectively protects the entire community against flu, a prospective randomized trial affirmed.
Categories: General Pediatrics
Supreme Court To Consider Legality Of Lawsuits Against Vaccine Makers
The Associated Press: "The Supreme Court will decide whether drug makers can be sued by parents who claim their children suffered serious health problems from vaccines...
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Behavioral Problems In Childhood Double The Risk Of Chronic Widespread Pain In Adult Life
Bad behaviour in childhood is associated with long-term, chronic widespread pain in adult life, according to the findings of a study following nearly 20,000 people from birth in 1958 to the present day. Chronic widespread pain is a common complaint that can have a major adverse effect on quality of life, often requiring referral to a hospital specialist for investigation and treatment...
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Scientists' Understanding Of Limb Growth Altered By Roving 'Sonic Hedgehog' Gene
Sonic hedgehog, a gene that plays a crucial rule in the positioning and growth of limbs, fingers and toes, has been confirmed in an unexpected place in the embryos of developing mice - the layer of cells that creates the skin. Named for a video game character, Sonic hedgehog describes both a gene and the protein it produces in the body...
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Giving children a healthy start
This report assesses the local implementation of national...
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Effectiveness of Asthma Relief Inhalers: Discovery Opens New...
A new study at the University of Leicester is probing why...
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Th2-associated immunity to bacteria in asthma in teenagers...
This study is aimed to investigate relationships between...
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The use of metformin in type 1 diabetes: a systematic review...
Metformin reduces insulin-dose requirement in type 1...
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Bronchiolitis: Recent Evidence on Diagnosis and Management
Viral bronchiolitis is a leading cause of acute illness and...
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Antibiotic prophylaxis for children at risk of developing...
Antibiotic prophylaxis in children who have had urinary...
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Currently recommended treatments of childhood constipation...
This record is a structured abstract produced by Centre for...
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Honey for acute cough in children
The objective of this Cochrane Review is to evaluate the...
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Incidence of 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 infection in...
Researchers from the Health Protection Agency report a pair...
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Adenoidectomy for otitis media in children
The main objective of this Cochrane review is to assess the...
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Adenoidectomy for recurrent or chronic nasal symptoms in...
The main aim of this Cochrane review is to assess the...
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Current approaches to the diagnosis and management of...
This review discusses the following:
• Epidemiology
•...
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Department of Health announces replacement of pneumococcal...
The Department of Health has announced that the current...
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Child drug errors 'too frequent'
According to a study published in the Archives of Diseases...
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