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When a toddler has a broken bone, pediatricians may be more likely to suspect abuse if the family is lower-income, a new study finds. Researchers found that pediatricians who read a fictional case report of a toddler with a leg fracture were more likely to suspect abuse if the child was described as coming from a lower-income family. The hypothetical child's race, on the other hand, did not appear to influence doctors' opinions. The second finding is somewhat surprising, according to the researchers. Studies looking at real-world cases have found that minority children are more likely to be evaluated for abuse than white children are.
Medline Plus (Pediatria) - Mar, 24 Gennaio 2012
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A previous trial, performed in 2007, randomized but non blind, has affirmed that the use of Lactobacillus Reuteri obtains better results than simeticone in breastfed infants’ colics. Now, another trial has been performed, examining 46 breastfed infants (between 2 and 16 weeks of age) and has calculated the duration of their crying for intestinal colics, administrating 5 drops of Lactobacillus Reuteri or placebo once a day, in the morning, for 21 consecutive days.
MedNews (Pediatria) - Lun, 23 Gennaio 2012
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The beginning of smoke prohibition in public places in Scotland, including restaurants, bars and pubs, dates back to 2006. In order to verify the effect of this law on childhood asthma, some researchers have used a national database and controlled all hospitalizations for asthma occurred from 2000 to 2009 in children younger than 15 years of age.
MedNews (Pediatria) - Lun, 12 Dicembre 2011
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After a marked decline following an extensive information campaign in 2006, the number of cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is on the rise again, according to a study from Karolinska Institutet. The reason for the increase is believed to be a lack of information for new parents.
Karolinska Institutet (Pediatria) - Mar, 15 Novembre 2011
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Use of medical diagnostic imaging is not uncommon among children under 18 years old. The highest rates are in children older than 10, with frequent use in infants younger than 2 years as well, reveals a new study. This is worrisome, note the researchers. That's because infants and children exposed to ionizing radiation are at higher risk of developing cancers and other problems than adults, because their longer expected lifespan means a longer time for adverse effects to emerge, and their rapidly developing tissues are more sensitive to radiation damage.
AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Pediatria) - Mer, 2 Novembre 2011
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In new guidelines released Sunday, the American Academy of Pediatrics has expanded the age range for the diagnosis and treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to children as young as 4 and as old as 18.
Medline Plus (Pediatria) - Mer, 19 Ottobre 2011
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Some children with melanoma are more likely to have invasive disease than adults with this potentially deadly type of skin cancer, a new study indicates. The findings suggest that there may be biological differences between childhood and adult melanoma, said the researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore.
Medline Plus (Pediatria) - Mar, 11 Ottobre 2011
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated its recommendation for the administration of poliovirus vaccines, clarifying the standard schedule for immunization, as well as the minimal ages and minimal intervals between doses.
Medscape (Pediatria) - Mar, 27 Settembre 2011
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Breastfeeding protects against childhood obesity, yet less than 4 percent of U.S. hospitals provide the full range of support mothers need to be able to breastfeed, according to the most recent Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Pediatria) - Lun, 29 Agosto 2011
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In the American population, vitamin D deficiency is widely spread, especially in childhood and above all among black people. Now, two new studies consider the problem in teenagers, too. In the first trial, performed in a medical center in Washington DC, the level of vitamin D has been measured in 92 children (averagely 11 years of age) affected by asthma and in 21 children with no respiratory problems (averagely 7 years of age). Black children with asthma have presented vitamin D deficiencies (25-OH-D < 20 ng/ml) higher than black children without asthma (54% vs. 5%).
MedNews (Pediatria) - Lun, 29 Agosto 2011
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