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Randomized Trial: Platelet-Transfusion Thresholds in Neonates

5 Nov, 2018 | 12:10h | UTC

Randomized Trial of Platelet-Transfusion Thresholds in Neonates – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Commentaries: Lower threshold for platelet transfusions appears safer – HematologyTimes (free)

 


Review: The Vasculopathy of Juvenile Dermatomyositis

5 Nov, 2018 | 11:46h | UTC

The Vasculopathy of Juvenile Dermatomyositis – Frontiers in Pediatrics (free)

 


Systematic Review: Epidemiology, Presentation, and Management of Meckel’s Diverticulum

5 Nov, 2018 | 11:47h | UTC

Systematic review of epidemiology, presentation, and management of Meckel’s diverticulum in the 21st century – Medicine (free)

 


Guideline: Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department

2 Nov, 2018 | 03:42h | UTC

Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department – Pediatrics (free)

News Release: Groups update joint guidance on pediatric emergency care (free)

 


Study: Antibiotic and Acid-Suppression Medications During Early Childhood are Associated with Obesity

2 Nov, 2018 | 03:32h | UTC

Antibiotic and acid-suppression medications during early childhood are associated with obesity – Gut (free)

Related Study: Early Antibiotic Exposure and Weight Outcomes in Young Children – Pediatrics (free)

Commentaries: Expert reaction to antibiotic and antacid use in early childhood and risk of obesity – Science Media Centre (free) AND Antibiotic Exposure in Early Life Tied to Slightly Higher Obesity Risk – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Antibiotics, H2RAs and PPIs linked to child obesity – OnMedica (free) AND Two studies tie early antibiotic exposure to increased obesity risk – CIDRAP (free)

 


Review: How Early Media Exposure May Affect Cognitive Function

26 Oct, 2018 | 01:38h | UTC

How early media exposure may affect cognitive function: A review of results from observations in humans and experiments in mice – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (free)

Related Article: Screen media use and ADHD-related behaviors: Four decades of research – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (free)

 


Report: Time Spent by Children Online Linked to Requests for Junk Food

19 Oct, 2018 | 00:09h | UTC

See It, Want It, Buy It, Eat It – Cancer Research UK (free PDF)

Commentaries: Time spent by children online linked to requests for junk food – University of Liverpool (free) AND Does TV and internet advertising feed children’s junk food habits? – NHS Choices (free)

 


CDC Investigates Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases

17 Oct, 2018 | 13:03h | UTC

Acute Flaccid Myelitis Investigation Page – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)

Commentaries: CDC, partners probe 127 polio-like cases in 22 states – CIDRAP (free) AND CDC Investigates Cases Of Rare Neurological ‘Mystery Illness’ In Kids – NPR (free) AND Acute Flaccid Myelitis Cases Confirmed in 22 States Physician’s First Watch (free) AND CDC expresses concern over mysterious surge in polio-like paralysis cases – STAT (free)

 


Position Statement: Guidelines for Vitamin K Prophylaxis in Newborns

16 Oct, 2018 | 23:31h | UTC

Position Statement: Guidelines for vitamin K prophylaxis in newborns: A joint statement of the Canadian Paediatric Society and the College of Family Physicians of Canada – Canadian Family Physician (free)

 


Systematic Review: Dietary Modifications for Infantile Colic

16 Oct, 2018 | 23:25h | UTC

Dietary modifications for infantile colic – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Diet changes for infant colic – Cochrane Library (free)

“Based on available evidence, we are unable to recommend any intervention”

 


Systematic Review: Youngest in Class More Likely to be Diagnosed with ADHD

16 Oct, 2018 | 23:17h | UTC

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder late birthdate effect common in both high and low prescribing international jurisdictions: systematic review – The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (free) (via @AllenFrancesMD)

Commentary: Global study finds youngest in class more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD – University of Adelaide (free)

 


Guidelines for Chronic Cough in Adults and Children

16 Oct, 2018 | 23:10h | UTC

KAAACI Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Cough in Adults and Children in Korea – Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research (free)

Related: Managing Patients with Chronic Cough (free CHEST guidelines on the subject)

 


Review: Treatment of Mycoses in Pediatric Patients

16 Oct, 2018 | 21:44h | UTC

Advances in the Treatment of Mycoses in Pediatric Patients – Journal of Fungi (free)

 


Review: What Treatments are Effective for Common Cold in Adults and Children?

12 Oct, 2018 | 01:51h | UTC

What treatments are effective for common cold in adults and children? – The BMJ (free review and infographic)

Commentaries: What works for treating children’s colds? – BBC (free) AND Doctors should steer young children away from decongestants – OnMedica (free)

 


Study: Acceleration of BMI in Early Childhood and Risk of Sustained Obesity

5 Oct, 2018 | 02:45h | UTC

Acceleration of BMI in Early Childhood and Risk of Sustained Obesity – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Quick Take Video Summary: Childhood BMI Acceleration and Sustained Obesity (free)

Commentary: BMI in Early Childhood and Sustained Obesity – American College of Cardiology (free)

 


Study: Teen Cannabis Use and Cognitive Development

5 Oct, 2018 | 02:23h | UTC

A Population-Based Analysis of the Relationship Between Substance Use and Adolescent Cognitive Development – American Journal of Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Teen cannabis use is not without risk to cognitive development – Université de Montréal (free) AND Cannabis ‘more harmful than alcohol’ for teen brains – BBC (free)

 


Report: Taking Action on Childhood Obesity Report

5 Oct, 2018 | 01:47h | UTC

Taking action on childhood obesity report – World Health Organization (free PDF) (via @equitylist)

 


Study: Language Experience in the Second Year of Life and Language Outcomes in Late Childhood

5 Oct, 2018 | 01:37h | UTC

Language Experience in the Second Year of Life and Language Outcomes in Late Childhood – Pediatrics (free)

Commentaries: Early Language Exposure and Middle School Language and IQ: Implications for Primary Prevention – Pediatrics (free) AND Conversations Between Parents and Toddlers Help Build Intelligence and Vocabulary – Journal Watch (free)

 


Study: Potential Effect of Household Contact Management on Childhood Tuberculosis

28 Sep, 2018 | 01:15h | UTC

Potential effect of household contact management on childhood tuberculosis: a mathematical modelling study – The Lancet Global Health (free)

Invited Commentary: Preventing tuberculosis in household contacts crucial to protect children and contain epidemic spread (free)

Related: New roadmap to prevent and treat tuberculosis in children and adolescents – UNICEF (free)

 


Study: Limiting Children’s Screen Time Linked to Better Cognition

28 Sep, 2018 | 01:13h | UTC

Associations between 24 hour movement behaviours and global cognition in US children: a cross-sectional observational study – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Limiting children’s recreational screen time to less than 2 hours a day linked to better cognition – The Lancet (free) AND Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says – CNN (free) AND Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition – BBC (free)

“Researchers said more work was now needed to better understand the effects of different types of screen use. However, they acknowledge that their observational study shows only an association between screen time and cognition and cannot prove a causal link.” (from BBC)

 


Study: Temporal Trends in Muscular Fitness of 10-year-olds 1998–2014

28 Sep, 2018 | 01:02h | UTC

Temporal trends in muscular fitness of English 10-year-olds 1998–2014: An allometric approach – Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Fall in strength and fitness of 10-year-olds, study shows – BBC (free) AND Ten-Year-Olds Are Weaker Today Than They Were 16 Years Ago – HuffPost (free) AND British study reveals fall in muscle strength of 10-year-olds – The Guardian (free)

 


The Cost of Persuasive Design: Digital Media Use and ADHD

27 Sep, 2018 | 22:34h | UTC

The cost of persuasive design: digital media use and ADHD – The Mental Elf (free)

Original Study: Association of Digital Media Use with ADHD Among Adolescents (link to abstract and free commentaries)

 


Report: Global Burden of Diarrhea

21 Sep, 2018 | 02:06h | UTC

Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoea in 195 countries: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free)

Invited Commentary: Old and new challenges related to global burden of diarrhea (free)

Related Report: Variation in Childhood Diarrheal Morbidity and Mortality in Africa (free article and commentaries)

 


Cohort Study: Association Between Maternal Gluten Intake and Type 1 Diabetes in Offspring

21 Sep, 2018 | 01:56h | UTC

Association between maternal gluten intake and type 1 diabetes in offspring: national prospective cohort study in Denmark – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: Dietary gluten and type 1 diabetes (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Expert reaction to research on high gluten intake during pregnancy and type 1 diabetes in children – Science Media Centre (free) AND Higher Gluten Intake in Pregnancy Tied to Increased Diabetes Risk in Offspring – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND High gluten intake during pregnancy associated with diabetes – OnMedica (free)’

“As such these results, whilst well executed and very interesting, would need to be confirmed within independent similarly sized or bigger studies as stated by the authors themselves.” (from Science Media Centre)

 


Study: Infant Walker–Related Injuries Still Sending Children to the ED

20 Sep, 2018 | 19:29h | UTC

Infant Walker–Related Injuries in the United States – Pediatrics (free)

News Release: Study: Infant walker injuries support AAP’s call for a ban (free)

Commentaries: As Injuries Continue, Doctors Renew Call For Ban On Infant Walkers – NPR (free) AND Injuries associated with infant walkers still sending children to the emergency department – Nationwide Children’s Hospital (free)

 


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