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$Analgesia use for fractures remains suboptimal in paediatric emergency department$

Analgesia use for fractures remains suboptimal in paediatric emergency department

24 Jun 2020 by

Provision of analgesia for extremity fractures continues to be unsatisfactory in the paediatric emergency department (PED) despite the increase of awareness, a Singapore study has found.

Analgesia use for fractures remains suboptimal in paediatric emergency department

24 Jun 2020

Callous-unemotional traits up risk of gun carrying, use during crime

21 Jun 2020

Research in gun violence should consider callous-unemotional traits because these traits increase gun carrying and use in adolescents and may moderate other key risk factors, suggests a recent study.

Callous-unemotional traits up risk of gun carrying, use during crime

21 Jun 2020

New oral therapies for adolescents with HCV more cost-effective than PR strategy

21 Jun 2020

Novel oral regimens for adolescents with hepatitis C virus (HCV) appears to be cost-effective compared with pegylated interferon α with ribavirin (PR) therapies, but only in the context of China and the US, suggests a recent study.

New oral therapies for adolescents with HCV more cost-effective than PR strategy

21 Jun 2020

Keto diet beneficial to infants with drug-resistant epilepsy

17 Jun 2020

Ketogenic diet is safe and useful for treating infants with drug-resistant epilepsy, a recent study suggests.

Keto diet beneficial to infants with drug-resistant epilepsy

17 Jun 2020

Haemodialysis tied to higher paediatric MAP-SDS than hemodiafiltration

17 Jun 2020 by

Children undergoing haemodialysis (HD) may experience a higher mean arterial pressure standard deviation score (MAP-SDS) over time compared with those undergoing hemodiafiltration (HDF), according to a study presented at ERA-EDTA 2020.

Haemodialysis tied to higher paediatric MAP-SDS than hemodiafiltration

17 Jun 2020

$Benzodiazepine may pose increased fracture hazard in kids$

Benzodiazepine may pose increased fracture hazard in kids

16 Jun 2020 by

Children with anxiety disorders receiving treatment with benzodiazepine are at high risk of fractures in the upper and lower limb than those taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), an effect that is not observed in young adults, a study has found.

Benzodiazepine may pose increased fracture hazard in kids

16 Jun 2020

Obesity tied to multiple negative pregnancy and birth outcomes

12 Jun 2020 by

Women who are obese may have a host of pregnancy-related negative outcomes including pre-eclampsia and large for gestational age (LGA) infants, according to several studies from ACOG 2020.

Obesity tied to multiple negative pregnancy and birth outcomes

12 Jun 2020

Lunch dietary GI does not affect cognition of schoolchildren

08 Jun 2020

Dietary glycaemic index (GI) consumed at lunchtime does not appear to have short-term effects on cognitive function in schoolchildren, a recent study has shown.

Lunch dietary GI does not affect cognition of schoolchildren

08 Jun 2020

Self-harm, violent behaviour common among people who lost parents during childhood

07 Jun 2020

Self-harm and violent criminality risks are heightened among individuals who experienced parental death during childhood, a study suggests.

Self-harm, violent behaviour common among people who lost parents during childhood

07 Jun 2020

Risdiplam yields motor function gains for SMA babies

07 Jun 2020 by

Treatment with risdiplam helps infants with Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) gained significant motor functions, according to the FIREFISH Part 2 pivotal trial presented during the AAN 2020 Meeting.

Risdiplam yields motor function gains for SMA babies

07 Jun 2020

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Analgesia use for fractures remains suboptimal in paediatric emergency department

Analgesia use for fractures remains suboptimal in paediatric emergency department

Callous-unemotional traits up risk of gun carrying, use during crime

Callous-unemotional traits up risk of gun carrying, use during crime

New oral therapies for adolescents with HCV more cost-effective than PR strategy

New oral therapies for adolescents with HCV more cost-effective than PR strategy

Keto diet beneficial to infants with drug-resistant epilepsy

Keto diet beneficial to infants with drug-resistant epilepsy

Haemodialysis tied to higher paediatric MAP-SDS than hemodiafiltration

Haemodialysis tied to higher paediatric MAP-SDS than hemodiafiltration

Benzodiazepine may pose increased fracture hazard in kids

Benzodiazepine may pose increased fracture hazard in kids

Obesity tied to multiple negative pregnancy and birth outcomes

Obesity tied to multiple negative pregnancy and birth outcomes

Lunch dietary GI does not affect cognition of schoolchildren

Lunch dietary GI does not affect cognition of schoolchildren

Self-harm, violent behaviour common among people who lost parents during childhood

Self-harm, violent behaviour common among people who lost parents during childhood

Risdiplam yields motor function gains for SMA babies

Risdiplam yields motor function gains for SMA babies