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Placement in families is beneficial to children who have been previously put in institutional care, according to the results of the analysis of the Bucharest Early Intervention Project (BEIP). In addition, the benefits of foster care have remained stable across the child’s development.

A recent study has observed a low incidence of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (AAD) among hospitalized children with no comorbid disease. In addition, most episodes of diarrhoea are mild and self-limiting, occurring usually among male patients, those aged <3 years, and those treated with ibuprofen.

Cumulative febrile and respiratory illnesses among infants are significantly associated with negative neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes, suggests a recent study.

For pregnant women at risk of delivering preterm, intravenous administration of magnesium sulfate prior to preterm birth at 30–34 week of gestation does not appear to minimize the chances of child survival free of cerebral palsy at 2 years, as shown in a study.

The use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) appears to pose heightened risks of serious infections in young children, according to a study.

Children born to mothers with pre-eclampsia (PE) tend to develop adverse blood pressure (BP) profile and arterial stiffness early in life, reveals a study.

Using data from the GUSTO* cohort, the DQI-5 – a Diet Quality Index developed for preschool-aged children – effectively assessed the diet quality of 5-year-olds in Singapore.

Nightly administration of atropine 0.01% eye drops does little to slow myopia progression or axial elongation in a cohort of school-aged children in the US who have low-to-moderate myopia, as shown in a study.