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Sports participation beneficial for long-term mental health in children

06 Sep 2023 bởi

Children who regularly participate in sports have better long-term psychosocial well-being, with team sports being more beneficial than individual sports, an 8-year longitudinal study has shown.

Sports participation beneficial for long-term mental health in children

06 Sep 2023

Postnatal SSRI treatment helps with postnatal depression–associated problems

06 Sep 2023

Treating postnatal depression with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may be beneficial for both mothers and their children in the long term, with a recent study showing that SSRIs can reduce the risk of several negative outcomes, such as maternal depression and child behavioural problems, according to a study.

Postnatal SSRI treatment helps with postnatal depression–associated problems

06 Sep 2023

At which dose does cannabis become toxic to kids?

03 Sep 2023

Ingestion of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) from edible cannabis at ≥1.7 mg/kg can lead to significant toxicity in young children, according to a study.

At which dose does cannabis become toxic to kids?

03 Sep 2023

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 August 2023)

01 Sep 2023

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 16-31 August 2023 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 August 2023)

01 Sep 2023

What is the leading cause of blindness in children?

31 Aug 2023

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) appears to be the leading cause of childhood blindness, reveals a recent study in the US. More than half of these blind patients have had a treatable cause of blindness.

What is the leading cause of blindness in children?

31 Aug 2023

mRNA vaccines against respiratory infections in children: What’s new?

30 Aug 2023 bởi

Despite the striking mortality burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), no active vaccines are currently available to prevent RSV in children, says Dr Sherlock Lai, medical director, Moderna Singapore, at SiPPAC 2023.

mRNA vaccines against respiratory infections in children: What’s new?

30 Aug 2023

Children should stay up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines

30 Aug 2023 bởi

Uptake of COVID-19 vaccine among children 12–17 years of age is high (~80 percent) in Singapore, but for the 5–11-year age group, it is less than 30 percent. This could have been driven in part by vaccine hesitancy among parents. [Front Pediatr 2022;10:994675]

Children should stay up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines

30 Aug 2023

Mixed oil emulsion improves outcomes in premature infants

24 Aug 2023 bởi

The administration of soybean oil, medium-chain triglycerides, olive oil, and fish oil (SMOF) in very preterm (VPI; <32 weeks) and very low birthweight infants (VLBWI; <1,500 g) helps lower peak levels of plasma total bilirubin (TB), direct bilirubin (DB), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and triglycerides (TG) during hospitalization, as shown in a recent study.

Mixed oil emulsion improves outcomes in premature infants

24 Aug 2023

Standard-course antimicrobial therapy lowers treatment failure in children with UTI

24 Aug 2023 bởi

A 10-day standard course of antimicrobial therapy was associated with a lower rate of treatment failure in children with urinary tract infection (UTI) than with a 5-day short course of antimicrobial therapy, according to the SCOUT* trial.

Standard-course antimicrobial therapy lowers treatment failure in children with UTI

24 Aug 2023

Acute sinusitis in kids: Bacterial testing may curb antibiotic use

23 Aug 2023 bởi

Antibiotics do little in the absence of bacterial pathogens in the nasopharynx of children with acute sinusitis, according to a study, suggesting that testing for specific bacteria on presentation may help prevent unnecessary antibiotic use.

Acute sinusitis in kids: Bacterial testing may curb antibiotic use

23 Aug 2023

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Sports participation beneficial for long-term mental health in children

Sports participation beneficial for long-term mental health in children

Postnatal SSRI treatment helps with postnatal depression–associated problems

Postnatal SSRI treatment helps with postnatal depression–associated problems

At which dose does cannabis become toxic to kids?

At which dose does cannabis become toxic to kids?

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 August 2023)

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 August 2023)

What is the leading cause of blindness in children?

What is the leading cause of blindness in children?

mRNA vaccines against respiratory infections in children: What’s new?

mRNA vaccines against respiratory infections in children: What’s new?

Children should stay up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines

Children should stay up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines

Mixed oil emulsion improves outcomes in premature infants

Mixed oil emulsion improves outcomes in premature infants

Standard-course antimicrobial therapy lowers treatment failure in children with UTI

Standard-course antimicrobial therapy lowers treatment failure in children with UTI

Acute sinusitis in kids: Bacterial testing may curb antibiotic use

Acute sinusitis in kids: Bacterial testing may curb antibiotic use