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In 2005, the American Academy of Pediatrics declared that there are no sufficient data to advise circumcision in newborns as a routine practice. After that date, further data have been made available, clearing up the aspects of the matter. With 3 randomized trials, involving about 10,000 [...]
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Breastfed children have the risk to develop rickets, so, in 2008, the American Academy of Pediatrics has reinforced the recommendation to integrate the diet of exclusively or prevalently breastfed babies with 200-400 UI of vitamin D. In Seattle, some researchers have examined the little patients [...]
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In some trials, it has been shown that a direct skin-to-skin contact and the oral administration of dextrose are effective approaches to control neonatal pain. In a randomized trial, after being vaccinated with an intramuscular dose of anti-hepatitis B vaccine, 640 healthy newborns in Brazil have [...]
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There aren’t many treatment protocols for pediatric obesity, a severe problem which is clearly increasing in the whole developed world. Some researchers in Pittsburgh have randomized 192 severely obese children (between 8 and 12; average BMI 32) to an intensive familiar treatment or to the usual [...]
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According to recent trials, the use of antibiotics after a pediatric urinary infection doesn’t reduce relapses, but the matter is still under discussion. Some researchers in Australia have performed a multicentric trial randomizing 576 children (average age 14 months; 64 of them were females), with [...]
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In 2004, the American Academy of Pediatrics has given the recommendation to make newborns undergo the measurement of bilirubin levels, since kernicterus – even if extremely rare – implies dramatic and dreadful consequences. This recommendation, at least in the USA, has not been universally put into [...]
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The use of pacifiers is associated with a reduced risk of neonatal sudden death, so the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) now recommends its use during the day and night sleep periods. For breastfed newborns, they recommend to postpone the use of pacifiers until breastfeeding is well [...]
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According to CDC data, every year in the USA there are 6 to 12 million cases of lice infestation, complicated by the fact that these animals becomes more and more often resistant to permethrin. With the aim to search then a valid alternative treatment, the use of spinosad, a product obtained from [...]
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Since in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) psychiatric stimulants are often prescribed in the USA, there is the problem of the long-term effects of these drugs. In Boston, some researchers have prospectively evaluated 112 children (between 6 and 17 at enrolment) [...]
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In a trial sponsored by pharmaceutical industry, the effects of oseltamivir on influenza-related complications in children with chronic diseases have been studied. Analyzing medical databases, researchers have compared results in 1634 children who had been given oseltamivir within a day from [...]