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It seems that bottlefeeding, compared with breastfeeding, more than doubles the risk for hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) in children, and that HPS is more common among children born to women who are older and multiparous, according to the largest study to date on the topic. » More
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About half of all moms and at least a third of dads still engage in spanking their preschool-aged children, even though research shows it has negative effects on a child's behavior. Now, a new study finds it has deleterious effects on cognitive ability as well.
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Although vitamin D insufficiency is associated with anemia in healthy US children, threshold levels vary with race, a new study finds. » More
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The biologic agent adalimumab provides effective control of acute inflammatory activity in most children with steroid-resistant refractory noninfectious uveitis, but the beneficial effects tend to dissipate with time, according to results from a small study.
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The European Union just limited ads for electronic cigarettes. The US Food and Drug Administration doesn't regulate them. Are e-cigarettes the gateway to full-on cigarette smoking or worse for teenagers? For a contrarian view, watch our Google Hangout with Professor Jean-François Etter, PhD, MPH, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland, who makes the case that, absent data, e-cigarettes may be a legitimate tool—even for adolescents-—in the pediatrician's smoking cessation armamentarium.
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