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3 cycles of chemo enough for high-risk retinoblastoma in children

04 Nov 2024 by

Shortening the postenucleation chemotherapy regimen containing carboplatin, etoposide, and vincristine (CEV) from six to three cycles results in comparable survival outcomes in paediatric patients with unilateral pathologic high-risk retinoblastoma, according to new research.

3 cycles of chemo enough for high-risk retinoblastoma in children

04 Nov 2024

Which factors predict persistent SAB in children?

04 Nov 2024

A shorter time to culture positivity, osteoarticular infection, and higher presenting and peak values for some inflammatory markers appear predictive of persistent S. aureus bacteremia (SAB) in children, suggests a study.

Which factors predict persistent SAB in children?

04 Nov 2024

Does paternal metformin use raise risk of congenital malformation in offspring?

04 Nov 2024 by

Fathers who use metformin during the period of sperm development does not seem to contribute to congenital malformations in their children, a study has shown.

Does paternal metformin use raise risk of congenital malformation in offspring?

04 Nov 2024

Opioid does little to ease pain in aSAH-related headache

04 Nov 2024

Use of opioids results in small reductions in pain among adult patients with an aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH)-related headache, and higher doses do not appear to significantly boost its efficacy in relieving pain, according to a study.

Opioid does little to ease pain in aSAH-related headache

04 Nov 2024

What are the risk factors for abdominal pain in ulcerative colitis?

04 Nov 2024

Individuals with either active or quiescent ulcerative colitis (UC) commonly experience abdominal pain, which is associated with active disease, female sex, and psychological symptoms and contributes to lower quality of life (QoL), as reported in a study.

What are the risk factors for abdominal pain in ulcerative colitis?

04 Nov 2024

Childhood eczema takes a toll on children’s and parents’ mental health

04 Nov 2024 by

Eczema severity in children is associated with depression, anxiety and stress in both children with eczema and their parents, a cross-sectional study in Hong Kong has shown.

Childhood eczema takes a toll on children’s and parents’ mental health

04 Nov 2024

Prenatal cannabis exposure may harm executive function, behaviour

03 Nov 2024

Children with prenatal exposure to cannabis appears to have poorer executive function and more aggressive behaviour, according to a study.

Prenatal cannabis exposure may harm executive function, behaviour

03 Nov 2024

Colistin effective against nosocomial infections in children

03 Nov 2024 by

Intravenous colistin therapy demonstrates acceptable efficacy in the treatment of nosocomial Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) infections in paediatric patients, reports a Thailand study.

Colistin effective against nosocomial infections in children

03 Nov 2024

$Maternal FPG levels predict refractive errors, astigmatism in kids$

Maternal FPG levels predict refractive errors, astigmatism in kids

03 Nov 2024

During pregnancy, high levels of maternal fasting plasma glucose (FPG) trajectories appear to contribute to refractive error, hypermetropia, and astigmatism in children at 6 years of age, reveals a recent study.

Maternal FPG levels predict refractive errors, astigmatism in kids

03 Nov 2024

Pregabalin relieves pain, itch in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

03 Nov 2024

In patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, treatment with pregabalin appears to substantially reduce pain and itch, according to a randomized crossover trial.

Pregabalin relieves pain, itch in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

03 Nov 2024

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3 cycles of chemo enough for high-risk retinoblastoma in children

3 cycles of chemo enough for high-risk retinoblastoma in children

Which factors predict persistent SAB in children?

Which factors predict persistent SAB in children?

Does paternal metformin use raise risk of congenital malformation in offspring?

Does paternal metformin use raise risk of congenital malformation in offspring?

Opioid does little to ease pain in aSAH-related headache

Opioid does little to ease pain in aSAH-related headache

What are the risk factors for abdominal pain in ulcerative colitis?

What are the risk factors for abdominal pain in ulcerative colitis?

Childhood eczema takes a toll on children’s and parents’ mental health

Childhood eczema takes a toll on children’s and parents’ mental health

Prenatal cannabis exposure may harm executive function, behaviour

Prenatal cannabis exposure may harm executive function, behaviour

Colistin effective against nosocomial infections in children

Colistin effective against nosocomial infections in children

Maternal FPG levels predict refractive errors, astigmatism in kids

Maternal FPG levels predict refractive errors, astigmatism in kids

Pregabalin relieves pain, itch in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

Pregabalin relieves pain, itch in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa