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Despite guidelines advocating earlier introduction of peanut in infants to avoid peanut allergy, adherence to these guidelines among children’s primary care providers (PCPs) remains suboptimal, according to a study from the US presented at ACAAI 2021.

Dyslipidaemia and elevated biosynthesis of cholesterol, even during the first trimester of pregnancy, increase the risk of small for gestational age (SGA) neonates, a recent study has found.

Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) and pyrexia (NNP) are the most common diagnoses in the paediatric emergency department (PED) and during discharge from the hospital, a Singapore study has observed. In addition, the rates of hospital admission and referral from polyclinics and other clinics are higher than those in other series, driven by different healthcare structure, protocols, and workflows in the different studies.

Exposure to indoor cleaning products before or around conception and pregnancy seems to worsen the risk of childhood asthma in the offspring, a recent study has found.