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Child appetite tends to improve over time

25 Jul 2024 by

Appetitive traits in children tend to change as they grow older, with those related to increased food intake improving through the years and those associated with food avoidance diminishing, suggests a recent study.

Child appetite tends to improve over time

25 Jul 2024

Novel pill keeps hopes up in infertile women ≤40 years undergoing IVF/ICSI

25 Jul 2024 by

In the phase II OXOART2 trial presented at ESHRE 2024, the first-in-class, non-hormonal, oral agent OXO-001 increases implantation and pregnancy rates in infertile women ≤40 years undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

Novel pill keeps hopes up in infertile women ≤40 years undergoing IVF/ICSI

25 Jul 2024

Mediterranean diet helps optimize cardiometabolic health in kids

24 Jul 2024

Mediterranean diet (MedDiet)–based interventions appear to produce improvements in cardiometabolic parameters, such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels, in children and adolescents, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

Mediterranean diet helps optimize cardiometabolic health in kids

24 Jul 2024

Antibiotic overtreatment prevalent in children with PPE/PE

22 Jul 2024 by

Children with parapneumonic effusion (PPE) or pleural empyema (PE) are often overly treated with antibiotics, particularly the frequent use of antibiotic combination therapy, reports a Germany study.

Antibiotic overtreatment prevalent in children with PPE/PE

22 Jul 2024

Prenatal air pollution exposure tied to increased cerebral palsy risk

22 Jul 2024

Prenatal exposure to fine particulate matter appears to put newborns at risk of cerebral palsy, as shown in a study.

Prenatal air pollution exposure tied to increased cerebral palsy risk

22 Jul 2024

Omaveloxolone slows neurological progression in earlier-onset Friedreich’s ataxia

22 Jul 2024 by

The treatment effect of omaveloxolone in halting progression, based on change in mFARS score, is particularly pronounced in individuals with Friedreich's ataxia who had disease onset at ≤15 years of age, suggests a post hoc subgroup analysis of MOXIe Part 2 presented at EAN 2024.

Omaveloxolone slows neurological progression in earlier-onset Friedreich’s ataxia

22 Jul 2024

Acute benign myositis may occur in kids with flu infection

21 Jul 2024 by

Children with influenza A virus infection are susceptible to acute benign myositis (ABM), with most patients showing clinical characteristics consistent with postfebrile myalgia, reports a study.

Acute benign myositis may occur in kids with flu infection

21 Jul 2024

Kids with alopecia areata receptive to current treatments

19 Jul 2024 by

A retrospective review of medical records show that paediatric patients with alopecia areata (AA) in Singapore respond well to currently available treatments.

Kids with alopecia areata receptive to current treatments

19 Jul 2024

Managing functional constipation in children

19 Jul 2024 by

Dr Simon Foo Hee Wei, a consultant pediatrician, pediatric gastroenterologist, and hepatologist; and Jillian Tan, a dietitian, discussed functional constipation (FC) and issues surrounding it.

Managing functional constipation in children

19 Jul 2024

Breastfeeding may prevent development of JSpA in infants

16 Jul 2024

Infant factors affecting the microbiome appears to influence the occurrence of juvenile spondyloarthritis (JSpA), suggests a study, noting a link between exclusive breastfeeding and lower odds of JSpA.

Breastfeeding may prevent development of JSpA in infants

16 Jul 2024

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Child appetite tends to improve over time

Child appetite tends to improve over time

Novel pill keeps hopes up in infertile women ≤40 years undergoing IVF/ICSI

Novel pill keeps hopes up in infertile women ≤40 years undergoing IVF/ICSI

Mediterranean diet helps optimize cardiometabolic health in kids

Mediterranean diet helps optimize cardiometabolic health in kids

Antibiotic overtreatment prevalent in children with PPE/PE

Antibiotic overtreatment prevalent in children with PPE/PE

Prenatal air pollution exposure tied to increased cerebral palsy risk

Prenatal air pollution exposure tied to increased cerebral palsy risk

Omaveloxolone slows neurological progression in earlier-onset Friedreich’s ataxia

Omaveloxolone slows neurological progression in earlier-onset Friedreich’s ataxia

Acute benign myositis may occur in kids with flu infection

Acute benign myositis may occur in kids with flu infection

Kids with alopecia areata receptive to current treatments

Kids with alopecia areata receptive to current treatments

Managing functional constipation in children

Managing functional constipation in children

Breastfeeding may prevent development of JSpA in infants

Breastfeeding may prevent development of JSpA in infants