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Eczema and food introduction

8 Oct, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

In a questionaire study of a cohort of 4921 Swedish children, a fifth reported eczema by one year, with reduced risk associated with early introduction of fish into the diet and having a bird in the house.  Here.

Early warning systems

8 Oct, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

A Cardiff and Vale early warning system to detect deterioration in children was sensitive but not specific when prospectively used on data from 1000 patients.  Here.

Missing BMI results

8 Oct, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

The 10% of 6131 Portugese adolescents who did not supply height or weight data in a health and lifestyle questionaire had poorer health, self image and social networks than their peers.  Here.

Recurrent versus spasmodic croup

8 Oct, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

In a series of sixty children with recurrent or spasmodic croup, there was no difference detected in the causitive virus when tested.  Here.

Infection in sudden unexplained infant death

8 Oct, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

In a series of SIDS, SUDI and other infant deaths, 10% of unexplained deaths had Staph aureus isolated from normally sterile sites, suggesting an aetiological role.  Here

Corporal punishment

4 Oct, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

In an analysis of 12,764 child/mother pairs in the US, maternal depression and exposure to violence were associated with the use of smacking as a means of punishment.  Here. more…

Paediatric Cardiology Services

4 Oct, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

A survey of paediatric cardiology services shows that there is significant variation across the UK.  Here. more…

Sleep Problems in Down’s Syndrome

4 Oct, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

In a questionaire study of 58 children and young people with Down’s syndrome, sleep problems were virtually ubiquitous.  Here.

Telecardiology

4 Oct, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

A prospective study over 15 months of a telecardilogy service delivered to four district general hospitals in the UK describes the use of this service.  Here.

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Estimation of exercise

29 Sep, 08 | by Ian Wacogne

Comparing a questionnaire with accelerometry measurements in 130 children aged 6 or 7 showed that the questionnaire significantly overestimated the level of activity, suggesting it is a poor tool to describe exercise levels.  Here.

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