Assessment of an ambulatory care unit using a variety of methods demonstrated that it was a well-liked alternative to emergency department care.  Here. 

A systematic review of the evidence for Vitamin D supplementation in infancy and the subsequent development of type 1 diabetes suggests that supplementation may have a protective effect which may be dose related. Here.

In Vietnamese series of 975 children, those with long term physical illnesses had a 2.1 fold increased risk of mental health problems.  Here. 

This paper looks at the clinical features of 277 infants under two months admitted to hospital who had a diagnosis of acute otitis media, concluding that 70% had little or no other evidence of bacterial infection.  Here.

In this study of the urine of 65 boys with autism and 158 non-autistic controls, there is no evidence of an increased level of opioid peptides in the autism group.  Here. 

In this systematic review of interventions to reduce accidental poisoning, it emerges that safety increases with intervention, but there is little evidence to show any actual reduction in rates of poisoning.  Here.

In 102 patients with heart failure, use of a diuretic called torasemide was effective and had little or no effect on plasma electrolytes.  Here.

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In this cohort from Aberdeen, 1371 children were assessed at 2 years and their asthma symptoms subclassified into rattle, purr and whistle.  At five years there was a significant difference between the groups in terms of treatment with asthma medication.  Here. more…

I didn’t blog to this article written by me and Bob Phillips at the time, but I made a new category of IT and it seemed daft not to have it included; so here is our article:  Here.

Using a bespoke tool to assess 48 websites looking at ADHD, quality of information was very variable and basic , especially regarding medication.  Here.