This post collects together the precis of the major articles - perspectives, leading articles and original articles - in the May 2008 issue. more…

Perspective:  Corvalan, Dangour and Uauy look at the need to address all of the different causes of malnutrition in the light of emerging information regarding increases in both obesity and undernutrition in developing countries.  Here.

Perspective: Day and Mok look at the impact on children of domestic abuse while on holiday. Here.

Perspective:  Acerini reviews the effect of traumatic brain injury on pituitary function.  Here.

Leading article: Tan, Appleton and Tedman review the current UK recommendations regarding EEG.  Here.

Leading article:  Shield, Crowne and Morgan review the role of bariatric surgery in the treatment of childhood obesity, and note that it is only appropriate in extremely selective instances.  Here.

Simon Lenton writes here about a charity which provides bikes which help children get to school in The Gambia. Further details here: http://www.jole1000.org/

Maternal smoking reduces the levels of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in infants.  Here.

Using the Millenium Cohort Study data of 13,194 children at 3 years, 23% were overweight or obese, and regional levels of overweight were independent of individual risk factors.  Here.

In a series of 12 infants with type III osteogenesis imperfecta two different dosing regimes of pamidronate resulted in increased lumbar spine bone acquisition.  Here.