An ad hoc registration system in Greece suggests a high leukaemia rate compared to the rest of Europe, with a relatively normal lymphoma rate.  Here.

In a series of 11 patients with G6PD deficiency of varying ages there were no false positive results; the same authors were also unable to find any original reference outside of textbooks which suggested there should be.  Here.

Although there is a well established link between ITP and the first dose of MMR, this study in the south east of England found no link with the second dose of MMR, suggesting a risk of less than one in 100,000.  Here.

In 46 children with HbSC disease who underwent transcranial doppler, increased flow in the middle cerebral artery may predict increased risk of stroke - as it does in sickle cell disease.  Here.

Of 928 children in the ALSPAC cohort, 22.7% were anaemic by 8 months and 18.1% at 12 months, associated with excess milk feeding.  Here.

Perpective:  Clarke and Shearer review the history of discovery and rediscovery of this rare but important bleeding disorder of the newborn.  Here.

Comparison of two BPSU studies shows a threefold fall in vitamin K deficiency bleeding, the remaining cases are non-treated breast fed infants. Here.

A questionnaire study of UK administration of vitamin K prophylaxis demonstrated significant inconsistency and problems with IM regimes. Here.

In a retrospective review of 37 patients transferred onto home - point of care - anticoagulation monitoring, control was comparible to the period that they were monitored in the clinic. Here.