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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Maternal Obesity May Increase Risk for AutismFree
- May 16, 2012
- Louis M. Bell, MD
More evidence that maternal metabolic conditions during pregnancy are associated with neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
- Reviewing:
- Krakowiak P et al. Pediatrics 2012 May; 129:e1121
Recent Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Articles
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Maternal Benzodiazepine Use Does Not Cause CNS Depression in Breast-Feeding Infants
- May 16, 2012
- Martin T. Stein, MD
Mothers who breast-feed while taking lorazepam, clonazepam, or midazolam do not sedate their children.
- Reviewing:
- Kelly LE et al. J Pediatr 2012 Apr 13
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Is Urine Odor Associated with UTI?
- May 16, 2012
- Cornelius W. Van Niel, MD
Parental report of malodorous urine was significantly associated with urinary tract infection in young febrile children.
- Reviewing:
- Gauthier M et al. Pediatrics 2012 May; 129:885
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Ins and Outs of Transcutaneous Bilirubin Monitoring
- May 16, 2012
- Cornelius W. Van Niel, MD
Transcutaneous and serum bilirubin measurements reflect different physiological phenomena.
- Reviewing:
- Bosschaart N et al. Pediatrics 2012 Apr; 129:689
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Risk for Birth Defects with Assisted Reproductive Technology: Higher or Not?Free
- May 10, 2012
- Robert W. Rebar, MD
- Women's Health
Excess risk is small and may be related primarily to intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
- Reviewing:
- Davies MJ et al. N Engl J Med 2012 May 5
MEDICAL NEWS
Battery-Related ED Visits on the Rise Among U.S. ChildrenFree
- May 14, 2012
- Physician's First Watch
Every 3 hours in the U.S., a child presents to the emergency department with a battery-related injury — most often from ingestion — according to a...
MEDICAL NEWS
Washington State Declares Whooping Cough EpidemicFree
- May 14, 2012
- Physician's First Watch
Washington state is experiencing a pertussis epidemic, with 1284 cases reported through early May, the New York Times reports. At this point last year, the...
MEDICAL NEWS
FDA Questions Whether Long-Term Use of Bisphosphonates Provides Fracture BenefitFree
- May 10, 2012
- Physician's First Watch
An FDA analysis, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, calls into question the fracture-prevention benefits of long-term bisphosphonate use. The FDA...
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Nursing Excellence Is Associated with Improved Neonatal OutcomesFree
- May 9, 2012
- F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
Hospitals recognized for nursing excellence had lower rates of 7-day mortality, nosocomial infection, and intraventricular hemorrhage in very-low-birth-weight infants.
- Reviewing:
- Lake ET et al. JAMA 2012 Apr 25; 307:1709
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Internet Intervention for Teens with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Shows Promise
- May 9, 2012
- F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
An interactive online program, featuring participation of both adolescents with CFS and their parents, greatly outperformed usual care.
- Reviewing:
- Nijhof SL et al. Lancet 2012 Apr 14; 379:1412
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Text Message Reminders Can Improve Pediatric Influenza Vaccination Rates
- May 9, 2012
- Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
The intervention had the greatest effect on vaccination rates in younger children in a low-income urban community.
- Reviewing:
- Stockwell MS et al. JAMA 2012 Apr 25; 307:1702
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Editor's Picks from across Journal Watch
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Clostridium difficile Infection — Treat Orally, if Possible
- May 2, 2012
- By Thomas Glück, MD
- Infectious Diseases
The risk for death was significantly higher with intravenous metronidazole than with oral metronidazole or oral vancomycin.
- Reviewing:
- Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012 Apr; 56:1974
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Red Melanomas
- April 27, 2012
- By Mark V. Dahl, MD
- Dermatology
Red papules and nodules should raise suspicion of melanoma, but the mortality risk is comparable with pigmented melanomas.
- Reviewing:
- Int J Dermatol 2012 Apr; 51:420
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Pseudomonas-Contaminated Ultrasound Transmission Gel
- May 2, 2012
- By Stephen G. Baum, MD
- Infectious Diseases
An outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory tract colonization and infection involving 16 cardiovascular surgery patients was traced to the use of contaminated ultrasound transmission gel.
- Reviewing:
- MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2012 Apr 20; 61:262
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Does Vitamin D Supplementation Reduce the Rate of Infant Pneumonia?Free
- May 2, 2012
- By Robert S. Baltimore, MD
- Infectious Diseases
In a vitamin D–deficient infant population, such supplementation did not reduce the incidence of pneumonia or change the age at which first episodes occurred.
- Reviewing:
- Lancet 2012 Apr 14; 379:1419
Journal Watch Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine summarizes important medical journal articles about a wide variety of subjects relevant to the medical care of children and adolescents including ADHD, autism, depression, eating disorders, genetic disease, obesity, otitis media, sexually transmitted diseases, SIDS, and vaccination.
