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Data underscore environment's role in allergic disease
Major finding: After 10 years or more of United States residence, children born outside of the United States had significantly higher odds of...
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Propranolol safely clears most infantile hemangiomas
Major finding: Among children treated with propranolol, 60% had complete or nearly complete resolution of hemangiomas after 24 weeks, compared...
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For overweight children, inject epinephrine in lower thigh
Major finding: 82% of obese children and 25% of nonobese children had inadequate upper thigh skin surface to muscle depth.Data source: A...
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New concussion guidelines stress individualized approach
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EBSOS implementation improves asthma guideline compliance
Major finding: Before order set implementation, 55.4% of patients received at least one dose of ipratropium bromide, compared with 90.9% after...
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Early antibiotics may up food allergy risk
Major finding: The mean number of antibiotic exposures in the first year of life was 2.65 vs. 1.84 in cases vs. controls, respectively.Data source...
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Atopic dermatitis linked to psychiatric comorbidities
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Food and milk allergies increase growth impairment risk
Major finding: After age 2 years, 245 food-allergic children, compared with 4,584 healthy age-matched controls, had lower mean percentiles for...
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Triple-combination for severe acne avoids isotretinoin
Major Finding: Eighty percent of patients with acne sufficiently severe that blinded evaluators judged them to be candidates for isotretinoin at...
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Novel S. aureus vaccine found safe, immunogenic
Major Finding: The vaccine was highly immunogenic across dose levels and age groups, and was safe and well tolerated, although local reactions...
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Combo may be best rescue therapy for resistant Kawasaki disease
Major Finding: Nonresponders to IVIG plus aspirin for treatment of acute Kawasaki disease were significantly more likely to respond to rescue...