Pediatrics
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Same-Day Surgery Reports: Cutting-Edge Pediatric Anesthesia for the Outpatient
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AAP’s guidelines for pediatric-based research
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Writing an assent form for minors to sign
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Consent or assent — when and how do you obtain it from children?
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Take Two Sneakers and Call Me in the Morning: Drugs, Exercise, and Mortality
Investigators combined multiple meta-analyses to assess the relative effectiveness of drug therapy and exercise in reducing mortality from specific causes. Exercise produced a comparable or better effect for all causes. -
Yoga for Mood, Fatigue, and Inflammation in Breast Cancer Survivors
Breast cancer survivors participating in a 12-week yoga program reported decreased fatigue, increased vitality, and improved sleep on multiple scoring systems, but no impact on depressive symptoms. Increased time spent doing yoga led to greater improvements in inflammation, mood, and fatigue. -
Probiotics for Colic
Colicky children given probioitics had more fussing, as per sub-group analyses than children given placebo. In addition, probiotics did not affect the amount of time spent crying. -
Dietary Patterns at Midlife and Health in Aging
In women surviving to older ages, diet quality at midlife appears to be strongly associated with a greater likelihood of not having mental and physical limitations. -
Probiotic Supplementation Reduces Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Daily intake of a single strain probiotic supplement (Bl-04) was associated with a decreased risk of UTRIs in healthy adults. -
Dietary Supplements and Prescription Drugs: Concomitant Use Continues to Rise
Two recent studies have found that concomitant use of prescription medications and dietary supplements is common.