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Here you can find selected studies on topics related to the health of babies and children.

Call for restrictions on cranial computer tomography in children with minor head trauma

An Austrian team of paediatric surgeons, radiologists and neuropaediatricians recommend the reduction in the number of cranial CTs to below the common Standard. Their protocol was as follows…

Higher sun exposure is associated with lower risk of chronic inflammatory bowel disease

The incidence of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is increasing around the world. The Australian working group has now presented the results of a case-control study on the possible relationship between...

Patients with long-duration type 1 diabetes mellitus still produce insulin

In the serum of patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus C-peptide was detected. Since C-peptide is released when...

Intoeing is a normal phenomenon in otherwise healthy young children

Young children often walk with their feet turned inwards. This can cause concern amongst parents for functional or aesthetic reasons. A retrospective medical record review...

Higher probability of sleep-related infant suffocation when co-sleeping in the parents’ bed

The data of 250 cases of sleep-related infant suffocation was evaluated with regard to their circumstances. 69% of the cases were attributed to…

No Need to Teach Infants to Sleep Through the Night

Assuming that 6-8 hour blocks of uninterrupted sleep should be achieved at age 6 to 12 months, parents are often advised to use coaching techniques to reach this goal.

Fever of Unknown Origin in Youth Infants

During a 13-year period a total of 2479 young infants were presented in a pediatric emergency unit with a history of fever. To study the significance of fever itself, infants with clear clinical evidence…

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