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- Obesity may raise risk of premature birth, study says
Maternal overweight and obesity during pregnancy was linked to a greater risk of giving birth prematurely, and the risk increased for women who gained more excess weight, according to a Swedish study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers also said that overweight and obese pregnant women were more likely to have a spontaneous extremely premature birth compared with their normal-weight counterparts. Reuters
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- Imaging reveals increased brain growth in breast-fed babies
MRI scans of 133 children ages 10 months to 4 years showed that those who were exclusively breast-fed for at least three months had increased growth in some parts of the brain at age 2 compared with babies given formula or a combination of formula and breast milk. Breast-feeding for more than a year was associated with substantially more brain development, particularly in areas responsible for managing motor skills, than breast-feeding for less than a year, according to the study in the journal NeuroImage. DoctorsLounge.com/HealthDay News
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- Combo therapy no better for pediatric pneumonia
Ceftriaxone alone is as effective as ceftriaxone and azithromycin combined in treating the majority of children with community-acquired pneumonia, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting. The length of hospital stay in the monotherapy group was no different from combination therapy group. "This is an important finding, because we know that limiting antimicrobial use to the narrowest-spectrum agent for the shortest duration is imperative to slow the epidemic of antimicrobial resistance," study author Dr. Derek J. Williams said. Family Practice News
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- 42% of U.S. physicians aren't satisfied with their jobs
Data from a Jackson Healthcare survey revealed 42% of practicing U.S. physicians reported being dissatisfied with their jobs, while 59% said they would not recommend working in the medical field. Researchers also found those in internal medicine, family medicine, radiology, emergency medicine and hospital medicine were more likely to express dissatisfaction with their work. BeckersHospitalReview.com
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- Lung transplant policy is revised for young children
In an emergency meeting on Monday, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network's executive committee voted to have the cases of children younger than age 12 who are seeking lung transplants be reviewed by a national board of lung transplant surgeons. Prompted by two lawsuits that challenged the existing transplant rules for pediatric patients, the revised policy would allow young patients, depending on the severity of their cases, to be placed on the adolescent and adult waiting lists for lungs while maintaining their position on the pediatric listing. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)
(6/10), USA Today/The Associated Press
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Evaluating medical home development
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published the second Evaluation Highlight of the CHIPRA Quality Demonstration Grant Program. This highlight examines the measurement of medical homes in selected demonstration projects and describes the development of the Medical Home Index-Revised Short Form, an adaptation of the Medical Home Index, for use in evaluating the demonstration projects.
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Vaccine storage and handling resources
The AAP has developed new resources to help pediatricians practice safe vaccine storage and handling. They include information on using and purchasing equipment (refrigerators, freezers and data loggers), a storage and handling checklist, tips for safe vaccine transport, and information to help write an emergency vaccine storage and handling plan. Learn more.
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