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Artificial food additives: hazardous to long-term health?
Many additives, some of which have no nutritional value, can be legally used in processed foods. They intensify colour, thicken, increase shelf life and enhance flavour. Regulatory authorities issue ...
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Predictive tool for intravenous immunoglobulin resistance of Kawasaki disease in Beijing
Correspondence to Dr. Xiaohui Li, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Children’s Hospital Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China; lxhmaggie{at}126.com and Dr. Caifeng Li, Department ...
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Investigation and management of hypercalcaemia in children
1 Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK 2 Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, ...
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Nurse management of intractable functional constipation: a randomised controlled trial
Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse led clinic (NLC) compared with a consultant led paediatric gastroenterology clinic (PGC) in the management of chronic constipation. Methods: Children ...
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Monitoring cardiac function in intensive care
Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, Guy’s Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK Dr S Tibby, Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, Guy’s Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK; Shane.Tibby{at}gstt.sthames.nhs.uk ...
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Pulmonary aspiration after activated charcoal in unintentional acute poisonings in childhood
Introduction Although the administration of activated charcoal (AC) is considered safe, the associated risk of pulmonary ...
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How should paediatricians assess Gillick competence?
Correspondence to Dr Vic Larcher, Consultant in Paediatrics and Clinical Ethics, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK; larchv{at}gosh.nhs.uk Competence is ...
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5977 Oral corticosteroid choice and tolerability in children with acute asthma and viral wheeze
Methods We reviewed the medical records of 119 children seen in the emergency department, with acute asthma or viral wheeze between April and June 2023. Data was collected about the type of steroid ...
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The clinical and health economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus disease among children under 2 years of age in a defined geographical area
Aims: To describe the clinical and health economic impact of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in children under 2 years of age. Methods: Hospitalised children less than 2 years of age with a ...
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What do young voices tell us about medication needs during the transition to adult care?
The transition to adult healthcare is a vulnerable period for young people (YP) with chronic conditions linked to ...
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Corticosteroids in the management of the paediatric epilepsies
The Roald Dahl EEG Unit, Department of Neurology, Royal Liverpool Children’s NHS Trust (Alder Hey), Liverpool, UK Correspondence to: Dr R Appleton The Roald Dahl EEG Unit, Department of Neurology, ...
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Can the Griffiths scales predict neuromotor and perceptual-motor impairment in term infants with neonatal encephalopathy?
3 Department of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Stella Maris Institute, University of Pisa, Italy Aims: To examine the predictive value of early developmental testing for identifying neuromotor and ...