Pediatrics
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Statin in childhood reduces CHD risk in familial hypercholesterolemia
Major finding: At age 30, the cardiovascular event rate in 214 Dutch patients with FH who began statin therapy as children or adolescents was zero...
News
Iron may calm restless legs in children
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Keep atropine in reserve for pediatric rapid-sequence intubation
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Handoff intervention cuts medical errors in hospitalized children
Major finding: The rate of medical errors decreased from 33.8/100 to 18.3/100 admissions after the handoff intervention was implemented, and the...
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Acellular pertussis vaccines don’t prevent transmission
Major finding: Baboons that received an acellular pertussis vaccine were twice as slow to clear the organism from their systems as were those that...
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High schoolers smoking more cigars, pipes, e-cigarettes
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Hookah bars: A new smoking epidemic?
Article
Family history, genetic testing, and the electronic health record
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Hookahs aren't a safe alternative to cigarettes
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Studies link maternal smoking with broad range of infant infections
Major finding: Maternal smoking was associated with both hospitalization due to any infectious disease and mortality due to any infectious disease...