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Use of growth hormone in children and adolescents should be considered carefully

Guidelines Developed for Use of Growth Hormone in Children

Guidance provided for children with idiopathic short stature, GH deficiency, primary IGF-I deficiency
For elective surgery scars

Fractional CO2 Beats Silicone Gel for Elective Surgery Scars

Laser group has discrete superiority at two months of treatment; better results in the sixth month
Administration of azithromycin during labor is associated with a reduction in maternal and neonatal clinical infections

Azithromycin Given in Labor Cuts Maternal, Neonatal Infections

Lower incidence of maternal infections and lower overall prevalence of infections among newborns
For patients with type 1 diabetes

Insulin Glargine 300 U/mL Beats Glargine 100 U/mL in T1DM

Smoother average 24-hour glucose profile with Gla-300 versus Gla-100, regardless of injection time
For deteriorating adult patients in the emergency department

Therapeutic Family Presence Key in Tx of Acute Deterioration in ER

Interactions of clinicians, family, patients involve interplay between presence, roles, engagement
Chronic bullying can have a negative impact on children's grades

Chronic Bullying Has Detrimental Effect on Academic Performance

Researchers find students who are teased for years get lower grades
Low back pain is common in school-age American children

Musculoskeletal Low Back Pain Common in School-Aged Children

Sports injuries are just one frequent cause, researchers say
Children who follow a Mediterranean diet may be less likely to have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Mediterranean Diet May Help Lower ADHD Risk

Children with medium to low adherence to diet three to seven times more likely to have ADHD
For patients treated with alirocumab

Very Low LDL-C Levels Well Tolerated With Alirocumab

No increase in treatment-emergent adverse event rates, neurocognitive events with low levels LDL-C
Quality improvement initiatives

Quality Improvement Initiative Can Cut NTSV Cesarean Rate

Over eight years of intervention, decrease in rate of nulliparous term singleton vertex cesarean delivery