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Use of the antiepileptic drug valproate during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among offspring

Prenatal Valproate Exposure Linked to Increased ADHD Risk

Maternal use of other antiepileptic drugs not tied to increased ADHD risk
There is no compelling evidence to indicate health benefits of nonsugar sweetener use on a range of health outcomes

Health Benefits of Nonsugar Sweeteners Uncertain

However, large systematic review could not rule out harms from nonsugar sweeteners
Body mass index increases in middle school students can be limited by school-based nutrition policies but not by physical activity policies

School Nutrition Programs Slow BMI Gains in Children

Promoting healthier eating in middle school more effective than adding physical activity
Both initiation and completion of the process of epiphyseal fusion are occurring earlier in children than they did a century ago

Children Reaching Bone Maturity Earlier

In hand and wrist bones, epiphyseal fusion is initiated, completed earlier now than a century ago
From 1999 to 2016

Pediatric Mortality Rate From Opioid Poisoning Rose 1999 to 2016

Pediatric mortality rate increased from 0.22 to 0.81 per 100,000; rates highest for 15- to 19-year-olds
The global incidence of child pneumonia and related mortality decreased substantially from 2000 to 2015

Child Pneumonia Rate Dropped Globally From 2000 to 2015

Number of clinical pneumonia episodes in children <5 years reduced 22 percent in developing countries
Newborn genomic sequencing can detect the risk for disease onset during childhood and actionable adult-onset disease

Newborn Genomic Sequencing Can Identify Disease Risk

Sequencing detects risk for disorders not anticipated based on infants' known clinical, family history

December 2018 Briefing – Pediatrics

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pediatrics for December 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
College students have an increased risk for sporadic and outbreak-associated serogroup B meningococcal disease

College Students at Increased Risk for SgB Meningococcal Dz

Students, parents, health care providers should be aware of the availability of MenB vaccines
Examination limited to hands

Limited Examination Detects Scabies With High Sensitivity

Sensitivity of limited examination >90 percent regardless of scabies severity, presence of impetigo