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Spanking and hitting children to discipline them has been on the decline among U.S. parents -- rich and poor alike -- since 1988

Physical Punishment of Children Declining in the United States

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Decline seen across all socioeconomic strata
The rate of diagnoses for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among U.S. preschoolers has leveled off

Rate of ADHD Diagnoses Stabilizing Among Preschoolers

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2011 AAP treatment guidelines may have contributed to the stabilization
For infants with congenital Zika syndrome

Zika Virus Can Cause Retinal Damage in Infants

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Severe damage caused to retina, including internal, external layers, choroid in congenital Zika syndrome
Human resource capabilities are positively associated with quality of patient care

HR Capabilities Positively Linked to Quality of Patient Care

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Three human resource practices identified that can improve clinical work behaviors
Does playing video games on an iPad work better than standard eye patching for improving vision in children with amblyopia? Two new studies published online in JAMA Ophthalmology reach seemingly contradictory answers.

Using iPads to Treat Amblyopia Produces Mixed Results

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Benefits seen but no clear, long-term advantages to binocular gaming over patching
For parents who are unsure when and how to introduce their babies to food containing peanuts

ACAAI: Guidance Coming on Introducing Infants to Peanuts

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High-risk infants can be introduced to peanut paste, peanut protein as early as 4 to 6 months of age
A prenatal blood test may help identify infants at risk for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Blood Test May Help ID Risk of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

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Test can identify significant alterations in circulating microRNAs in maternal blood
In a report published online Nov. 8 in Pediatrics

Report of Recurrent Immune Thrombocytopenia After Flu Shot

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Case report describes 4.5-year-old with three admissions for ITP, each within a week of vaccine
Hospitalized children have reduced survival odds with cardiopulmonary resuscitation events occurring at night compared to other times of the day

Survival Lower for Night CPR Events in Children

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Pediatric CPR events at night tied to 12 percent reduced odds of survival
For patients with infantile hemangiomas

U/S IDs Response to Propranolol in Infantile Hemangioma

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Serial ultrasonography can be used to demonstrate response to treatment with propranolol