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Breastfeeding premature infants appears to increase the likelihood that those infants will have healthier hearts in young adulthood

Preemies’ Hearts Benefit From Breastfeeding in the Long Term

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Improvements seen in cardiac function and size 20 years later
Four steps can help doctors improve patient care and office efficiency

Four-Step Strategy Suggested for Boosting Practice Quality of Care

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Plan-Do-Study-Act strategy includes developing initiatives, implementing plans, checking results
For children younger than 36 months of age

Optimized Fasting Times Beneficial in Pediatric Anesthesia

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Decrease in ketone bodies, stabilization in mean arterial BP during anesthesia induction
Teens with type 2 diabetes may have differences in gray matter in their brains

ADA: Gray Matter Changes Seen in Brains of Teens With T2DM

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Magnetic resonance imaging showed variation compared to teens without type 2 diabetes
The Diabetes Collaborative Registry provides information regarding the quality of diabetes mellitus care

ADA: Diabetes Collaborative Registry IDs Burden of Cardiac Risk

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Registry offers information on quality of diabetes care across primary, specialty care spectrum
The risk of anaphylaxis is increased upon peanut introduction in siblings of children with peanut allergy

Anaphylaxis Risk Up for Siblings of Peanut Allergic Children

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Parents are anxious about introducing peanuts at home without prior skin testing
For children undergoing heart surgery

Ultrasound Beats Palpation for Femoral Artery Catheterization

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Shorter time taken for attempted cannulation of femoral artery, lower number of attempts needed
American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines outlining recommended sleep duration for children from infants to teens have been endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online June 13 in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

AAP Endorses AASM Childhood Sleep Guidelines

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AAP encourages discussion of recommendations, healthy sleep habits during clinical visits
Early use of antibiotics may weaken some of the benefits of breastfeeding

Benefits of Breastfeeding May Be Compromised by Antibiotics

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Infants who received antibiotics were more prone to infections and obesity in childhood
The incidence of pediatric unanticipated admissions is 0.97 percent

Pediatric Unanticipated Admission Incidence 0.97 Percent

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About half of unanticipated admissions related to anesthesia; risk factors include age, ASA class