the Paediatrics community of South Africa

New bone matrix implant offers hope for babies born with skull deformities

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:25:00 +0200

A synthetic bone matrix offers hope for babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the plates in the skull to fuse too soon. Implants replacing some of the infant's bone with the biodegradable matrix could eliminate some of the operations currently used to treat the condition.
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'The fewer the children the better the care'

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:58:00 +0200

Africa will fail to achieve most UN Millennium Development Goals unless countries adopt effective family planning programmes and control rapid population growth, experts warn.
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Baby strollers not recalled in South Africa

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:44:00 +0200

Following the voluntary recall of Maclaren strollers in the US, Redgwoods, the South African toy and baby products retailer, has assured parents that the recall applies only to the US market and not to South Africa.
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New findings on IBD

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:35:00 +0200

Research team identifies five new gene regions that raise the risk of childhood-onset IBD; findings linked to a key molecule active in GI inflammation.
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Pregnant? Low-level physical activity is OK

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:30:00 +0200

Contrary to more conservative customs, exercising up to the end of pregnancy has no harmful effect on the weight or size of the foetus.
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New rotavirus vaccine now available at all SA clinics

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:28:00 +0200

In South Africa approximately six children die a day from severe rotavirus gastroenteritis.¹, ² This devastating disease causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting, as well as mortality and morbidity in children under five.
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Human foetuses become active listeners in the last trimester of the pregnancy: Study

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:18:00 +0200

In the first days of their lives, French infants already cry in a different way to German babies. This was the result of a study by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, the Centre for Pre-language Development and Developmental Disorders (ZVES) at the University Clinic W-rzburg, and the Laboratory of Cognitive Sciences and Linguistics at the Ecole Normale Sup-rieure in Paris.
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Egg sensitivity and flu shot: doctors' dilemma

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:23:00 +0200

"My three-year-old had a skin breakout we think was due to eggs - is it safe to do a flu shot?" It's a question being asked to every doctor who takes care of kids during flu season.
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Commonly used pain reliever may be associated with asthma in children and adults

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:01:00 +0200

New research shows that the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in both children and adults exposed to the drug.
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Food advertising aimed at children contributes to obesity

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:58:00 +0200

Children's networks exposed young viewers to 76% more food commercials per hour than other networks.
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