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Exclusive content related to your pediatric, neonatal and adolescent patients is now available on MDLinx Pediatrics! Not only can you find numerous clinical pearls taken from recent daily competitive and Physician Review quizzes from the Smartest Pediatrician, but also a shortcut to keeping current with the highlights written by D. Scott Cunningham, MD, PhD, for the “can’t miss” articles published in your field. MDLinx Pediatrics is a premier service, complimentary for healthcare professionals, that sorts, ranks and summarizes the literature that’s relevant to your specialty and subspecialty. From adolescent medicine to radiology, neonatology to pediatric surgery, we have the coverage you need to stay on top of the ever-changing practice of pediatric medicine.

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1 Medication Errors in the Home: A Multisite Study of Children With Cancer Pediatrics, May 8, 2013    Review Article

2 Biology of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, May 8, 2013    Review Article

3 Fertility treatment and childhood cancer risk: A systematic meta-analysis Fertility and Sterility, May 8, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

4 Survival of pediatric patients after relapsed osteosarcoma: The St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital experience Cancer, May 8, 2013

5 Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia The Lancet, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Childhood leukaemia close to high-voltage power lines – the Geocap study, 2002–2007 British Journal of Cancer, May 8, 2013    Review Article

7 Outcome of infants and young children with newly diagnosed ependymoma treated on the Head Start III prospective clinical trial Journal of Neuro-Oncology, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

8 Safety and activity of crizotinib for paediatric patients with refractory solid tumours or anaplastic large-cell lymphoma: a Childrens Oncology Group phase 1 consortium study The Lancet Oncology, May 8, 2013

9 Low dose decitabine in very high risk relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukaemia in children and young adults British Journal of Haematology, May 8, 2013

10 Safety and activity of crizotinib for paediatric patients with refractory solid tumours or anaplastic large-cell lymphoma: a Children's Oncology Group phase 1 consortium study The Lancet Oncology, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

11 The molecular and cell biology of pediatric low-grade gliomas Oncogene, May 8, 2013    Review Article    Clinical Article

12 Response to bevacizumab, irinotecan, and temozolomide in children with relapsed medulloblastoma: a multi-institutional experience Child's Nervous System, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

13 A phase II single-arm study of irinotecan in combination with temozolomide (TEMIRI) in children with newly diagnosed high grade glioma Journal of Neuro-Oncology, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

14 Characterisation of retinoblastomas without RB1 mutations: genomic, gene expression, and clinical studies The Lancet Oncology, May 8, 2013

15 Motor Functioning During and Following Treatment With Chemotherapy for Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Pediatric Blood & Cancer, May 8, 2013    Review Article

16 Twenty-Five Years after Chernobyl: Outcome of Radioiodine Treatment in Children and Adolescents with Very-High-Risk Radiation-Induced Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, May 8, 2013    Clinical Article

17 Guideline for the Prevention of Acute Nausea and Vomiting Due to Antineoplastic Medication in Pediatric Cancer Patients Pediatric Blood & Cancer, April 14, 2013    Review Article

18 High-throughput tyrosine kinase activity profiling identifies FAK as a candidate therapeutic target in Ewing sarcoma Cancer Research, April 14, 2013    Clinical Article

19 Does School Attendance During Initial Cancer Treatment in Childhood Increase the Risk of Infection? Pediatric Blood & Cancer, April 14, 2013    Clinical Article

20 A systematic review of time to diagnosis in children and young adults with cancer Archives of Diseases in Childhood, April 14, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

21 Outcome of heart transplantation in pediatric cancer survivors Pediatric Transplantation, April 14, 2013    Review Article

22 Patient-Perceived Facilitators in the Transition of Care for Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Pediatric Blood & Cancer, April 14, 2013    Clinical Article

23 Cranial Irradiation as an Additional Risk Factor for Anthracycline Cardiotoxicity in Childhood Cancer Survivors: An Analysis from the Cardiac Risk Factors in Childhood Cancer Survivors Study Pediatric Cardiology, April 14, 2013    Review Article

24 Clinical Outcomes of Children Receiving Intensive Cardiopulmonary Support During Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Pediatric Critical Care, April 14, 2013    Clinical Article

25 Exposure to pesticides and the risk of childhood brain tumors Cancer Causes and Control, April 14, 2013

26 Value of 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan versus diagnostic contrast computed tomography in initial staging of pediatric patients with lymphoma Leukemia and Lymphoma, April 14, 2013    Clinical Article

27 Does referral to specialist paediatric palliative care services reduce hospital admissions in oncology patients at the end of life? British Journal of Cancer, March 18, 2013    Clinical Article

28 Trends in Clostridium difficile Infection and Risk Factors for Hospital Acquisition of Clostridium difficile among Children with Cancer The Journal of Pediatrics, March 18, 2013    Review Article

29 Structural genome variations in individuals with childhood cancer and tumour predisposition syndromes European Journal of Cancer, March 18, 2013    Clinical Article

30 Family-Centered Advance Care Planning for Teens With Cancer ACP for Teens With Cancer JAMA Pediatrics, March 18, 2013    Clinical Article

Clinical Pearls in Pediatrics

Highlights in Pediatrics

Elevated BMI associated with lower extremity fractures in children

As published in Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, elevated BMI is associated with fractures of the foot, ankle, knee, and leg (but not femur or hip) in children. In overweight, moderately obese, and extremely obese children, the ORs for fractures of the foot were 1.14, 1.23, and 1.42, respectively; fractures of the ankle, knee, and leg were 1.27, 1.28, and 1.51, respectively. Children 6-11 years of age were at highest risk.

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Children with ?-thalassemia major at risk for premature atherosclerosis

As published in the Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, children with ?-thalassemia major (n=31; age range, 4-16 y) exhibit laboratory and ultrasound evidence of premature atherosclerosis. Specifically, total cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, and nitrate/nitrite levels were decreased, and VLDL-C levels, chitotroisidase activity, and carotid IMT were increased in affected children.

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HPV vaccination is not associated with increased sexual activity in adolescents

As published in Pediatrics, adolescent girls (11-12 years of age) vaccinated with HPV were not shown to have increased sexual activity over 3 years of follow-up compared to non-vaccinated girls (adjusted incidence rate ratio = 1.29). Sexual activity was assessed based on pregnancy, STD testing or diagnosis, and contraceptive counseling.

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Most Popular Pediatrics Articles

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1 Pacifier Restriction and Exclusive Breastfeeding Pediatrics, April 3, 2013    Review Article

2 Prebiotics in infants for prevention of allergy Cochrane Reviews, April 10, 2013    Review Article

3 The role of antibiotics in the treatment of acute rhinosinusitis in children: a systematic review Archives of Diseases in Childhood, March 8, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

4 Association Between Total Duration of Breastfeeding and Iron Deficiency Pediatrics, April 16, 2013

5 Fish consumption in infancy and development of allergic disease up to age 12 y American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 11, 2013

6 Vitamin D and child health Archives of Diseases in Childhood, March 22, 2013    Review Article

7 Formula Selection for Management of Children with Cow Milk Allergy Influences the Rate of Acquisition of Tolerance: A Prospective Multicenter Study The Journal of Pediatrics, April 17, 2013    Review Article

8 Heliox Therapy in Bronchiolitis: Phase III Multicenter Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Pediatrics, April 8, 2013

9 Reducing the Frequency of Acute Otitis Media by Individualized Care The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 23, 2013

10 Serum vitamin D levels in children with recurrent otitis media European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, April 1, 2013

11 White Matter Injury in Preterm Infants: Could Human Milk Play a Role in Its Prevention? Advances in Neonatal Care, April 2, 2013    Review Article

12 Prenatal Maternal Bereavement and Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring: A Registry-Based Study Pediatrics, March 26, 2013    Review Article

13 Autism before diagnosis: crying, feeding and sleeping problems in the first two years of life Acta Pediatrica, March 14, 2013    Review Article

14 Clinical signs to identify late-onset sepsis in preterm infants European Journal of Pediatrics, April 2, 2013    Review Article

15 Probiotic effects in allergic disease Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, April 19, 2013

16 Chronic Otitis Media in Children: An Evidence-Based Guide for Diagnosis and Management Clinical Pediatrics, April 11, 2013    Review Article

17 Predicting positive food challenges in children sensitised to peanuts/tree nuts Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, April 4, 2013

18 Infant feeding practices in the first 24 to 48 hours of life in healthy term infants Acta Pediatrica, April 15, 2013    Review Article

19 The relationship between visceral fat thickness and bone mineral density in sedentary obese children and adolescents BMC Pediatrics, March 21, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

20 School-age Outcomes of Extremely Preterm or Extremely Low Birth Weight Children Pediatrics, April 3, 2013    Review Article

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