HEALTH LAW & POLICY

FDA renews warning about liquid acetaminophen for infants

The recent introduction of a new, less concentrated form of liquid infant acetaminophen has prompted the US Food and Drug Administration to strengthen its warning about the potential for dosing errors if caregivers fail to read labels carefully before giving infants the over-the-counter medication for fever or pain. Physicians must be aware of which infant concentration parents should use to provide the best therapeutic effect and avoid unintentional overdose. » More

NEW RESEARCH

Mortality and morbidity higher for extremely premature boys

According to the results of an Australian study, boys who are born extremely preterm (before 29 weeks’ gestation) demonstrate lower hospital survival rates, higher incidences of neonatal morbidities, and poorer long-term neurologic outcomes as toddlers than do extremely premature girls. These findings could affect how pediatricians and other clinicians manage high-risk neonates. » More

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Reading skills in children with dyslexia not linked to IQ scores

All children with dyslexia should be eligible for special education services that will help them learn to read, concludes new research from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health. The findings suggest that the traditional discrepancy model used as the criterion for classifying a child as learning disabled is no longer valid to determine which children will benefit from specialized reading instruction. » More

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