Wednesday 9 April 2008

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///////////////.....MS=Leptin Level May Be Tied to Obesity in Down's Syndrome Children with Down's syndrome (DS) appear to have elevated levels of leptin, a hormone involved in body weight regulation, researchers report in the March issue of the Journal of Pediatrics.Reuters Health Information 2008



////////////////////Stricter Adherence to Maternal Antibiotics Is Needed to Curb GBS Neonatal Sepsis Incomplete adherence to prophylactic maternal antibiotic recommendations may not prevent early-onset group B streptococcal (GBS) neonatal sepsis, according to a report in the March Archives of Disease in Childhood -- Fetal and Neonatal Edition.Reuters Health Information 2008

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////////////////////Maternal Antibodies to Fetal Brain Tissue Might Play Role in Autism In a recent study, 40% of mothers of children with autistic disorder had serum antibodies that reacted strongly with certain fetal brain proteins.




//////////////////Maternal Thyroid Autoantibodies Linked to Hearing Loss in Children Exposure to elevated maternal thyroid peroxidase autoantibodies (TPOaAb) during the third trimester of pregnancy is associated with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in children, according to a retrospective study published in the March 15 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology.



//////////////////Otitis Media Complicates Most Cases of Upper Respiratory Infection in Young Children In young children, viral upper respiratory infection and otitis media are closely related, a new study confirms, suggesting that one strategy to reduce the incidence of otitis media is to prevent viral upper respiratory infection in young children, the researchers say.Reuters Health Information 2008

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