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2013

20. Erythromycin for gastrointestinal dysmotility in preterm infants

19. More on paracetamol administration for ductal closure

18. Vaccinating HIV-positive women against Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

17. Predicting which patients with septic arthritis have associated osteomyelitis

16. Does ankyloglossia require frenectomy/frenotomy?

15. Is there a place for antepartum and/or neonatal HPV immunization?

14. Chlorhexidine in the prevention of neonatal mortality and cord infection

13. Does acetaminophen cause asthma?

12. Vitamin D in pregnancy and offspring bone status at 10 years

11. Is Vitamin D deficiency a risk factor for depression in adults?

10. Aldosterone-like action of insulin in recovering diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)

9. Relating severity of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at onset of type 1 diabetes to metabolic outcome

8. The placenta and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)

7. Hypoglycaemia and risk for brain injury and adverse outcome with neonatal encephalopathy

6. More on propranolol for treatment of infantile haemangioma (IH)

5. Safety of perinatal exposure to antiretrovirals (ARVs)

4. Spurious sodium levels in sick neonates

3. Is there a role for paracetamol in ductal closure in preterm infants?

2. Procalcitonin (PCT) in the diagnosis of serious or invasive bacterial infection (SBI or IBI)

1. Nasal prongs vs nasal mask for CPAP in VLBW infants

2012


40. Long-term outcomes of Infant Behavioural Dysregulation

39. Focused intervention to decrease pneumothorax in VLBW infants

38. Hypertension and antihypertensive drugs in pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes

37. Antecedents of neonatal encephalopathy (NE)

36. The role of HIV infection in maternal deaths in South Africa

35. CT scanning of children and adolescents presenting with abdominal pain

34. Current thoughts on Helicobacter pylori (H pylori)

33. Propranolol for treatment of infantile haemangioma (IH)

32. Hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE)

31. Effect of inhaled glucocorticoids in childhood on adult height

30. Prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal (GBS) disease

29. Impact of drug-induced weight gain on metabolic status in children and adolescents

28. Cranberry juice to prevent urinary tract infection (UTI) in a high risk paediatric population

27. Clopidogrel in children with diarrhoea-associated haemolytic uraemic syndrome (D+HUS)

26. Non-invasive intervention for failed adenoidectomy for chronic rhinosinusitis CRS)

25. Short-term high dose treatment for Group A Streptococcal URTI

24. Twenty-five years of registering paediatric cancers in South Africa

23. How often do measles patients have ‘classical’ signs of the disease?

22. Does PANDAS exist as an entity?

21. Haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) – emerging uses in paediatrics

20. Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS)

19. Spastic diplegia in term infants

18. Predicting hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

17. Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for bronchiolitis

16. Childhood peanut allergy

15. Head cooling for neonatal encephalopathy – follow-up at 7-8 years

14. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for children with cerebral palsy (CP)

13. Markers for severity of biliary atresia in medium-term survivors

12. Mometasone as an alternative to adenoidectomy for adenoidal hypertrophy (AH)

11. Postnatal infection and effects on brain development

10. Genomic diagnosis of autism, intellectual and related disorders

09. Do painful procedures impair brain development in VLBW neonates?

08. Adjunctive sleep medication in SSRI-resistant depression in adolescents

07. Piracetam for breath-holding spells

06. Suicide risk with antidepressant treatment

05. Predicting epilepsy after neonatal encephalopathy (NE) in term infants

04. Lipid deposition in preterm infants as predictors of adult disease

03. Impaired neuromotor outcome in adolescents with treated congenital hypothyroidism

02. Neonatal persistent pulmonary hypertension following antidepressant use during pregnancy

01. Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis


2011


48. Helminths to control inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)?

47. Predicting obesity in the second decade of life

46. Epinephrine plus mucolytic for treatment of bronchiolitis

45. Are we under-vaccinating adolescents against pertussis?

44. Modulation of cell death in tuberculosis (TB)

43. Value of lymphocytosis in diagnosing pertussis

42. Mortality risk in bilateral cerebral palsy (CP) between 1 and 18 years of age

41. Possible long-term consequences of phototherapy

40. Rapid vs 24-hour nasogastric rehydration for moderatly dehydrated acute gastroenteritis

39. Are paediatricians necessary at all elective caesarean sections?

38. Anaesthesia within first two years of life and possible risks thereof

37. Aseptic meningitis induced by intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)

36. Prevention of HIV transmission in a resource-limited setting

34. In support of indomethacin for ductal closure in ELBW infants

33. More on vitamin D, glucose homeostasis and blood lipids

32. Medical treatment for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)

31. Anticipating the next South African measles epidemic

30. Is there a case for routine postnatal abdominal ultrasound examination?

29. Does breastfeeding protect against future diabetes?

28.Vitamin D (D) and insulin resistance in children and adolescents

27. Update on air vs. oxygen resuscitation for birth asphyxia

26. CMV pneumonia in HIV-infected ventilated infants

25. Breast feeding and infant autonomic functioning

24. Regulatory problems in infancy and behavioural outcomes

23. Gastrointestinal microorganisms and childhood immunological programming

22. More on guidelines for diagnosis of serious bacterial infections (SBI) in infants and children

21. Is CPAP useful in treating bronchiolitis?

20. Antibiotic combinations for pneumococcal disease


19. Does hypocapnia aggravate hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy?


18. HIV-related subacute measles encephalitis (SME) in Cape Town


17. Risk of virological treatment failure in children with HIV/AIDS


16. Screening for Idiopathic Adolescent Scoliosis (IAS)


15. Type 2 diabetes in children treated with growth hormone (GH)


14. Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) after intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)for Rh disease


13. Is vancomycin ototoxic for neonates?


12. Any merit in the Feingold diet for ADHD?


11. Possible markers for/of clinically significant PDA


10. PDA management in ~50 French neonatal units


9. Practising low cost care in the high tech era


8. Review of clinical decision rules for children with minor head injury


7. HIV status and foster vs institutional care– impact on motor development


6. Dexamethasone plus antibiotics for septic arthritis


5. Review of clinical decision rules for children with minor head injury


4. HIV status and foster vs institutional care– impact on motor development


3. Is there more to patent ducts arteriosus (PDA) than we thought?


2. More on rhinovirus (RV) and respiratory syncitial virus (RSV) in childhood wheezing


1. Written informed consent for normal vaginal deliveries?


2010


48. Management of neonatal pulmonary arterial hypertension

47. Eclampsia-related maternal deaths

46. Laparoscopic vs open repair of inguinal hernia in children

45. What is the status of probiotic administration to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)?

44. Venous lactate in the diagnosis of serious bacterial infection (SBI) in children

43. Cerebral palsy (CP) after in vitro fertilization (IVF)

42. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS) as an inflammatory disease

41. Concerns around soy infant formula

40. Azithromycin (AZ) for prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)

39. Issues around universal newborn hearing screening (NHS)

38. In vitro fertilization (IVF) and growth of term singleton offspring

37. Evidence-based surgery (EBS)

36. Current thoughts on paediatric asthma

35. Neonatal vitamin D status and subsequent schizophrenia

34. Proton pump inhibitors (PPI’s) in infantile gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

33. Risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)

32. Drug research in children

31. Hypertonic saline/epinephrine nebulisation for bronchiolitis

30. Are we doing enough to contain and eliminate rheumatic fever (RF)?

29. Placebo vs comparator drugs in paediatric drug trials

28. Anaemia in well under-fives in Venda

27. More on tight glycaemic control in the ICU

26. IQ, nutrition and burden of infectious disease

25. Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG): neonatal indications

24. Interventions for managing childhood and adolescent obesity

23. Renal care in private vs public dialysis facilities

22. NICE guidelines for treatment of neonatal jaundice

21. Organophosphates and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

20. Vitamin A supplementation to reduce maternal mortality

19. Results of adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnoea in children

18. Malaria and co-infection with HIV

17. Frequency and effectiveness of bystander resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

16. Early dexamethasone (dex) to prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)

15. Safety of H1N1 vaccines

14. Mites, cockroaches and allergic rhinitis

13. Zinc and low osmolarity oral rehydration salts(ORS) for diarrhoea

12. The dilemma of vaginal vs. elective caesarean delivery after previous caesarean section (c/s)

11. Above- vs. below-elbow casts for distal forearm fractures

10. Bone mineral density (BMD) in cystic fibrosis (CF)

09. Respiratory administration of measles vaccine

08. Long-term outcome of children born with congenital anomalies

07. Safer childbirth: elective caesarean section (C/S) and pregnancy outcomes

06. Efficacy and safety of ibuprofen and paracetamol in children

05.Prevention of Hepatitis B (HBV) mother-to-child transmission (MTCT)

04. Rotavirus vaccine studied in Africa

03. Erythropoietin (Epo) for moderate hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE)

02. Susceptibility of H pylori to ‘usual’ antibiotics in South Africa

01. Rate of lung function deterioration in cystic fibrosis (CF)


2009

48. Melatonin for sleep disorders in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

47. Failure of chlorhexidine prophylaxis to prevent neonatal sepsis

46. Severe thrombocytopaenia and platelet transfusion in neonates

45. Aluminium exposure and long-term bone health

44. Manifestations of congenital anorectal malformations in adulthood

43. Biliary atresia update

42. Guidelines for neonatal resuscitation

41. Folate fortification – a good idea?

40. Effect of paracetamol on immunogenicity of childhood vaccines

39. Emergency Room management of paediatric head trauma

38. Tumour necrosis factor (TNFα) blockers and serious fungal infections

37. Adverse effects and HPV vaccine

36. Sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension (PulHT) in paediatrics

35. Vocal cord paralysis after ductal ligation in ELBW infants

34. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome – UK review

33. ‘Research opportunities’ in asthma management

32. Achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015

31. Perventricular vs surgical closure of ventricular septal defects (VSDs)

30. High-field MRI for foetal post-mortem examination

29. Is it time to advocate Human Papillomavirus (HPV) immunization for all?

28. Severe acute malnutrition rates using NCHS vs WHO growth standards

27. Are we underdiagnosing congenital rubella in South Africa?

26. Is there a relationship between colic and gut colonization?

25. Iodine deficiency in South Africa

24. Vitamin D deficiency and development of diabetes

23. Progesterone to prevent preterm birth in twin pregnancies

22. Continuous end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) monitoring: helpful and underutilized

21. What’s new in type 2 diabetes?

20. Does caesarean section (C/S) predispose to childhood asthma?

19. Neonatal resuscitation and cognition at 8 years of age

18. Concerns about clinical use of erythropoietin

17. Status of the fight against malaria

16. Threshold for initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)

15. Once-per-year bisphosphonate for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis

14. Interventions for pulmonary hypertension (PHT) in the newborn

13. Guidelines for administration of Growth Hormone (GH) in South Africa

12. Protection from noise in the Neonatal ICU (NICU)

11. Associations between the environment and childhood malignancies

10. Antibiotics, otitis media and mastoiditis

9. Tight glucose control in paediatric ICU patients

8. Adenovirus as a cause of obesity

7. 1½ to 2 year outcome after patent ductus (PDA) in infants below 1000 gm at birth

6. BCG immunization and HIV exposure – WHO guidelines followed or not?

5. Laparoscopic vs open surgery for pyloric stenosis

4. Assisted reproduction and neurodevelopment

3. Milk as a post-exercise rehydration fluid

2. Cisapride for reflux in neonates and children

1. Antenatal steroids for lung maturation: how many courses?


2008

48. What is happening to antenatal HIV prevalence rates in South Africa?

47. Helicobacter as a cause of refractory iron deficiency anaemia in paediatrics

46. Early antiretroviral therapy (ART) better than expectant therapy in HIV-infected infants

45. A new and accurate genetic test for unbalanced genomic defects

44. Should male circumcision be incorporated into anti-HIV/AIDS policies?

43. More on triage for admission in first two months of life

42. Facts about melamine

41. 7-year follow up of antibiotics for PROM and preterm labour

40. Migraine update

39. Possible adverse effects of erythropoietin-induced correction of anaemia

38. Cerebral oedema in diabetic ketoacidosis – an update

37. Does paracetamol cause asthma?

36. Cladophialophora bantiana as a cause of cerebral abscess

35. Risks and consequences of nephrocalcinosis in premature infants

34. More on outcomes after assisted reproduction

33. Cardiac monitoring in children after household electrical injury

32. Mortality after febrile seizures

31. Postnatal infections and white matter injury in premature infants

30. Outcome after assisted reproduction

29. Pro- and anti-coagulatory factor deficiencies with valproate

28. Update on haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS)

27. Hazards of co-administration of IV ceftriaxone and IV calcium-containing products

26. Delayed introduction of cow’s milk and/or solids and development of allergic disease

25. Questionable value of control measures for house dust mites

24. Health economics and clinical practice

23. Orphan drugs and orphan diseases

22. Hypothermia for prevention and management of neurological injury

21. Prophylaxis against complications of preterm birth

20. Antibody to aquaporin-4 (AQP4) as a marker of certain demyelinating diseases

19. Neurodevelopmental outcome in paediatric HIV/AIDS

18. Is ibuprofen better than indomethacin for ductal closure?

17. NICE guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent infective endocarditis

16. Significance of nucleated red cells during the first week of life

15. Early dexamethasone and neurodevelopmental outcome at school age

14. Lancet calls for withdrawal of cough medicines for children

13. Emergence of fluoroquinolone-resistant Strep pneumoniae in children in South Africa

12. Maternal peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

11. Risk of atopic disease and diabetes after caesarean section

10. More evidence of maternal microchimerism in neonatal biliary atresia

9. Early pulse oximetry accurately predicts congenital heart disease

8. Risk factors for metabolic syndrome in later life

7. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for immune haemolysis and hyperbilirubinaemia

6. New treatment for chronic immune thrombocytopaenia

5. Practice variations and questions around indomethacin for PDA closure in VLBW infants

4. Iron and folate or multiple micronutrients for pregnant women in high-risk environments?

3. Triage on the basis of clinical signs in infants of <2 months of age


2. Update on preterm delivery at <37 weeks


1. Answers or more questions on the role of polymorphism in response of asthma to β2-agonists?



2007


47. Pre-implantation aneuploidy screening may reduce the chances of successful pregnancy

46. Analysis of neonatal ventilation strategies

45. Hypotonic vs isotonic maintenance IV fluids in hospitalized children

44. Role of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in apoptosis and inflammation

43. Steroids for meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS)

42. Iron deficiency and stroke – patients are not the only slow learners

41. Insights into anorexia nervosa

40. Shorter sleep duration is associated with overweight

39. Physiotherapy for HIV exposed and affected infants

38. Is zinc the missing link in combating micronutrient malnutrition in developing countries?

37. Diabetes and cerebral oedema

36. Maternal vitamin D deficiency and neonatal seizures

35. Is adult COPD sometimes a consequence of impaired foetal and/or neonatal lung development?

34. Non-pressor effects of pressors

33. Sunlight and melanoma – what advice for parents and children?

32. Aquaporin studies relevant to the neonate

31. Probiotics for treatment of acute diarrhea

30. Newly-identified and/or -emerging respiratory viruses in children

29. Rotavirus update

28. Urinary cytokines to diagnose acute and chronic renal problems

27. Placental lesions as predictors of cerebral palsy (CP) and abnormal cognitive function

26. Cancer risks in HIV-positive children and adolescents

25. Vitamin A supplementation: too much, too little or just right?

24. Maternal microchimerism in biliary atresia

23. Pacifiers/dummies reduce the incidence of cot death/SIDS

22. Parvovirus B19 and joint disease

21. Low-dose anti-platelet agents for prevention of pre-eclampsia

20. The ‘fungins’ for treatment of invasive and/or resistant fungal infection

19. Do probiotics prevent necrotising enterocolitis (NEC)?

18. Permissive hypercapnoea increasingly supported by research

17. Time to revise WHO guidelines for treatment of pneumonia in infants

16. Update on management of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE)

15. Cell death and damage in paediatric lung disease

14. Finally, the definitive KZN data on exclusive breast feeding and HIV

13. Does melatonin play a role in development of idiopathic scoliosis?

12. Update on Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP)

11. Multicentre trial of activated protein C for paediatric sepsis – a step forward or back?

10. Proximity to traffic and long-term effects on lung development/function

09. Turnaround on seafood consumption during pregnancy

08. What are the neurodevelopmental sequelae of early exposure to dexamethasone?

07. More on optimal Hb levels in chronic renal failure

06. Pyloric stenosis (PS) after early exposure to azithromycin

05. Are there alternatives to nitric oxide (NO) for neonatal pulmonary hypertension?

04. Prenatal treatment for toxoplasmosis following maternal seroconversion

03. Risk of cerebral palsy (CP) in children born below 1500g

02. Clinical and financial costs of erythropoietin (Epo) for anaemia of chronic renal disease

01. A better method of oxime administration for organophosphate poisoning?


2006


48. Spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP) in VLBW neonates

47. Cardiovascular risk exists with both specific inhibitors and ‘historical’ NSAIDS

46. Growing understanding of the role of RNA editing

45. Response to a programme of identifying avoidable maternal deaths

44. Direct and indirect meta-analysis of drug trials

43. The incretin system and possible role in managing type-2 diabetes

42. Insulin and the INS VNTR genotype

41. Effect of inter-pregnancy weight gain on mother and foetus

40. When to use antibiotics in acute otitis media (AOM)

39. A quasi-syndromic approach to partial seizures

38. Guidelines for phototherapy and exchange transfusion

37. Neuropsychiatric manifestations of streptococcal infections

36. More on fortifying feeds for infants and children

35. Recent developments in immunology

34. Malaria, parvovirus and anaemia

33. Micronutrients for childhood pneumonia in developing countries

32. Vigilance probably still necessary in respect of paediatric consequences of mercury intake

31. Some pitfalls in the prescription and/or acquisition of medicines in the 21st century

30. More on nitric oxide (NO) for neonatal respiratory distress

29. Are statins analogues of vitamin D?

28. Low dairy intake in childhood and excess body fat in adolescence

27. Possibility of chikungunya fever in visitors to Mauritius

26. Neuropsychiatric disorders and streptococcal infections – the case for PANDAS

25. Nitric oxide (NO), L-arginine and PDE5 inhibition in cystic fibrosis (CF)

24. Report of the 2005 WHO global survey on caesarean section rates and perinatal outcome

23. The more we immunise the more we learn about immunisation – Pertussis 2006

22. Anything new in diagnosis and management of infantile colic?

21. Inadequate data on long-term outcomes in Paediatrics

20. Interplay between gestational age, anaemia and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)

19. CNEP (continuous negative extrathoracic pressure ventilation) vindicated

18. Current thoughts on aetiology and prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)

17. Activated protein C for meningococcaemia with purpura fulminans

16. Does sodium cromoglycate lower the risk for asthma in school-age children?

15. Turning the oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve around

14. More on current concepts around diabetes

13. Immunotherapeutic approaches to Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)

12. Complexity of the immune responses in TB

11. Rheumatic fever control probably requires more education, advocacy and activism

10. Does kangaroo mother care (KMC) reduce morbidity and mortality in LBW infants?

9. Laparoscopic antireflux surgery in infants and children

8. Effect of handwashing on child health

7. Early signs of meningococcal disease in Paediatrics

6. Steroid treatment of refractory hypotension in VLBW neonates

5. Intracranial endoscopy - its role in paediatrics

4. Routine iron supplementation may be harmful in malaria-endemic areas

3. Does intrauterine programming affect bone status in childhood?

2. Endocrine effects of valproate are uncommon in females with childhood-onset epilepsy

1. Sustainability of exclusive breast feeding in Baby Friendly Hospitals



2005

48. Single-dose treatment for paediatric cholera

47. ART and lactic acidosis in paediatrics

46. Long term follow up of early nutritional and psychosocial intervention in stunted children

45. Critical Issues around development of HIV vaccines

44. Do benefits of DDT for malaria prevention outweigh the risks?

43. Current understanding of Guillain-Barre syndrome

42. Aquaporins and the kidney

41. Aquaporins and the brain

40. Nitric oxide results may not be as favourable as originally claimed

39. Issues around HIV risk during pregnancy and syndromic treatment of STIs

38. What should we be doing to prevent adult disease possibly 'programmed' by LBW/IUGR?

37. Hyperbilirubinaemia under control or is there still place for a new treatment?

36. Partitioning the base deficit assists in understanding aetiology of acid-base disturbances

35. Going beyond the base deficit to predict mortality

34. Artesunate vs quinine for severe falciparum malaria

33. For some of those who thought they knew everything about lipid mediators…

32. Early neonatal hearing screening followed up for 7-9 years

31. GINA, the Global Initiative for Asthma

30. Even more to polio eradication than met the eye in 1988

29. Current thoughts on an old disease

28. Buccal midazolam better than rectal diazepam for emergency control of seizures in children

27. Debate around the appropriateness of the 1000g cutoff for prems in the public sector

26. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and heat shock proteins

25. Acute renal failure (ARF) after treatment with NSAIDS

24. Pleiotropic actions of erythropoietin (Epo)

23. Liggins Institute sets the standard for perinatal research

22. An alternative to surgery for sleep apnoea?

21. The impact of climate changes on health and disease

20 Aortic changes in IUGR and relationship to the Barker hypothesis

19. Approaches to malaria prevention and treatment in Africa

18. BPD in the 21st century

17. Patient symptoms better than peak flows for asthma exacerbation risk

16. Patient safety receiving attention in the USA and abroad

15. Watch this 'spase'

14. Adiponectin and renal disease

13. Meeting the Millenium Development Goals - focus on neonatal survival

12. Effects of maternal micronutrient supplementation on fetal growth

11. Development of 'designer glucorticoids'

10. Update on pre-eclampsia (PE)

9. Effects of altitude on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

8. Head cooling for treatment of neonatal encephalopathy

7. Malaria and HIV

6. Vitamin D deficiency in early infancy

5. Ibuprofen perhaps not as safe as one thought for PDA prophylaxis in preterm infants

4. Use of a rapid enzyme-linked immunospot assay for diagnosis of TB in children?

3. More on theophylline and its role in asthma?

2. Which children with ADHD are likely to respond to methylphenidate (MP)?

1. Renewed interest in methyl xanthines


2004

48. Will COX-2 inhibitors survive the current focus of attention?


47. Do we pay enough attention to drug interactions?

46. Hepatitis C in HIV infection presents new therapeutic and cost amplification loops

45. More options for treatment of paediatric allergy

44. Anti-leukotrienes as monotherapy in the young asthmatic

43. Ups and downs of IMCI?

42. Treatment for vesico-ureteric reflux (VUR) - are the waters getting clearer?.

41. Targeting bronchodilators - can one identify responders vs non-responders?

40. Procalcitonin (PCT) as a marker of neonatal sepsis.

39. Malaria vaccines - when?

38. More on neonatal resuscitation using air vs oxygen

37. Radiofrequency treatment for obstructive adeno-tonsillar hypertrophy

36. ENT procedures for recurrent tonsillitis better than medical therapy?

35. Helicobacter pylori infection in Paediatrics

34. What has Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis to do with inflammatory bowel disease?

33. Simple interventions may achieve significant results in birth outcomes in underdeveloped areas

32. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors: anti-inflammatory potentiation in auto-immune diseases

31. Oral rehydration solutions containing non-digestible carbohydrates in the treatment of acute infectious diarrhoea

30. Free water handling in seriously ill children

29. Marginal effect of second opinion on elective caesarean section (c/s) rates

28. Meningococcal conjugate vaccine: a valuable addition to the immunization schedule

27. Possible adverse effects of postnatal growth acceleration


26. Epo-alpha for chronic renal disease only rarely induces antibodies


25. Transmission and progression of HIV/AIDS

24. Cervical cerclage for short cervix does not prevent preterm delivery

23. New use for old drugs in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria

22. Rotavirus vaccine: beyond the simple association with intussusception

21. Autoantibodies in pregnancy as predictors of disease

20. Which guidelines influence clinical practice?

19. Foetal determinants of adult disease

18. How to identify future tolerance in children with milk allergy

17. Role of Wall Teichoic Acid (WTA) in adherence of Staph aureus to nasal mucosa

16. SSRI's during pregnancy appear to be safe for the fetus and neonate.

15. No real clarity on aetiology of eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE)

14. Enthusiastic reports of immune modulatory treatment of atopic dermatitis

13. More about the relationship between Hepatitis C (HCV) and Diabetes Mellitus


12. Reversal of syphilis:HIV infection ratios in antenatal clinic attendees

11. Role for insulin in recovery and repair

10. New Onset Diabetes Mellitus (NODM) after Tacrolimus

9. Evidence that hypertension is an inflammatory disorder

8. Pancreatic beta cells are sensitive to treatment of ALL
(acute lymphoblastic leukaemia)


7. How malaria affects the placenta

6. Air pollution and the respiratory allergic response

5. Role of interleukin 6 (IL-6) in meningococcal shock

4. Emerging role for vitamin K in treatment of osteoporosis?

3. Steroid sprays not all equal in the treatment of allergic rhinitis

2. Erythropoietin (Epo) as a cause of antibody-mediated pure red cell aplasia (PRCA)

1. Is resistin a mediator of gestational diabetes?


2003

48. Caesarean delivery appears to be associated with increased risk of subsequent stillbirth

47. How good is BAD for diagnosis of causative organism in meningitis?

46. COX-2 inhibitors may not be safe for tocolysis

45. SLIT vs SCIT for management of allergic disease

44. Expanded role of leptin

42.Glimmer of light into aetiology of neonatal cholestasis?

41. Nevirapine vs Zidovudine for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV

40. Ischaemic tolerance: does it occur in the foetus?

39. Higher carbonated soft drink consumption associated with lower bone density

38. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia may have similar outcome in black and white children

37. Electronic Foetal Monitoring: the debate continues


36. Pneumococcal vaccine better for prevention of acute otitis media than for cure?

35. House dust mite allergen avoidance different in adults vs children?

34. Hyperbaric oxygen treatment - scientific research is lacking

33. Inappropriate outpatient use of flouroquinolones

32. Questions around use of bisphosphonates for paediatric bone disease

31. Possible consequences of TNF (tumour necrosis factor) suppression

30. Another strategy to limit mother-to-child transmission of HIV

29. Intravenous IgG (IVIG) appears to have a place in management of severe asthma

28. Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) more likely following assisted reproduction?

27. Early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal (GBS) sepsis probably underestimated

26. Chlamydia should be regarded as an organism affecting the paediatric population

25. Inhaled magnesium sulphate enhances bronchodilatation in severe asthma in adults

24. Prevention of preterm birth due to vaginosis

23. Inhaled steroids better than leukotriene antagonists for asthma maintenance

22. Most HIE appears to be of recent onset

21. Lead toxicity - still a significant risk in children

20. Does early steroid therapy prevent permanent airway damage in asthma?:

19. Do seizures in childhood have long term consequences?

18. Room air for resuscitation of asphyxiated neonates:

17. Erythropoietin as neuroprotectant:

16. Bronchiolitis in infancy:

15. Passive immunisation of infants at risk for bronchiolitis:

14. COX-3: specific for pain and temperature effects?:

13. Hyperglycaemia and foetal malformation:

12. Thrombocytopenia in the NICU:

11. Ghrelin in the foetus, neonate and infant:

10. Endocrine and metabolic control of appetite:

9. Adiponectin and protection against type 2 diabetes mellitus:

8. Activated protein C for severe sepsis:

7. Hyperbaric oxygen for carbon monoxide poisoning:

6. Nitric oxide and malaria:

5. Sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension:

4. Erythromycin and pyloric stenosis:

3. Rotavirus vaccine and intussusception:

2. Anaemia of Chronic Disease:

1. Exhaled nitric oxide as a marker of airway inflammation:

 

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