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2. Cooling children after cardiac arrest provides no significant benefit A recent clinical trial shows that “therapeutic hypothermia” is no more effective than maintaining normal body temperature in children who’ve suffered cardiac arrest before being hospitalized. The body-cooling technique has long been a standard of care in treating adults after heart attacks. ...
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4. Study matches infant stiff-joint syndromes to possible genetic origins For the first time, a study has matched dozens of infantile diseases and syndromes involving muscle weakness and stiff joints to their likely genetic origins. The study's goal is to better enable physicians and geneticists to advance new treatments that might help these children. ...
5. Smoking legislation prevents more than 11,000 child hospital admissions in England each year The introduction of smoke-free legislation in England was associated with over 11,000 fewer admissions to hospital a year from respiratory infections in children, according to a new study. ...