Acta Paediatrica

Pediatrics

Many babies in clinical trials experience unnecessary pain

A recent review found that most newborns that are included in control groups during clinical trials concerning minor painful procedures are denied analgesia, despite international guidelines stating that babies should be ...

Pediatrics

Non-dairy drinks can be dangerous for infants

A brief report published in Acta Paediatrica points to the dangers of replacing breast milk or infant formula with a non-dairy drink before one year of age.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Continuous pain is often not assessed during neonatal intensive care

In an analysis of 243 neonatal intensive care units from 18 European countries, investigators found that only 2113 of 6648 (31.8%) newborns were assessed for prolonged, continuous pain. Daily assessments of continuous pain ...

Pediatrics

Vaccination and the gentle art of persuasion

Controversy about the risks of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines has been rumbling in the United States for years—and now it's Israel's turn. After finding traces of the polio virus in sewage, Israel's Ministry of Health ...

Pediatrics

Examining pediatric clinical studies' underfunding risk

A clinical study with children as participants entails extra costs often omitted in the initial budget. Clinical studies involving children are thus at risk of being undercompensated, new research shows.

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