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Topical antibiotics work well against acute infectious conjunctivitis in children
Treatment with topical antibiotics in children with acute infectious conjunctivitis shortens time to clinical cure and helps resolve symptoms as early as 3 days, as reported in a study.
Maternal ultra-processed food intake ups risk of childhood obesity
Mothers who regularly eat ultra-processed foods during the child-rearing period appear to increase the risk of overweight or obesity in their children, irrespective of maternal and offspring lifestyle risk factors, a study has shown.
Lebrikizumab efficacy in atopic dermatitis maintained at 1 year
Maintenance lebrikizumab monotherapy appears to improve outcomes in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD), according to results of the phase III ADvocate1 and ADvocate2 trials.
Is food insecurity a predictor of childhood obesity?
In a systematic review, a link between food insecurity (ie, low or very low food security) and obesity or greater weight gain was observed in early childhood. Some studies have pointed to an association specifically in girls and in children experiencing food insecurity at multiple timepoints.