June 2009
41 posts
At Lola to get roses. Got whites and dark reds in a nice arrangement.
At Aioli. Definitely one of the best restaurants in Male’. Good food, nice environment and great service. I would recommend it to everyone.
Back from work.
[Original articles] Trends in overweight and... →
Objective: To determine trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children in the city of The Hague (the Netherlands) from 1999 through 2007.
Design: Population-based study of a…
[Original articles] A protective effect of... →
Objective: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a spectrum of liver disease characterized by accumulation of large-droplet fat in hepatocytes with possible progression to inflammation and…
[Original articles] Cerebral venous sinus... →
Background: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) in children is associated with a high incidence of serious morbidity and mortality. The presenting features are variable. It can be…
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Loved the sandwich. The eclair had too much chocolate. And the Cappuchino was nothing like one.
Breakfast at Shell Beans
tweaking sites. yes, still.
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Can We Too Decide For Ourselves? →
If the MPs could vote and decide against reducing their salaries, should we (the civil servants), not be allowed to do the same? I think it is only fair that we too be allowed to voice our decision; and yes, make it legally binding!
I would like to ask the MP from my constituency (Medhu Henveiru) Mr Ali Azim to put forward a motion to parliament to prevent our (civil servants) salaries from being...
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[Original articles] Frequent Medical Absence in... →
Objective: To: (a) determine the prevalence of frequent absences (> 20% of the school year) for reasons recorded as ‘medical’ in secondary schools; (b) test the hypotheses that it is most…
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[Original articles] Sonographic longterm study:... →
Aims: To explore the clinical course of children with ‘single kidney’ (defined as either solitary or single functioning kidney) with reference to renal function (GFR and proteinuria), body height…
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[Original articles] The importance of nurse led... →
Objective: To evaluate and identify potentially modifiable factors in children with problematic asthma by a nurse led assessment and home visit.
Design: Observational cohort study.
Setting:…
[Original articles] The descriptive epidemiology... →
Introduction: Recent studies in other European countries suggest that the prevalence of congenital cryptorchidism continues to increase. We aimed to explore the prevalence and prognosis of…
[Original articles] Risk factors for RSV... →
Objective: To assess risk and risk factors for RSV hospitalisation and determinants of severity of RSV disease in children with heart disease.
Methods: By using a database on RSV tests in…
[Original articles] Comorbidities of... →
Objectives: Adolescent obesity is linked to measurable, asymptomatic metabolic and cardiovascular precursors, but its associations with adolescents’ experienced health and morbidity is less…
[Original articles] An ethical approach to... →
Child protection professionals working in diverse societies are regularly faced with value conflicts. Recognising these, and resolving them in the best interests of children, is a task that…
[Review] Adverse drug reactions in childhood: a... →
Objective: To assess the incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in the paediatric population and the safety alerts concerning children and adolescents issued by international drug regulatory…
[Original articles] Social health outcomes... →
Introduction: Over 50% of children admitted with burns are under 3 years. US studies suggest that up to 26% of childhood burns are non-accidental although UK reports are lower (1-16%).
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[Original articles] Psychological outcome and... →
Objective: To assess psychological and social functioning as well as health-related quality of life and its early determinants in children born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).
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[Original articles] Bulging fontanelle in febrile... →
Objective: Determine the etiologies and clinical characteristics of infants with fever and a bulging fontanelle.
Design: Medical records of all febrile infants with a bulging fontanelle who…
[Original articles] Which clinical features... →
Aim: A systematic review of the scientific literature to define the clinical indicators that distinguish inflicted (iBI) from non-inflicted brain injury (niBI).
Methods: An all language…
[Leading articles] With new prenatal testing, will... →
An expansive menu of prenatal tests for Down syndrome (DS) is already available to pregnant women around the globe, but new tests are likely to become the most popular entrées. Presently, pregnant…
[Original articles] Opioids for Neonates Receiving... →
Objective: To evaluate the effect of opioid analgesics, compared to placebo, no drug, or other non-opioid analgesics or sedatives, on pain, duration of mechanical ventilation, mortality, growth…
[Original articles] Neonatal Outcomes of... →
Objective: To compare the neonatal outcomes and birth injuries of macrosomic infants born to diabetic mothers (IDM) and non-diabetic (non-IDM) mothers.
Study design: This is a retrospective…
[Original articles] Two-year follow-up of a... →
Background: Weekly repeated antenatal corticosteroid treatment improves respiratory outcome but decreases fetal growth and may impair neurodevelopmental outcome. We have previously reported that…
[Review] Critical Incident Reporting in Neonatal... →
Patient safety incidents occur relatively frequently in healthcare. Incident reporting systems are designed to systematically collect information relating to patient safety incidents in order to…