The present manuscript reports a 7-year follow-up of a kindred in which 10 children (siblings and cousins) had moderate to severe periodontal diseases in primary (9 children) and permanent teeth (1 child). No systemic condition was related to the periodontal diseases. The number of affected teeth per child varied from 1 to 12. Treatments involved local therapy and systemic antibiotics. Treatmen...

BACKGROUND China's one-child-per-couple policy, introduced in 1979, led to profound demographic changes for nearly a quarter of the world's population. Several decades later, the consequences include decreased fertility rates, population aging, decreased household sizes, changes in family structure, and imbalanced sex ratios. The epidemiology of communicable diseases may have been affected by t...

BACKGROUND Various policies in health, such as Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses, were introduced to enhance integrated service delivery in child healthcare. During clinical practice the researcher observed that integrated services may not be rendered. OBJECTIVES This article describes the experiences of mothers that utilised comprehensive child health services in the Cape Metropol...

The review article presents current data on the possible connection between occurrence of allergies and disorders in intestinal microbiota. role microbiota development immune system a child, as well maintenance its tolerance, is discussed. Factors whose effects can be associated with changes allergic diseases are considered.

BACKGROUND Pulmonary dysfunctions including the hepatopulmonary syndrome and portosystemic shunt are important complications of hepatic cirrhosis. To investigate the severity and nature of abnormal gas diffusing capacity and its correlation to portosystemic shunt in patients with chronic liver disease. METHODS Forty-four patients with chronic liver disease (15 chronic active hepatitis (CAH), ...

1 Paediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, Institute “G. Gaslini”, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophtalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova, Genova, Italy 2 Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Paediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, Institute “G. Gaslini”, Genova, Italy 3 Epilepsy Centre, Department of Neurological Sciences, Federico II Univ...

OBJECTIVE To clarify the pathways between household livestock and child growth by assessing the relationships between consumption of animal-source foods (ASF) and child growth and evaluating the household livestock correlates of child consumption of ASF. DESIGN We conducted a longitudinal cohort study of anthropometry and 3 d feeding recalls among children <5 years old between June 2014 and M...

1 Paediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, Institute “G. Gaslini”, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophtalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova, Genova, Italy 2 Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Paediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, Institute “G. Gaslini”, Genova, Italy 3 Epilepsy Centre, Department of Neurological Sciences, Federico II Univ...