Behavioral tics such as head banging, hand flapping, and body rocking are more common in toddlers living in orphanages, but often disappear after children are placed in foster homes, a new Romanian study shows. Reuters Health Information
Neither vitamin E nor metformin was better than placebo in achieving sustained reduction in alanine aminotransferase level in patients with pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Medscape Medical News
Twins born following assisted reproductive technology (ART) have worse perinatal outcomes and increased hospitalizations in their first 3 years of life, report investigators from Australia and the UK. Reuters Health Information
There may be considerable health gains to be made by avoiding appendectomies through the use of antibiotic treatment, but not everyone is convinced that conservative therapy is adequate. Medscape Medical News
