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Indian Pediatr 2012;49: 770
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K Rajeshwari
Email: [email protected]
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After-school dance reduces risk factors for heart disease (J
Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2012; 25(5-6):509-16)
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Forty-three percent of New York City’s (NYC) school-age children are
overweight or obese, placing them at risk for heart disease and type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM).The objective of this study was to determine if
an intensive after-school dance and lifestyle education program would
reduce risk factors for heart disease, T2DM, and improve lifestyle
choices. Subjects included were 64 fourth- and fifth-grade students at
an elementary school in NYC. Students received freestyle dance and
lifestyle classes for 16 weeks and were evaluated for changes in body
composition, endurance, biochemical measurements, and lifestyle choices.
Significant improvements in BMI percentiles were found among children in
the overweight and obese categories as well as in endurance and
biochemical measurements that reflect heart disease and diabetes risk.
Improvement was also reported in lifestyle choices. An intensive
after-school dance and lifestyle education program can reduce risk
factors for heart disease and T2DM and improve lifestyle choices among
elementary school children.
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Honey for acute cough (Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012
Mar 14;3:CD007094)
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This meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of honey for
acute cough in children in ambulatory settings. Randomized
controlled trials (RCTs) comparing honey given alone, or in
combination with antibiotics, versus nothing, placebo or other
over-the-counter cough medications to participants aged from two
to 18 years for acute cough in ambulatory settings were
included. The studies compared the effect of honey with
dextromethorphan, diphenhydramine and ‘no treatment’ on
symptomatic relief of cough using the 7-point Likert scale.
Honey was better than ‘no treatment’ in reducing frequency of
cough. Moderate quality evidence suggests honey did not differ
significantly from dextromethorphan in reducing cough frequency.
Low quality evidence suggests honey may be slightly better than
diphenhydramine in reducing cough frequency. It was concluded
that there is no strong evidence for or against the use of
honey.
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