ABSTRACT
We report an investigation on the iron status of 209 hospitalized 3-month--2-year-old infants over a 6-month period. Hematological parameters and infant feeding practice were determined: a total of 105 infants (50.2%) were found to be iron-depleted, with (24.8%) or without (25.4%) anemia. The mode of lactation appeared to be the main determining factor in iron deficiency, as shown by the fact that during the first months, breast feeding and consumption of an iron-fortified milk formula were 50% less frequent and of shorter duration in infants with iron deficiency than in normal infants. Incorrect diet was also more frequent in iron-deficient infants. It is concluded that iron deficiency in infants could be prevented by better informing mothers in order to encourage breast-feeding and develop the use of an iron-fortified milk formula until the infant reaches the age of one year.
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Anemia, Hypochromic/epidemiology , Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena/physiology , Iron Deficiencies , Anemia, Hypochromic/metabolism , Female , Hospitals, Pediatric , Humans , Incidence , Infant , Male , Nutritional Requirements , Retrospective Studies , Socioeconomic FactorsABSTRACT
The authors analyse current aspects of toxicomania in young persons. Addiction to licit or illicit drugs usually originates in the conjunction of the use of a substance and a personality crisis, in a propitious socio-cultural context. Except in cases of overdoses which are the ultimate emergency, the follow-up care of adolescent drug addicts does not require specialist therapy. It is the business of adult counsellors to listen to these adolescents and take full responsibility for them.
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Psychology, Adolescent , Substance-Related Disorders/psychology , Adolescent , Cannabis , Ethanol , Humans , Pediatrics , Social Environment , Solvents , Substance-Related Disorders/etiologyABSTRACT
The authors describe a case of cystosarcoma phylloides of the breast in an 11-year-old girl. The clinical examination showed a voluminous painless tumour which had grown rapidly. Mammography revealed a dense imaging of this tumour with a 6 cm diameter. Surgical removal preserved the healthy tissues and gave a good morphological result. The histologic examination confirmed a double component phylloid tumour with a predominant mesenchymatous part.
