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Mashup Score: 18Hitting Children in School: Bad? | Science-Based Medicine - 3 day(s) ago
The title of this post is silly. Hitting kids in school is always bad, and there is very good reason to expect the same negative outcomes from school-based corporal punishment as are seen when kids are hit at home. The AAP recently recently released a policy statement calling for a national ban.
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Mashup Score: 49New Study Finds No Link Between Autism and Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy | Science-Based Medicine - 15 day(s) ago
A new study designed to better account for hidden confounding factors has found no link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and the risk of neurodevelopmental conditions in childhood.
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Mashup Score: 2Kraft Heinz Announces New Sleep Support Lunchables..... - 18 day(s) ago
Fullerton, CA- In response to a growing body of research on the benefits of adequate sleep for developing children, and the nap time frustra…
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Mashup Score: 0Science-Based Satire: 8th Edition of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program to Address Tongue-Tie | Science-Based Medicine - 19 day(s) ago
Is the NRP really updating its guidelines to include assessment and management of tongue-tie during newborn resuscitation? Should babies maintain skin-to-skin contact with their mother while receiving chest compressions? No. None of this is even remotely true.
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Mashup Score: 6Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry threatens scholarships after LSU players miss national anthem before Iowa loss - 24 day(s) ago
Neither the LSU men’s or women’s basketball team have been on the court for the anthem for the past several years.
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Mashup Score: 3A Woman Dies from a Severe Allergic Reaction After Live Bee Acupuncture Session | Science-Based Medicine - 25 day(s) ago
A woman in Spain has died from a severe allergic reaction after a session of live bee acupuncture. With low plausibility, the potential for fatal outcomes, no evidence to suggest that benefits outweigh even minor side effects, and lots of dead bees, this is an intervention that should be avoided.
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Mashup Score: 1Animal chiropractor demonstrates realignment of giraffe jaw - 26 day(s) ago
Animal chiropractor demonstrates realignment of giraffe jaw
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Mashup Score: 13COVID-19 Vaccination Significantly Reduces Risk of Severe Inflammatory Syndrome in Kids | Science-Based Medicine - 29 day(s) ago
A new analysis of 2023 MIS-C cases reveals that the COVID-19 vaccine significantly reduces the risk of this dreaded complication.
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Mashup Score: 7Kratom – An Emerging Herbal Drug | Science-Based Medicine - 1 month(s) ago
Kratom is an emerging herbal drug used for pain and fatigue but also has abuse potential. What is the current state of the science?
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Mashup Score: 6Woman who accidentally gave out cannabis edibles to Winnipeg trick-or-treaters sentenced to $5K in fines - 1 month(s) ago
A woman who accidentally put cannabis candies in bags to hand out on Halloween after running out of loot for trick-or-treaters in 2022 broke down crying in a Winnipeg courtroom on Monday, as a judge asked her to imagine what might have happened if a young child had eaten the drug-laced candy she gave them.Tammy Sigurdur was sentenced to pay a total of $5,000 in fines as part of a joint recommendation accepted by a judge for her role in handing out the cannabis edibles, which court heard were not
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128 countries ban corporal punishment in schools and the United States isn’t one of them. Unsurprisingly, because ‘Merica, most kids hit by teachers are black or disabled. My latest post is up at @ScienceBasedMed: https://t.co/EDcB01hdn4