Analgesic antipyretic use among young children in the TEDDY study: no association with islet autoimmunity.

Background: The use of analgesic antipyretics (ANAP) in children have long been a matter of controversy. Data on their practical use on an individual level has, however, been scarce. There are indications of possible effects on glucose homeostasis and immune function related to the use of ANAP.

Parent responses to participation in genetic screening for diabetes risk.

Screening for type 1 diabetes (T1DM) risk in newborns has little negative emotional impact on mothers. In this study, the impact on the mother and the father was evaluated both in the general population and in families with diabetes. All parents with a newborn in Skane, Sweden, were invited to a screening for T1DM risk in their children (the Diabetes Prediction in Skane (DiPiS)).