Clinical examination and patients' history are not suitable for neonatal hip screening.

Purpose: To assess the percentage of missed developmental dysplasia of the hip, which escape the German criteria for newborn hip high-risk screening, we analyzed our data gained from the general neonatal sonographic hip screening performed at our department. The aim of the study was to determine the number of potentially belatedly treated developmental dysplasia of the hip.

Methods: The data from 1145 standardized newborn hip ultrasound examinations according to the Graf technique were analyzed retrospectively comparing findings for general neonatal sonographic hip screening and high-risk screening subgroups.

Results From a Trial of an Online Diabetes Prevention Program Intervention.

Introduction: Online Diabetes Prevention Programs (DPPs) can be scaled up and delivered broadly. However, little is known about real-world effectiveness and how outcomes compare with in-person DPP. This study examined online DPP weight loss and participation outcomes and secondarily compared outcomes among participating individuals with parallel in-person interventions.

Aluminium in foodstuff and the influence of aluminium foil used for food preparation or short time storage.

Aluminium is an omnipresent part of everyday life. It is widely used in industry and furthermore in products like cosmetics, sun creams or it can be applied for instance as aluminium foil by consumers during food preparation in households. However, over the last decades the toxicity of aluminium for humans has been heavily discussed and is still not completely clarified.

Empirically Derived Lessons Learned about What Makes Peer-Led Exercise Groups Flourish.

Background: Physical exercise confers many health benefits, but it is difficult to motivate people to exercise. Although community exercise groups may facilitate initiation and persistence in an exercise program, reports regarding factors that allow such groups to flourish are limited.

Objectives: We performed a prospective qualitative evaluation of our experience starting a program of community-based, peer-led exercise groups for military veterans to identify important lessons learned.

Educational attainment does not modify the effect of educational interventions on blood pressure control: a secondary analysis of data from a randomised trial.

Objectives: To assess whether the effects of community-based educational interventions to improve blood pressure, weight and health behaviours benefit participants with lower educational levels more than those with higher educational levels.

Design: Secondary data analysis.

Setting: Two 12-month community-based educational interventions, one led by trained peers and one delivered by health professionals.