Early childhood allergy linked with development of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder.

Background: Previous studies reported controversial results regarding the association between allergic disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)/autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The aim of this article was to investigate whether allergic disorders are associated with ADHD/ASD in a large cohort of pediatric patients.

Methods: A retrospective study using the pediatric (0-18 year) database (ICD-9-CM codes) of Clalit Health Services during the years (2000-2018).

Is rosiglitazone use associated with an increase in intensive eye treatment in diabetic patients? A community based study.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of rosiglitazone on diabetic retinopathy in the usual care setting.

Methods: Type 2 diabetic patients, aged over 40, who received rosiglitazone therapy for at least one year during the study period, were considered for the study group. All diabetic patients who had never received rosiglitazone or insulin were candidates for the control group.

Screening practices of Israeli doctors' and their patients.

Objective: Doctors' health matters because healthy physicians are more productive and because physicians' health practices affects their patient counseling habits, but there are few objective data on this topic.

Methods: An examination of differences in screening quality health indicators between physicians (n=429) and 1621 age, gender, and socioeconomically matched patient controls from our district Health Maintenance Organization in Israel during the first half of 2008.

Results: Doctors and matched patients had similar rates for low-density lipoprotein measurement (85%/84%=NS), colorectal cancer screening (23%/27%=NS), influenza vaccine among the chronically ill (23%/24%=NS), and mammography (for women, 55%/57%=NS).