Family history-based lipid screening misses some Use of family history to determine which children need cholesterol screening -- instead of using universal cholesterol screening -- is likely to miss some children who have dyslipidemia, and fail to detect many who may have genetic dyslipidemias requiring pharmacologic treatment, according to a study published online July 12 in Pediatrics. More...
Many toddlers watch at least two hours of television daily In 2001, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that children's television viewing be limited to no more than two hours of "quality programming" daily, but about one-fifth of Oregon's 2-year-olds watch two hours or more on a typical day, according to research published in the July 16 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. More...
ICO: Obesity prevention success varies by age group In community-based intervention programs to prevent obesity in children, those targeting children under 5 years of age have been most effective, those targeting primary school aged children have been somewhat effective, and the effects of those targeting adolescents have varied, according to research presented at the International Congress on Obesity, held from July 11 to 15 in Stockholm, Sweden. More...
Intervention linked to decrease in toddlers' bottle use An intervention among parents of infants making a routine health maintenance visit at 9 months of age can result in a reduction in prolonged bottle use but is not likely to lead to a decrease in iron depletion at 2 years of age, according to the results of a study published online July 12 in Pediatrics. More...
Visual acuity screening in adolescents may miss issues Testing adolescents for visual acuity (VA) can reliably detect myopic refractive error, but is not effective for detecting hyperopia or astigmatism, according to a study in the July issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology. More...
Childhood obesity linked to increased GERD risk Moderately and extremely obese children are at an increased risk for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) compared with normal-weight children, according to research published online July 9 in the International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. More...
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