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The good news is that in 2012, vaccination coverage of children aged 19 to 35 months remained near or above Healthy People 2020 target levels, according to the US National Immunization Survey, 2008-2012. » More
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The use of algorithms integrated into electronic health records (EHRs) in the primary care setting better detects growth disorders in children than traditional monitoring of linear growth, according to a new population-based cohort study. » More
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Naim Alkhouri, MD, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital and Digestive Disease Institute, talked to Contemporary Pediatrics about the rising prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children and adolescents. » More with video
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Although cases of child abuse are declining, incidences of child neglect may be rising, and most of the perpetrators in both cases are the children's own parents. » More
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Many commercially available baby foods are targeted to infants as young as 4 months, an age at which experts say infants should still be exclusively breastfed. Furthermore, many of these foods are nutritionally inferior to breast milk, are no more energy-dense than formula, and contain sugar, which may lure children away from the breast and toward a lifelong preference for sweets. » More
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