Pediatrics
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CANTOS sings of novel strategy for cardiovascular, cancer prevention
BARCELONA – Targeted anti-inflammatory therapy with canakinumab showed diverse clinical benefits.
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BMI z scores fall short for tracking severe obesity
Other parameters do better over time for children with very high BMIs.
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Cardiovascular risk factors more common in girls
Among fourth and fifth graders, measures of aerobic capacity and body composition favored boys.
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VIDEO: How to discharge new pediatric diabetes cases in 2 days
Can children who present to the hospital with new-onset diabetes be discharged sooner?
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Target childhood obesity now to prevent knee OA later
LAS VEGAS – An Australian 25-year follow-up study shows a path to prevention.
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Less sex, more contraception use in teens in last decade
Contraception use is up in teens.
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USPSTF recommends screening children, adolescents for obesity
Government-recommended intervention often is impractical.
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Late-to-bed adolescents may be early-to-diabetes
BOSTON – An endocrinologist presents findings of the first study to focus on chronotype and glycemic control in children on the cusp of or in...
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AAP advises against giving fruit juice to children under 1 year
When it comes to fruit, the AAP prefers solids over liquids.
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BMI z scores less accurate for teen obesity than new measure
A new measure, triponderal mass index (TMI), appears more accurate at assessing adolescents’ body fat percentage than BMI z scores.
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Cushing’s appears to begin its cardiovascular effects during childhood
ORLANDO – Cushing’s disease may begin to exert its harmful cardiovascular effects quite early, a small pediatric study has found.Children as young...